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About
Nicholas Rockwell is a Senior Options Trader at Belvedere Trading, LLC in Chicago, Illinois, where he focuses on the pricing, risk management, and execution of options strategies across commodities and various derivative products. He joined Belvedere in July 2025, leveraging his deep experience in quantitative analysis and the structuring of complex options portfolios.
Prior to joining Belvedere Trading, Nicholas worked as a Commodities Valuation Specialist at Millennium, concentrating on evaluating and hedging risk exposures in commodities markets. He also served as a Senior Commodity Risk Analyst at bp, where he developed risk frameworks and advised on energy trading strategies.
Nicholas holds a bachelor’s degree in Economics from the University of Chicago and a finance degree from The London School of Economics and Political Science. His expertise spans options trading, commodity derivatives, and market risk management, with a strong track record in designing valuation models and optimizing trading performance in global energy and derivatives sectors.
Career History
| Organization | Role | Date Range | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belvedere Trading, LLC | Senior Options Trader | Jul 2025 to Present | — |
| Millennium | Commodities Valuation Specialist | Nov 2022 to Jul 2025 | — |
| bp | Senior Commodity Risk Analyst | Dec 2019 to Nov 2022 | — |
| Consolidated Trading LLC | Options Trader | Jul 2012 to May 2019 | Provided liquidity as an options market maker on Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) Globex as well as with brokers while managing the risk associated with trades. Oversaw a complex trading portfolio of... |
| Resolution Economics | Research Assistant | Jun 2011 to Sep 2011 | Assisted with data management including data entry, research of publicly available data sources, and document review. Created charts and graphs in Microsoft Excel as well as Microsoft Power Point pres... |
Education
University of Chicago
Bachelor's degree, Economics
2008 — 2012
The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)
Finance
2010 — 2010
Jesuit High School
2004 — 2008
Others at Belvedere Trading LLC (67)
| Name | Role | Location |
|---|---|---|
A Aaron Groff | Quantitative Trader | Chicago, IL , United States |
 | Futures Trader | Chicago, IL , United States |
 | Portfolio Manager | Chicago, IL , United States |
 | Jr Hybrid Trader | Chicago, IL , United States |
A Andrew Braun | Senior Trader | Bartlett, IL , United States |
 | Quant R and D Manager | Chicago, IL , United States |
B Brian Standerfer | ETF and Delta One Trading | New York, NY , United States |
 | Derivatives Trader | Chicago, IL , United States |
C Charlie Burgoon | Senior Trader ~ S and P 500 Derivatives | Chicago, IL , United States |
C Chris Snow | Derivatives Trader | Chicago, IL , United States |
