# Junior Derivatives Trader

**Company**: Anchorage Digital
**Location**: Portugal
**Work arrangement**: remote
**Experience**: mid
**Job type**: full-time
**Category**: Finance
**Industry**: Finance
**Wikidata**: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q110660778

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## Description

We are seeking a mid-level derivatives trader to help build and scale our OTC Derivatives Trading business. If you have a strong foundation in derivatives trading, are passionate about crypto and trading, and thrive in a collaborative, high-energy environment, we want to hear from you.

## Responsibilities:

As Trader of OTC Derivatives at Anchorage, you will bring your expertise in trading derivatives across digital and traditional asset classes to help build and scale a best-in-class trading platform. You will play a key role in executing client business, managing risk, and developing the derivatives trading franchise. In this position, you will:

- Develop, execute, and manage trading strategies for digital asset derivatives.

- Drive P&L growth while maintaining disciplined risk management practices.

- Build and refine trading infrastructure, develop new models, and create durable processes to support the growth and success of our derivatives business.

- Coordinate closely with team members across the globe to deliver seamless market operations.

- Collaborate with engineering and quant teams to build and enhance trading infrastructure and improve execution quality and risk management systems.

- Provide market color and insights to internal stakeholders and help produce client-facing content.

## Must Haves:

- Experience: 3-5 years of experience in trading derivatives including options, forwards, and structured products. Prior sell-side derivatives trading experience at a bank and professional crypto experience are highly valued.

- Market Knowledge: Possess strong fundamentals in derivatives pricing, risk management, and market structure.

- Quantitative Skills: Strong quantitative and analytical capabilities, coding skills, and excellent attention to detail. Experience with quantitative modeling and data analysis using Python, R or other languages. Experience working with complex financial models, interpreting datasets, and deriving actionable insights to drive trading decisions.

- Communication Skills: Strong written and verbal communication skills.

- Culture: Strong attention to detail and disciplined approach to risk management. Intellectual curiosity and a strong desire to learn crypto markets. Ability to operate in a fast-paced, high feedback trading environment. A collaborative team player who demonstrates high levels of ownership in their responsibilities.

## Skills

### Required
- derivatives trading
- options
- forwards
- structured products
- quantitative modeling
- data analysis
- Python
- R
- risk management

### Nice to have
- sell-side derivatives trading experience
- professional crypto experience

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