Jane Street · 1 day ago
Equity Options Attorney
NYC Metro Area
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$250K/yr - $300K/yr
10+ years expJane Street is a financial services firm, and they are seeking an Equity Options Attorney to join their Legal and Compliance team in New York. The role involves providing legal advice on options trading, navigating regulatory frameworks, and supporting new business initiatives.
FinanceFinancial ServicesTrading Platform
Responsibilities
Providing real‑time legal advice to our options trading and market making business on exchange rules, securities laws, and other points of regulatory interpretation
Working on options-related regulatory inquiries, examinations, and investigations
Monitoring regulatory developments with a focus on options-related rulemakings and interpretations, and summarizing impacts for stakeholders
Providing direct legal support to the desk on new business initiatives
Drafting, implementing, and maintaining policies and procedures, and advising on the build-out and maintenance of control frameworks
Coordinating with our Legal and Compliance team colleagues across regions to ensure consistent, scalable approaches
Contributing to training and policy work, including engagements with industry groups where appropriate
Helping to build and foster Jane Street’s relationships with options exchanges and other regulators
Qualification
Required
Qualified attorney with 10+ years of experience and at least three years of working in-house within financial services
Have a deep understanding of U.S. securities law and exchange rules, with a working knowledge of major global frameworks
Experienced with supporting and advising on the trading of listed options
Clear, concise communicator who can translate complex rules into practical guidance
Organized self-starter who can manage competing priorities and make sound decisions under time pressure
Discreet, trustworthy, and comfortable working on problems that rarely have clean, definitive answers
Benefits
Annual discretionary bonus
Company
Jane Street
Jane Street is a quantitative trading firm with offices in New York, London, Hong Kong, Singapore, and Amsterdam.
1001-5000 employees
Funding
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