Large-Cap Options Trader (Remote, Funded) — San Jose, 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).

San Jose, CA: San Jose and the broader Silicon Valley host the largest concentration of technology talent in the world. For a trader specializing in tech equities, the proximity to product launches, customer conversations, and the engineers behind the names you trade is a real informational advantage. Pacific Time means a 6:30am market open.

What you'll trade: Single-name large-cap options across directional, defined-risk neutral, and event-driven strategies. The universe is intentionally narrow typically 3060 names a trader covers actively but the depth of each market lets traders run larger positions than would be feasible in mid-caps.

Risk framework: 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.

Why Maverick funds this role: 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