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Floor Trader

Chicago, ILOnsiteFull TimePosted 1 month agoVisa sponsorship available

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Required skills

  • Cboe trading floor
  • DRW’s trading desk
  • floor-based trading
  • voice trading
  • order flow
  • trading activity
  • broker behavior
  • market dynamics
  • trading tools
  • real-time analysis

Nice to have

  • trading experience
  • financial-markets experience

Role summary

DRW is seeking a Floor Trader to join their team in Chicago. This role involves a comprehensive training program to understand financial markets and trading approaches, splitting time between the Cboe trading floor and DRW's desk. The Floor Trader will analyze market data, develop trading tools and algorithms, and collaborate with traders and engineers. The position requires a bachelor's degree in a related field, a strong interest in financial markets, and the ability to make decisions in a fast-paced environment. Proficiency in Python is a plus. This is a hybrid role with a base salary of $200,000 and eligibility for a discretionary bonus.

Our formula for success is to hire exceptional people, encourage their ideas and reward their results.

As a Floor Trader, you will participate in a comprehensive training program designed to build your understanding of our products, markets, and approach to trading. You will split your time between the Cboe trading floor and DRW’s trading desk, gaining exposure to both floor-based and voice trading while developing the skills needed to take on increasing responsibility. You will work closely with experienced traders and brokers to understand market dynamics, evaluate trading activity, and improve the tools used to support real-time analysis and decision-making.

How you will make an impact…

  • Contribute directly as a Floor Trader at DRW, building market knowledge and trading judgment through hands-on experience
  • Analyze order flow, trading activity, and broker behavior to identify patterns and potential trading opportunities
  • Develop, maintain, and enhance tools, models, algorithms, and systems that support trading analysis, visualization, and risk management
  • Partner with traders and engineering teams to define requirements and help develop market-beating trading tools
  • Monitor market activity and communicate timely, relevant market information to other team members
  • Research new market opportunities and contribute ideas to the team
  • Take on increasing ownership of trading decisions and risk as your knowledge and experience grow

    • What you bring to the team…

  • A bachelor’s in economics, finance, mathematics, statistics, computer science or any related field and have an expected graduation date between December 2026 and June 2027
  • A genuine interest in financial markets and a desire to build a career in trading
  • The ability to make thoughtful decisions in a fast-paced, high-pressure environment
  • Strong communication skills and the confidence to interact effectively with traders, brokers, and other market participants
  • A collaborative mindset, intellectual curiosity, and willingness to learn from feedback
  • Prior trading or financial-markets experience is helpful but not required
  • Proficiency in python is a plus

    • DRW is a diversified trading firm with over 3 decades of experience bringing sophisticated technology and exceptional people together to operate in markets around the world. We value autonomy and the ability to quickly pivot to capture opportunities, so we operate using our own capital and trading at our own risk.

    Headquartered in Chicago with offices throughout the U.S., Canada, Europe, and Asia, we trade a variety of asset classes including Fixed Income, ETFs, Equities, FX, Commodities and Energy across all major global markets. We have also leveraged our expertise and technology to expand into three non-traditional strategies: real estate, venture capital and cryptoassets.

    We operate with respect, curiosity and open minds. The people who thrive here share our belief that it’s not just what we do that matters–it's how we do it. DRW is a place of high expectations, integrity, innovation and a willingness to challenge consensus.

    The annual base salary for this position is $200,000. The position is also eligible for an annual discretionary bonus. In addition, DRW offers a comprehensive suite of employee benefits including group medical, pharmacy, dental and vision insurance, 401k (with discretionary employer match), short and long-term disability, life and AD&D insurance, health savings accounts, and flexible spending accounts.

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