Experienced Commodities Options Trader

Location: Chicago, Illinois; on-site. Regular and reliable attendance during business hours is required, with occasional on-site presence before the start of business.

Salary: $150,000–$200,000 per year, with eligibility for discretionary bonuses for certain positions.

Company

hirify.global is a proprietary trading firm providing market liquidity through technology-enabled market-making across commodities, interest rates, ETFs, and equity index options.

What you will do

• Lead market-making and execution across commodity options, guiding pricing, risk parameters, and strategic direction.
• Own trading strategies from ideation through execution and generate insights in high-volume and high-volatility markets.
• Identify trends and mispricings using data, market structure knowledge, and commodity supply–demand dynamics.
• Collaborate with technologists, quants, research, and trading teams to improve analytics, models, and scalable trading workflows.
• Develop tools to analyze positional opportunities, evaluate risk, and improve options liquidity.
• Monitor exposures in real time and manage risk in line with the firm’s risk philosophy.

Requirements

• 3–7+ years of experience trading commodity options in energy, metals, agriculture, or related markets.
• Demonstrated success generating PnL, managing complex risk profiles, and navigating fast-moving markets.
• Deep understanding of options pricing, volatility dynamics, commodity market structure, and fundamental commodity drivers.
• Proficiency with analytical and programming tools such as Python, R, or SQL, including the ability to work with large datasets and improve modeling or decision-support systems.
• Ability to approach decision-making thoughtfully, perform under pressure, and adapt quickly to changing market conditions.
• Excellent communication skills and a team-oriented mindset.
• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Finance, Engineering, Physics, Mathematics, Economics, Computer Science, or a related technical field.

Culture & Benefits

• Collaborative environment focused on shared goals, innovation, and intellectual curiosity.
• Values include ownership, excellence, experimentation, calculated risk-taking, and open discussion of new ideas.
• Formal education in quantitative concepts is provided to build trading knowledge.
• Employees have access to a variety of benefits.
• Equal opportunity and diversity-focused workplace.
• No travel is required; the role involves remaining at a desk and concentrating for extended periods.

Hiring process

• Artificial intelligence tools may support application review, resume analysis, response assessment, and verification checks.
• Final hiring decisions are made by humans.