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VP/Associate, Front Office Flow Derivatives Trading Strategist

AI summary of the role

Front-office trading strategist role within BMO Capital Markets' Equity Derivatives business, focused on building pricing, execution, and risk tools for listed and OTC derivatives.

What you’ll do

  • Develop new tools for pricing listed and OTC option strategies for equities trading desks.
  • Participate in creating a new RFQ workflow tool shared across derivatives trading and sales desks.
  • Build historical trade analysis tools including customer analysis and P&L attributions.
  • Integrate pricing and risk management tools into execution platforms to streamline trader workflows.

What you’ll bring

  • Enterprise object-oriented programming in C#/.NET including WPF/Blazor front ends.
  • Scripting experience with Python.
  • Relational database design (MSSQL/Postgres).
  • Enterprise middleware/MQ experience (AMPS/ActiveMQ/Kafka).

Technologies

C# · .NET · WPF · Blazor · Python · MSSQL · Postgres · AMPS · ActiveMQ · Kafka · FIX protocol · C++

About Bank of Montreal

North American universal bank serving consumers, businesses and institutions across Canadian/U.S. banking, wealth, capital markets, treasury/payments and digital channels.

Public · 5000+ people

Source and classification

Internal deployment & tooling · Evidence for this classification:

Application Deadline: 10/29/2026 Address: 151 W 42nd Street Job Family Group: Capital Mrkts Sales & Service BMO Capital Markets is a leading, full-service financial services provider. We offer corporate and investment banking, treasury management, as well as research and advisory services to clients around the world. #bmocapitalmarkets The Front Office Flow Derivatives Trading Strategist role involves utilizing technical and quantitative skills to develop and implement trading strategies and tools to be used by the Equity Derivatives businesses, with an emphasis on rapidly trading listed and OTC derivatives. The candidate would help guide business decisions on the development of pricing platforms, execution systems and algorithms, and risk management. Responsibilities include: Develop new tools for pricing listed and OTC option strategies to be used by equities trading desks.
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Application Deadline: 10/29/2026 Address: 151 W 42nd Street Job Family Group: Capital Mrkts Sales & Service BMO Capital Markets is a leading, full-service financial services provider. We offer corporate and investment banking, treasury management, as well as research and advisory services to clients around the world. #bmocapitalmarkets The Front Office Flow Derivatives Trading Strategist role involves utilizing technical and quantitative skills to develop and implement trading strategies and tools to be used by the Equity Derivatives businesses, with an emphasis on rapidly trading listed and OTC derivatives. The candidate would help guide business decisions on the development of pricing platforms, execution systems and algorithms, and risk management. Responsibilities include: Develop new tools for pricing listed and OTC option strategies to be used by equities trading desks. Participate in the creation of a new RFQ workflow tool to be shared across derivatives related trading and sales desks Build historical trade analysis tools including customer analysis and P&L attributions. Integrate new pricing and risk management tools into the execution platforms to streamline trader workflows. Coordinate deliverables across multiple teams including quantitative model development, operations and full-time technology teams. Support traders and sales personnel and troubleshoot [... source excerpt omitted ...] he salary range for this role at the Associate level is $150,000 up to $200,000 USD (subject to the candidate meeting the specific skills, experience, education, and qualification requirements) Please note the base salary for this role at the VP level is $260,000 USD Salary: Pay Type: Salaried The above represents BMO Financial Group’s pay range and type. Salaries will vary based on factors such as location, skills, experience, education, and qualifications for the role, and may include a commission structure. Salaries for part-time roles will be pro-rated based on number of hours regularly worked. For commission roles, the salary listed above represents BMO Financial Group’s ex [... source excerpt omitted ...] m/global/en/Total-Rewards About Us At BMO we are driven by a shared Purpose: Boldly Grow the Good in business and life. It calls on us to create lasting, positive change for our customers, our communities and our people. By working together, innovating and pushing boundaries, we transform lives and businesses, and power economic growth around the world. As a member of the BMO team you are valued, respected and heard, and you have more ways to grow and make an impact. We strive to help you make an impact from day one – for yourself and our customers. We’ll support you with the tools and resources you need to reach new milestones, as you help our customers reach theirs. From in-

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