Large-Cap Options Trader (Remote, Funded) — Los Angeles, CA

A large-cap options trader at Maverick focuses on the most liquid US-listed names — the S&P 100 universe and a handful of additional names with comparable option volume. The role rewards traders who want clean execution, scalable size, and the operational benefits that come with deep option markets (penny-wide spreads, weekly expirations, full strike grids).

Los Angeles is the second-largest financial center in the country by a number of measures — Capital Group, TCW, PIMCO, Oaktree, and dozens of independent funds are headquartered in the LA/Pasadena/Newport Beach corridor. Pacific Time means the market opens before most of LA wakes up; the trade‑off is a clean afternoon free by 1pm. Many of our West Coast traders prefer this rhythm explicitly.

Single‑name large‑cap options across directional, defined‑risk neutral, and event‑driven strategies. The universe is intentionally narrow — typically 30–60 names a trader covers actively — but the depth of each market lets traders run larger positions than would be feasible in mid‑caps.

Large‑cap options markets are deep but not bulletproof — earnings, macro shocks, and single‑name news can still produce 5%+ overnight moves. Maverick caps per‑name notional, per‑name vega, and portfolio‑level Greeks exposure.

Large‑cap options are the most institutional segment of US options markets. Maverick funds traders here because the strategies scale — what works in one name can be sized up across the entire watchlist — and the operational quality of the markets supports professional execution.

Traders who prefer depth of expertise over breadth — knowing 40 names well, not 400 superficially People who think in Greeks first, price second Candidates who have already run an options book and understand portfolio‑level risk Traders who appreciate clean execution and tight spreads