Head of Options

4 weeks ago

Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India Navin Group Full time
Job Title: Head of Options & Derivatives Execution
Location: On-Site, Ahmedabad
Type: Full-Time
Compensation: Fixed + Performance-Based Incentives
Role Objective
Own design, execution, and monitoring of risk-defined options strategies (Indian indices, stocks; commodities/international optional)
Ensure consistent 15%+ annual returns with low drawdowns
Lead risk, execution, analysis, and strategy improvement
Key Responsibilities
- Design & run options strategies: covered calls, spreads, straddles, condors, strangles
- Deliver consistent upside (15%+ p.a.) using defined risk frameworks
- Execute trades and manage positions daily
- Adjust based on IV changes, greeks, technical levels, sentiment (OI, VIX, PCR)
- Use algo execution platforms (Streak, Tradetron, FYERS API, Python) to automate placement and risk controls
- Run capital > 5 years' live trading; manage capital allocation, margin, max-drawdown, and exits
- Oversee performance logging, trade journals, P&L dashboards, and periodic analysis
- Provide leadership to junior analyst and quant intern; guide research and execution tasks
- Present strategy review findings and refinement suggestions to management
- (Preferred) Explore commodities and international options markets for alpha opportunities
- (Preferred) Co-develop risk-monitoring dashboards or automation tools
Requirements
- 5+ years of live capital options trading experience in India (₹5cr + preferably)
- Proven track record of 15%+ annual returns over multiple years
- Mastery of risk-defined strategies with clear rules—drawdown limits, hedging, exit logic
- Deep understanding of option greeks, volatility, calendars, expiry dynamics
- Proven algo execution skills—comfortable deploying and managing automation tools
- Strong analytic ability in technical, sentiment, and fundamental indicators
- Experienced in leading small teams and guiding junior members
- Excellent communicator—can prepare concise reports, dashboards, and lead strategy discussions
Bonus (Preferred, Not Mandatory)
Experience trading commodities (MCX) or international derivatives (US indices, FX)
Exposure to macro risk and global volatility regimes
NISM certification in Derivatives, Research, or Advisory
Experience mentoring IIT/quant interns
Growth Path
Manage increasing capital allocation
Expand desk with quant, execution analysts
Develop proprietary models and receive performance-linked upside
Potential escalation to portfolio management or risk-risk leadership
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Application Instructions
Send your resume with:
Summary of experience: years, capital managed, strategy types, annualized returns
Overview of your risk management framework
Highlight of algo execution tools/platforms used
Optionally: backtest summaries or strategy performance snippets

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