Hiring: Trade Support Specialist - Middle Office Company: DRW Location: Chicago, IL Job Posted Time: 2026-09-14 11:41:26 Target Skills & Keywords : Derivatives, Equities, Fixed Income, Git, Linux, Python, Risk Management About the job Experience: •3+ years of experience in the front office, middle office, back office, or risk management roles working with exchange-traded and over-the-counter products and derivatives Required Skills: •Provide operational and technical support for the firm’s equity options trading desks •Trade capture for all products related to the desks’ activity: futures/futures options, equities/equity options, index options •Trade and position reconciliation with the firm’s clearing houses and brokers •Daily P&L calculation and substantiation •Working knowledge and experience in derivatives •Gain mastery of the firm’s proprietary trade capture, inventory management, treasury management, and risk management systems necessary to support the desks’ activity •Gain a strong understanding of traders’ risk management tools and provide support for related traders’ needs •Upgrade and support traders’ tools to effectively utilize technologies and tools that are firm standard Qualifications: •Strong interest in, and working knowledge of equities and derivatives •Proven experience automating or improving workflows using Python •Substantial prior interaction with the front office and senior management in an active trading environment •Bachelor’s degree in computer science, finance, economics, math, or another quantitative field or material equivalent exposure •Demonstrated ability to work independently •Demonstrated ability to analyze problems and synthesize and implement solutions •For more information about DRW's processing activities and our use of job applicants' data, please view our Privacy Notice at https://drw.com/privacy-notice. •California residents, please review the California Privacy Notice for information about certain legal rights at https://drw.com/california-privacy-notice. Compensation: •$100,000 - $125,000 / year •We have also leveraged our expertise and technology to expand into three non-traditional strategies: real estate, venture capital and cryptoassets Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!