Vertical Spread Options Trader (Remote, Funded) — Mesa, AZ

A vertical spread options trader at Maverick uses debit and credit verticals as the primary expression of trade ideas — directional views via debit spreads, range-bound or income views via credit spreads. The strategy is simple by design: defined risk, defined reward, no naked short legs, and a clean structure to size and manage.

Mesa, AZ: Mesa is the third-largest city in Arizona and part of the broader Phoenix metro. Aerospace and defense (Boeing, Northrop) anchor the corporate base. Mountain Time alignment gives a 7:30am market open with a clean afternoon.

What you'll trade: Vertical spreads across single-name US equity options and index options. Debit spreads for directional trades on liquid mid- and large-caps. Credit spreads (bull put, bear call) for range and income views. We do not run unlimited-risk structures from this role.

Risk framework: Vertical spreads cap loss at the width of the spread minus the premium received (credit) or paid (debit). That defined-risk feature is the role's main attraction. Maverick still caps per-position notional, total open vertical risk, and correlation across positions.

Why Maverick funds this role: Verticals are the cleanest first professional options strategy. Maverick funds traders here both as a primary role for traders specializing in spreads and as a stepping-stone for traders developing into more complex options strategies.

Traders who prefer the simplicity of a defined structure over complex multi-leg combinations

People who want options exposure without the complexity of naked premium or calendars

Candidates new to professional options trading — verticals are an excellent foundation role

Traders who can resist widening spreads to chase higher premium or trade larger size