Floor Trader

As a Floor Trader at DRW, you will participate in a comprehensive training program designed to build your understanding of the firm's products, markets, and approach to trading. You will split your time between the Cboe trading floor and DRW's trading desk, gaining exposure to both floor-based and voice trading while developing the skills needed to take on increasing responsibility. You will work closely with experienced traders and brokers to understand market dynamics, evaluate trading activity, and improve the tools used to support real-time analysis and decision-making.

What you'll do

• Contribute directly as a Floor Trader at DRW, building market knowledge and trading judgment through hands-on experience
• Analyze order flow, trading activity, and broker behavior to identify patterns and potential trading opportunities
• Develop, maintain, and enhance tools, models, algorithms, and systems that support trading analysis, visualization, and risk management
• Partner with traders and engineering teams to define requirements and help develop market-beating trading tools
• Monitor market activity and communicate timely, relevant market information to other team members
• Research new market opportunities and contribute ideas to the team
• Take on increasing ownership of trading decisions and risk as your knowledge and experience grow

What you bring

• A bachelor's degree in economics, finance, mathematics, statistics, computer science, or a related field with an expected graduation date between December 2026 and June 2027
• A genuine interest in financial markets and a desire to build a career in trading
• The ability to make thoughtful decisions in a fast-paced, high-pressure environment
• Strong communication skills and the confidence to interact effectively with traders, brokers, and other market participants
• A collaborative mindset, intellectual curiosity, and willingness to learn from feedback

Nice to have

• Prior trading or financial-markets experience
• Proficiency in Python

What we offer

• Annual base salary of $200,000 plus an annual discretionary bonus
• Comprehensive employee benefits including group medical, pharmacy, dental and vision insurance
• 401k with discretionary employer match
• Short and long-term disability, life and AD&D insurance
• Health savings accounts and flexible spending accounts

About DRW

DRW is a diversified trading firm with over three decades of experience bringing sophisticated technology and exceptional people together to operate in markets around the world. Headquartered in Chicago with offices throughout the U.S., Canada, Europe, and Asia, the firm trades a variety of asset classes including fixed income, ETFs, equities, FX, commodities, and energy across all major global markets, and has also expanded into real estate, venture capital, and cryptoassets.