Job Description
Join our dynamic finance team as an Entry-Level Equity Options Data Analyst and launch your career in quantitative finance! We're seeking analytical minds passionate about market data to support our options trading operations. This hybrid role combines financial acumen with technical skills in a collaborative environment. You'll work directly with senior traders to derive actionable insights from complex datasets, building foundational expertise in derivatives analytics while contributing to high-stakes decision-making processes.
Responsibilities
- Analyze equity options market data using SQL and Python to identify trading patterns
- Support options pricing models by cleaning and validating market datasets
- Generate daily performance reports for portfolio managers using Excel and Tableau
- Collaborate with traders to interpret volatility surfaces and risk metrics
- Develop automated scripts for data extraction from financial APIs
- Monitor market events impacting options positions and flag anomalies
- Assist in backtesting trading strategies using historical options data
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Statistics, Mathematics, or related field
- Proficiency in SQL for data manipulation and extraction
- Basic knowledge of options pricing concepts (Black-Scholes a plus)
- Experience with Python (Pandas, NumPy) or R for data analysis
- Familiarity with financial APIs (Bloomberg, Refinitiv, or Alpha Vantage)
- Strong attention to detail with ability to manage large datasets
- Excellent problem-solving and communication skills
- 0-2 years of relevant internship or academic project experience