Market Maker / Prop TradingFounded 2010

HAP Capital

HAP Capital is a New York-headquartered proprietary trading firm that transacts in US and international equity and index options. Registered as a broker-dealer, HAP quotes as a market maker on major US options venues, competing with firms such as Susquehanna, Optiver, Akuna, Maven and Five Rings on the options side. The firm is deliberately lean relative to its larger competitors, which shapes both its culture and its interview process toward fewer, longer conversations with senior traders rather than a highly standardised graduate loop.

Headquarters
New York, NY
Employees
50+

Roles at HAP Capital

Quantitative TraderQuantitative ResearcherSoftware Engineer

Key Skills Required

Options PricingVolatility ModelingMental ArithmeticPythonC++Risk Management

How to Get Hired

HAP Capital recruits traders, quant researchers and software engineers primarily through its website and referrals. The interview process typically involves a timed numerical assessment, one or two technical interviews covering options and volatility intuition, a market-making simulation for trader-track candidates, and a final round with senior traders focused on risk mindset and fit.

Compensation at HAP Capital

Bands below are industry estimates from aggregated public signals—not confirmed by HAP Capital. Actual offers depend on role, office, performance, and year.

Specific compensation data for HAP Capital is not publicly available. For general quant salary benchmarks, see our salary guide below.

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