Calendar Spread Options Trader (Remote, Funded) — Fort Worth, TX

A calendar spread options trader at Maverick runs a focused book of time‑spread structures — long‑dated options sold against short‑dated options to exploit term structure, expected price stagnation, or volatility surface mispricings. The role suits traders who think in two‑dimensional risk (price and time) and who appreciate the more nuanced Greeks dynamics of multi‑expiration positions.

Fort Worth is paired with Dallas in the DFW metro but has its own distinct financial industry — anchored by American Airlines, Lockheed Martin's defense operations, and a strong energy‑and‑ranching financial sector. Central Time alignment and Texas tax environment make it a popular base for traders who want DFW access without Dallas pricing.

Single‑name and index option calendars and diagonals on liquid US underlyings. Double diagonals and calendarized iron condors for range‑bound expectations with a vol angle. Earnings calendars are a sub‑strategy — buying long‑dated and selling short‑dated through an earnings event, profiting from front‑month IV crush.

Calendars have a benign‑looking risk profile that masks real exposure to vol surface twists. Maverick traders run defined‑risk variants only (no naked short legs), cap exposure per underlying, and monitor portfolio‑level vega across the book.

Calendars are a sophisticated niche of options trading that retail platforms rarely teach well. Maverick funds traders here because the strategy diversifies the firm's options book and the trader population that runs it well tends to be high‑discipline and high‑skill.

Traders who already think in Greeks and understand vol surface dynamics People comfortable managing positions that require active adjustment rather than set‑and‑forget Candidates with patience for slower‑developing trades — calendars work on a 2–6 week horizon Traders who can model expected P&L outcomes before entering, not just hope for the best