Bassil Hussain

Bassil Hussain is the Division Manager and Proprietary Options Trader at PEAK6 Investments LP, based in Clarendon Hills, IL. In this senior role, he oversees options trading strategies and manages a team specializing in proprietary equities and derivatives trading, with an emphasis on equity options markets. His work focuses on U.S. listed equity options and related volatility products, actively managing risk and capital allocation in fast-moving markets.

He began his career as an Equity Options Market Maker at Group One Trading, LP, where he developed expertise in market-making and risk management for listed equity options prior to joining PEAK6 in 2009. Over his two-decade career, Hussain has contributed to the growth and performance of proprietary trading businesses by implementing quantitative, data-driven trading strategies and developing high-performing options trading teams.

Hussain holds a Bachelor of Science in Economics from the University of Chicago. His work is noted for its focus on equity derivatives, particularly in the U.S. equities sector, and for advancing best practices in options strategy, team leadership, and the application of systematic trading approaches within the proprietary trading industry.