Options/Derivatives Reporter

An opportunity to make an impact and play a key role in the growth of a top-50 financial publisher. We are hiring a reporter to join our team to help drive traffic, account creations and subscriptions to Benzinga.com. At Benzinga, content is king. Benzinga combines and makes accessible both the news and the conversation. This hybrid approach allows us to deliver relevant trends and scoop stories no one else can. We live and breathe Benzinga, and our job is to spread the news like a grass fire and bring you the most engaging content possible.

As an options reporter, you will have a direct hand in creating content seen by millions of readers and impacting the industry as a whole. If you know how to get pageviews and are enthusiastic about trying new things to engage readers, we want to talk to you.

What you’ll be doing:

Surfacing interesting options behaviors that create opportunities for trading and investing
Covering Options news that is integral to risk management and generating income
Analyzing market dynamics that may pose favorable/unfavorable opportunities for investors
Developing new story ideas that drive user engagement, including, but not limited to risk/reward trade ideas
Utilizing traffic analytics to make informed decisions about news coverage and feature content.
Engaging with Wall Street sources to uncover and publish exclusive and unique commentary on derivatives.
Driving traffic to Benzinga.com.

The experience you need:

Minimum three years experience at a digital publication, preferably in the financial media sector.
Fluent understanding of derivatives
Knowledge of the stock market and the world of finance.
Deep rolodex within merger arb, convertible bond or other buy side shops
Experience with trading platforms, writing options contracts and trading experience a plus
Passion for trading stocks and the markets.