Remote Funded Large-Cap Options Trader — Austin, TX
Austin, TX
Maverick Trading
Options trading on the most liquid US large-caps — tight spreads, deep books, scalable size.
Tech-heavy economy, no state income tax, and Central Time alignment with US markets — Austin is one of the strongest cases for relocating as a remote trader.
A large-cap options trader at Maverick focuses on the most liquid US-listed names — the S&P 100 universe and a handful of additional names with comparable option volume. The role rewards traders who want clean execution, scalable size, and the operational benefits that come with deep option markets (penny-wide spreads, weekly expirations, full strike grids).
Trading from Austin, TX
Austin has become one of the fastest-growing tech hubs outside California — Apple, Tesla, Oracle, and a wave of venture-backed startups have built major operations in the metro. The financial industry is smaller than Dallas or Houston but growing rapidly, with several asset managers and fintech firms relocating from the coasts. Central Time alignment is a clean trading schedule.
Local ecosystem: UT Austin; Tesla HQ, Apple's largest non-California campus, Oracle.
Time zone: CT — the NYSE opens at 8:30am local for traders based in Austin.
What You'll Trade
Single-name large-cap options across directional, defined-risk neutral, and event-driven strategies. The universe is intentionally narrow — typically 30–60 names a trader covers actively — but the depth of each market lets traders run larger positions than would be feasible in mid-caps.
Day-to-Day
- Morning: review existing positions for tested strikes, IV changes, and Greeks drift
- Identify new entries from the covered watchlist — directional setups, vol mispricings, or event-cycle plays
- Execute with limit orders inside the spread; large-cap option markets reward patient execution
- End of day: mark portfolio Greeks, review the day's P&L attribution
Risk Profile
Large-cap options markets are deep but not bulletproof — earnings, macro shocks, and single-name news can still produce 5%+ overnight moves. Maverick caps per-name notional, per-name vega, and portfolio-level Greeks exposure.
Who Succeeds in This Role
- Traders who prefer depth of expertise over breadth — knowing 40 names well, not 400 superficially
- People who think in Greeks first, price second
- Candidates who have already run an options book and understand portfolio-level risk
- Traders who appreciate clean execution and tight spreads
Why This Role Exists at Maverick
Large-cap options are the most institutional segment of US options markets. Maverick funds traders here because the strategies scale — what works in one name can be sized up across the entire watchlist — and the operational quality of the markets supports professional execution.
What Maverick Offers
- Trade firm capital — no personal capital at risk
- 65%–90% profit split based on performance tier
- Performance-based capital scaling, no upper cap
- Professional training and mentorship from active traders
- Fully remote — trade from anywhere with reliable internet (US applicants)
- Monthly ACH payouts
- No challenge accounts, no evaluations, no monthly fees
About Maverick Trading
Maverick Trading is a proprietary trading firm founded in 1997. We allocate firm capital to disciplined traders and scale buying power based on performance. We are not a brokerage, we do not run challenge accounts, and we do not sell evaluations. We profit only when our traders profit.