Options Trader- Digital Assets (Remote)
Role Overview
As a senior Options Trader, you will manage and optimize risk across options books, design and execute profitable strategies, and analyze market data to uncover opportunities. You'll collaborate closely with quant developers and engineers in a tech-first team, leveraging Rust-based infrastructure to trade across 80+ venues. This high-impact role offers autonomy to shape the desk's direction and scale strategies in the evolving crypto space.
Perks & Benefits
This role offers competitive compensation with significant upside, high autonomy in strategy development, and a remote-first setup with flexibility. Core coverage is expected for your trading region, and you'll join a global, collaborative environment with diverse teams. Benefits include opportunities for career growth in a rapidly scaling company and a culture that values entrepreneurial thinking and continuous learning.
Full Job Description
The Opportunity
Keyrock is scaling its global options desk and we’re looking to hire globally dispersed (remote possibility) experienced Options Trader to take ownership of a significant book across crypto derivatives markets. This is a high-impact role: you’ll design and execute strategies, manage risk, and directly influence the desk’s direction.
You’ll work side by side with our quant developers and engineers, leveraging our cutting-edge Rust-based infrastructure, and trade across 80+ venues with deep liquidity access. If you have a proven track record in options trading ( systematic/semi-systematic) and want the autonomy to build and scale strategies in the rapidly evolving crypto space, we’d like to hear from you.
About Keyrock
Founded in 2017, Keyrock is a leading digital asset market maker with 200+ team members globally, representing 42 nationalities. We trade across 80+ exchanges and run desks in market making, options, OTC, and DeFi. Known for our tech-first approach, we’ve pioneered Rust-based systems and are actively shaping the future of digital asset markets.
As an Options Trader you will:
Manage and optimize risk across options books
Research, design, and execute profitable strategies (systematic & positional)
Analyze market and historical data to refine performance and uncover new opportunities
Collaborate with developers and the commercial team to push trading efficiency and edge
Knowledge Skills & Experience
4+ years’ experience running profitable options strategies, ideally at a leading market-making or systematic trading firm
Strong grasp of options trading, volatility surfaces, and derivative structures- ability to research, design, and implement option trading models and strategies
Proven record of driving improvements in a trading environment
Proficiency in Python (C++/Java/Rust a plus)
Hands-on experience in TradeFi, DeFi, and/or crypto trading is strongly preferred
Entrepreneurial mindset, fast decision-maker, and constant learner
Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively with global teams from diverse backgrounds; fluency in English a must
What we offer
Competitive comp with significant upside
High autonomy and ownership in shaping strategies
Remote-first with flexibility, but with core coverage expected for your trading region
Global, flexible, and collaborative environment
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