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We provide liquidity algorithmically across all major cryptocurrency exchanges and trading platforms, a broad range of OTC trading solutions as well as support high profile blockchain projects and traditional financial institutions moving into crypto.\nWintermute is not just a trading company, it is one the most prominent and influential players in the digital asset markets: we are connected and partnering with all major players in the industry, we actively participate in the development of the blockchain ecosystem through investments, partnerships, and incubation of projects. You can read more here.\nWhat will you work on\nWe are looking for an experienced options trader with a proven track record at a top tier trading firm. At Wintermute, you will be responsible for building and scaling our option trading business.\nNo legacy systems, no corporate bureaucracy, no multiple levels of approvals. It is up to you to make an impact. You will act like an owner and your incentives will be completely aligned with those of the company!\nCoding experience or some demonstrated ability to learn it very quickly is required.\nResponsibilities:\nMonitor and rationalise crypto market flows across spot, perpetuals, futures, and options to identify volatility and skew dislocations.\n\nAnalyse exchange-level positioning, funding dynamics, open interest, and on/off-exchange flows to uncover structural and tactical trading opportunities.\n\nResearch and backtest volatility surface dynamics, term structure, skew behaviour, relative value and dispersion trades across major digital assets (e.g. BTC, ETH and liquid altcoins).\n\nDevelop and refine alpha signals combining market microstructure insights with quantitative research tools.\n\nActively participate in trading and risk-managing a multi-exchange crypto options portfolio, including delta, vega, gamma, and cross-venue risk.\n\nContribute to the desk’s expansion into systematic and semi-systematic volatility strategies.\n\nOwn the full investment lifecycle from intuition and thesis development through modelling, execution, and post-trade performance analysis.\n\nCollaborate with engineering and infrastructure teams to optimise electronic execution, improve latency-sensitive routing, and enhance automation across exchanges.\n\nMonitor exchange counterparty risk, liquidity fragmentation, and structural inefficiencies unique to crypto derivatives markets.\n\nHard skills requirements:\n3-5+ years of option trading experience at one of the top tier trading firms in the space (must have); 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