Remote Funded Calendar Spread Options Trader

What You'll Trade

Single-name and index option calendars and diagonals on liquid US underlyings. Double diagonals and calendarized iron condors for range-bound expectations with a vol angle. Earnings calendars are a sub-strategy — buying long-dated and selling short-dated through an earnings event, profiting from front-month IV crush.

Day-to-Day

• Morning: review the term structure across underlyings — front vs. back month IV ratios
• Identify entry candidates where term structure is steep enough or flat enough to support the trade thesis
• Manage existing positions for vega drift and price drift; calendars require active strike management
• End of week: review the curve of expirations and plan rolls for positions approaching the short-leg expiration

Risk Profile

Calendars have a benign-looking risk profile that masks real exposure to vol surface twists. Maverick traders run defined-risk variants only (no naked short legs), cap exposure per underlying, and monitor portfolio-level vega across the book.

Who Succeeds in This Role

• Traders who already think in Greeks and understand vol surface dynamics
• People comfortable managing positions that require active adjustment rather than set-and-forget
• Candidates with patience for slower-developing trades — calendars work on a 2–6 week horizon
• Traders who can model expected P&L outcomes before entering, not just hope for the best

Why This Role Exists at Maverick

Calendars are a sophisticated niche of options trading that retail platforms rarely teach well. Maverick funds traders here because the strategy diversifies the firm's options book and the trader population that runs it well tends to be high-discipline and high-skill.

Open Locations

This role is open to US-based applicants. Browse calendar spread options trader positions by metro: