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Derivatives Trading Expert

Ottawa, ON
On-site
Posted Sep 2, 2026
1 position

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Employment type: Full-time
Experience level: Senior · 5+ years
Posting language: English
Working hours: 40 hours per week
Seniority: Mid-Senior level

Job summary

Monitor derivatives liquidity in real-time and lead the evaluation process for token listings. Analyze trading anomalies and provide strategic insights to product and risk management teams while supporting VIP users.

Job details

About us Bitget is the world's largest Universal Exchange (UEX), serving over 125 million users and offering access to over 2M crypto tokens, 100+ tokenized stocks, ETFs, commodities, FX, and precious metals such as gold. The ecosystem is committed to helping users trade smarter with its AI agent, which co-pilots trade execution. Bitget is driving crypto adoption through strategic partnerships with LALIGA and MotoGP™. Aligned with its global impact strategy, Bitget has joined hands with UNICEF to support blockchain education for 1.1 million people by 2027. Bitget currently leads in the tokenized TradFi market, providing the industry's lowest fees and highest liquidity across 150 regions worldwide. What you'll do Liquidity Monitoring & Risk Management: Monitor derivatives (perpetuals/options) liquidity in real-time to identify anomalies and drive timely resolutions. Listing Assessment & Execution: Lead the token listing evaluation process, ensuring high-quality standards from a trading and liquidity perspective. Trading Issue Resolution: Conduct deep-dive analysis on trading "bad cases" (e.g., excessive slippage, liquidations, depth issues, order book anomalies) to pinpoint root causes and coordinate cross-functional solutions. Strategic Insights: Provide actionable trading insights and feedback to front-line teams, including Product, Market Making, and Risk Management. VIP User Support: Offer specialized, high-level trading support and consultation for professional and VIP users. What you'll need Deep Derivatives Knowledge: Comprehensive understanding of derivatives trading mechanisms, including perpetuals, options, funding rates, margin systems, and liquidation protocols. Trading/Quant Background: Proven experience in actual trading, quantitative analysis, or market-making operations. Data-Driven Problem Solving: Strong analytical skills with the ability to independently interpret trading data, perform attribution analysis, and derive insights. Preferred Experience: Prior experience in investment banking front-office roles (Sales & Trading, Market Making) or business/trading-focused roles within quantitative teams. Collaboration: Excellent cross-functional communication and coordination skills. Why Bitget? Bitget is the world's leading web 3 platform for copy trading and one of the world's largest and most respected exchanges We are a global company with staff members from over 50 different countries and regions We are growing and looking for world-class ambitious talents to help us continue this journey We have a streamlined structure that empowers employees to work efficiently, delivering the best results in a short timeframe We offer competitive salaries and benefits Blockchain technology and digital assets have the potential to change finance in a way no other technology can - be part of it! If you are ambitious and believe that digital assets could be the next financial and technological revolution, please apply! For more information regarding candidates' personal data processing, please refer to Bitget Candidate Privacy Notice.

What you’ll do

Requirements

Requires deep knowledge of derivatives mechanisms and a proven background in quantitative trading or market making. Strong analytical skills and experience in investment banking front-office roles are preferred.