Options trader vs futures trader

Differences between options trader and futures trader duties and responsibilities

Options trader example responsibilities.

• Enact, and manage equity block desk operation and set up floor broker network on NYSE.
• Create VBA applications to automate basic trading functions and administration functions such as reorganization tenders and trade pricing issues.
• Manage business, sales, marketing, international negotiation and communication for a commodities business.
• Trade options profitably on screen markets and trade complex option spreads via telephone brokers at the CBOE and CME.
• Experience in communicating and executing derivative arbitrage opportunities, as well as communicating and executing trades fitting against an option position.
• Research the SPX, DOW, and NASDAQ.
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Futures trader example responsibilities.

• Coordinate MBS and whole loan delivers to ensure settlements are achieve to minimize extension and pair off fees.
• Trade a variety of investment vehicles including commodity futures, FOREX, equities, options and energies.
• Create and report the trends of both international and domestic economy and finance status, and the trends of commodities prices.
• Implement complex excel spreadsheets for derivative trading strategies.
• Operate a commodities trading business as an independent business enterprise.
• Participate in constructing equity trading strategies utilizing one or more medium-to-high frequency statistical arbitrage models
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