Trade Support Specialist - Middle Office
DRW · Chicago
Posted about 3 months ago · $100,000 to $125,000
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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 87 days DRW 's roles stay open a median of 87 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- Yes 34% of DRW 's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at DRW
- high 163 stale, 0 reposted of 163 open
- Hiring momentum
- 195 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-10-29
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from DRW 's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for DRW .
About this role
As a Trade Support Specialist at DRW, you will provide middle office support for equity options trading desks, focusing on operational and technical tasks. Your responsibilities will include trade capture, reconciliation, daily P&L calculations, and enhancing workflows and technology tools used by traders. You will collaborate closely with traders, researchers, and software engineers to optimize processes and support trading activities.
- benefits
- 4/5
- freshness
- 1/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 4/5
- pay transparency
- 5/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of DRW as an employer.
What you need
- Strong interest in, and working knowledge of equities and derivatives
- Experience with Version Control, Git, Python, Cron, Linux
- Proven experience automating or improving workflows using Python
- 3+ years of experience in the front office, middle office, back office, or risk management roles working with exchange-traded and over-the-counter products and derivatives
- Substantial prior interaction with the front office and senior management in an active trading environment
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, finance, economics, math, or another quantitative field or material equivalent exposure
What you get
- Annual base salary range of $100,000 to $150,000
- Annual discretionary bonus
- Comprehensive suite of 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
Worth weighing
- Salary range provided, but specific compensation details may vary based on experience
- Role involves significant interaction with traders and senior management, which may be demanding
- Position requires a strong technical background, particularly in Python and workflow automation
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Listed by DRW on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-10-29. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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