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title: 'Relative Value Trader at DV Trading'
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# Relative Value Trader at DV Trading

- **Company:** DV Trading
- **Location:** Chicago, IL
- **Compensation:** $100k–$200k
- **Posted:** 2026-04-02
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-12
- **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/dvtrading/jobs/4680204005

## Job description

About Us: Founded 20 years ago and headquartered in Chicago, the DV Group of financial services firms has grown to more than 600 people operating throughout North America, Europe and Asia. Since spinning out of a large brokerage firm in 2016, DV Trading has rapidly scaled as an independent proprietary trading firm utilizing its own capital, trading strategies, and risk management methodologies to provide liquidity to worldwide financial markets and hedging opportunities to commodity producers and users. Now, DV group affiliates include two broker dealers, a cryptocurrency market making firm, and a bourgeoning investment adviser.

Overview:

DV Trading is looking for a proven Relative Value Trader who wants the freedom to run capital, scale ideas quickly, and trade on a high-performance proprietary platform. This is an opportunity for a trader who already knows how to generate alpha in correlated products and wants the infrastructure, capital, and autonomy to grow a strategy without the constraints typical of larger institutions. For the first 3 to 6 months, this role will be based in Chicago to accelerate integration with the team, platform, and trading environment.

Responsibilities:

- Run your own relative value trading strategy using DV Trading’s capital
- Identify, execute, and scale opportunities across correlated products
- Build, refine, and improve models, signals, and execution approaches
- Own risk, positioning, and P&L with a high degree of autonomy
- Leverage DV Trading’s platform, technology, and support to grow your book

Requirements:

- At least 1 year of experience on a professional relative value trading desk
- A track record of trading profitable RV strategies in a professional setting
- Strong preference for experience using factor models in correlated products
- Sharp quantitative instincts, strong market intuition, and disciplined risk management
- A self-directed trader who wants real ownership and accountability

Benefits:

- Discretionary bonus eligibility
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- HSA, FSA, and Dependent Care options
- Employer Paid Group Term Life and AD&D Insurance
- Voluntary LTD, Life & AD&D insurance
- Flexible vacation policy
- Retirement plan with employer match
- Paid parental leave
- Wellness Programs

Why DV Trading:

- Trade with firm capital
- Run your own strategy
- Move fast in a performance-driven environment
- Access the platform and support needed to scale

Annual compensation range $100-200K base + profit share with meaningful upside

DV is not accepting unsolicited resumes from search firms. Only search firms with valid, written agreements with DV should submit resumes in response to DV’s posted positions. All resumes submitted by search firms to DV via e-mail, the Internet, personal delivery, facsimile, or any other method without a valid written agreement shall be deemed the sole property of DV, and no fee will be paid in the event the candidate is hired by DV. DV is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. The range below reflects the expected base salary for this position. It represents a good-faith estimate of the base pay we anticipate offering, with actual compensation determined by your experience, education, skills, and performance throughout the interview process. This role is also eligible for a discretionary bonus (at DV Trading's discretion) and DV Trading's benefits package, including the benefits listed above.

Base Salary Range $100,000—$200,000 USD

## About DV Trading

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: DV Trading is a North American-based proprietary trading firm that provides liquidity to global financial markets across derivatives, securities, commodities, and cryptocurrency.
- **Entity Type**: Private (bootstrapped, no external funding rounds disclosed)
- **Headquarters**: Chicago, Illinois, USA
- **Founded**: 2006
- **Founders**: Dino Verbrugge and Jared Vegosen

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Financial Services / Proprietary Trading
- **Target customers**: Institutional counterparties, commodity producers/users, and qualified investors (B2B). The firm trades its own capital and also offers select strategies to outside investors.
- **Mission statement**: "To adapt, innovate and evolve" in all aspects of the organization.

## Products & Services
- **DV Trading (Core)**: Proprietary trading across futures, options, equities, foreign exchange, fixed income, and cryptocurrency. The firm acts as a liquidity provider and trades on both a quantitative and discretionary basis globally.
- **DV Commodities**: A division specializing in trading commodity products, including crude oil, refined products, natural gas, power, and emissions. One of the world's largest liquidity providers in the energy space, with over 35 desks.
- **DV Securities**: An SEC-registered broker-dealer and member of FICC that provides financing solutions (repo and reverse repo) for fixed income portfolios (agency MBS, US Treasuries), processing tens of billions of dollars in trades daily.
- **DV Equities**: An equities-focused proprietary trading firm registered as a broker-dealer with the SEC.
- **DV Investment Management**: Makes select scalable proprietary strategies available to qualified investors (funds of funds, PE, VC, DeFi).
- **Newton Crypto** (via affiliate DVX Capital Markets): A retail-focused crypto trading platform registered with the Ontario Securities Commission in Canada.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly available (private company)
- **Key Metric**: Over 600 employees globally (as of 2025), with 500+ traders and staff across offices in Chicago, New York, London, Toronto, Dubai, Miami, Houston, and the Bahamas.
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Not applicable (bootstrapped). Key partnerships include relationships with prime brokers, FCMs, exchanges (FICC member), and custodial banks.
- **Growth Signals**: 
  - Completed acquisition and integration of Allston Trading in 2021, adding low-latency systems and trading tools.
  - Rapid headcount growth: from ~300 personnel in 2021 to 500+ in 2022 to 600+ today.
  - Global office expansion to 8 locations across North America, Europe, and the Middle East.

## Competitive Advantages
- **Diversified multi-asset platform**: DV trades across futures, options, equities, FX, fixed income, crypto, and commodities, allowing them to pivot capital to wherever opportunities arise.
- **Proprietary technology**: Cutting-edge low-latency trading infrastructure and proprietary software built in-house.
- **Strong risk management**: A dedicated risk team and rigorous frameworks designed to maximize risk-adjusted returns while protecting capital.
- **Regulatory infrastructure**: Multiple regulated entities (SEC, FINRA, CIRO, FICC) provide credibility and access to clearing and settlement systems.
- **20-year track record**: Survived and thrived through multiple market cycles since 2006.

## Strategic Focus
- **Global expansion**: Continued growth into new asset classes and geographic markets (recent addition of Dubai, Bahamas offices).
- **Technology investment**: Deepening their proprietary trading platform and low-latency systems.
- **Talent acquisition**: Aggressively hiring experienced traders and graduate hires across all desks, particularly in commodities and technology.
- **Diversification**: Expanding into new strategies and making select proprietary strategies available to outside capital.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: Values include excellence, agility, ownership, curiosity, and unity. The firm emphasizes a flat, collaborative structure where individuals are empowered to take ownership and make decisions.
- **Work environment**: Fast-paced, high-stakes trading environment with a focus on continuous learning and innovation. Traders are given significant autonomy and access to world-class technology.
- **Remote/Hybrid policy**: Not explicitly stated, but presence in 8 global offices suggests a preference for in-office collaboration, typical of proprietary trading firms.
- **Notable perks**: Opportunity to trade with the firm's own capital (no personal risk), access to cutting-edge technology, and a meritocratic culture where performance is directly rewarded.
- **Engineering culture**: Developers work closely with traders and risk teams to build real-time systems. Tech stack includes C++, Python, Linux, and SQL. Roles range from back-office development to low-latency systems engineering.

## Sources
1. [dvtrading.co](https://dvtrading.co/)
2. [dvtrading.co - Who We Are](https://dvtrading.co/who-we-are/)
3. [dvtrading.co - What We Do](https://dvtrading.co/what-we-do/)
4. [Greenhouse - Back Office Developer (London) Job Posting](https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/dvtrading/jobs/4692100005)
5. [LinkedIn - DV Trading LLC](https://www.linkedin.com/company/dv-trading)

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