Job Description
Join our dynamic finance team as an Entry-Level Equity Options Data Analyst and launch your career in quantitative finance. Delta Analytics Partners is seeking a detail-oriented analyst to support our equity derivatives trading desk by transforming raw market data into actionable insights. You'll work with cutting-edge tools to monitor option chains, analyze volatility surfaces, and assist in pricing models. This role offers unparalleled mentorship in financial mathematics and exposure to institutional trading strategies in our New Orleans headquarters.
Responsibilities
- Analyze equity options market data to identify trading opportunities and risk exposures
- Build and maintain automated data pipelines for real-time options pricing and volatility tracking
- Support the development of quantitative models for option valuation and Greeks calculation
- Collaborate with traders to interpret market trends and generate actionable reports
- Ensure data integrity across multiple sources including exchanges and proprietary feeds
- Document analytical methodologies and create dashboards for performance monitoring
- Assist in back-testing trading strategies using historical options data
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Science, or related field
- 0-2 years of experience with financial data analysis or market data processing
- Proficiency in SQL for data extraction and manipulation
- Experience with Python (Pandas, NumPy) or R for statistical analysis
- Basic understanding of options pricing models (Black-Scholes, Binomial)
- Familiarity with market data vendors (Bloomberg, Refinitiv, or similar)
- Strong attention to detail and problem-solving abilities
- Ability to work in a fast-paced financial environment