Job Description
Join our dynamic finance team as an Entry-Level Equity Options Data Analyst at Quantum Analytics Group! This role offers an exceptional opportunity to launch your career in financial data analysis, focusing on equity derivatives and market trends. You'll work with cutting-edge tools to interpret complex datasets, support trading strategies, and contribute to our mission of empowering data-driven decisions in the options market. We provide comprehensive training and mentorship to help you grow into a seasoned financial analyst. If you're passionate about numbers, markets, and building analytical skills in a collaborative environment, this is your perfect starting point in Cleveland's thriving financial sector.
Responsibilities
- Analyze equity options pricing models and market volatility data using SQL and Python
- Support options trading teams by generating daily performance reports and risk metrics
- Collaborate with senior analysts to develop automated data pipelines for options market data
- Monitor and interpret market trends affecting equity derivatives, including implied volatility surfaces
- Assist in backtesting options strategies using historical market data
- Create visualizations of complex options data for stakeholder presentations
- Maintain and update databases of options contracts and market data feeds
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Science, or related field
- 0-2 years of experience with financial data analysis or internships in finance
- Proficiency in SQL and Python (Pandas, NumPy) for data manipulation
- Strong understanding of statistical concepts and basic options pricing theory
- Experience with data visualization tools (Tableau, Power BI, or matplotlib)
- Detail-oriented with exceptional problem-solving and analytical abilities
- Ability to work in a fast-paced financial environment and learn quickly
- Basic knowledge of equity derivatives markets (preferred but not required)