Job Description
Are you a data-savvy professional passionate about the intricacies of the financial markets? Apex Financial Analytics is seeking a highly skilled Equity Options Data Analyst to join our dynamic team in Houston, Texas. In this pivotal role, you will leverage your analytical expertise to transform complex market data into actionable insights, supporting our trading strategies and risk management initiatives.
As a key member of our analytics team, you will bridge the gap between financial theory and technical implementation, ensuring our data infrastructure is robust and our visualizations are intuitive.
Responsibilities
- Market Data Analysis: Gather, clean, and analyze massive datasets related to equity options, including price action, implied volatility, and open interest.
- Dashboard Development: Design and maintain interactive dashboards using Tableau or Power BI to visualize market trends and trading performance.
- Strategy Optimization: Conduct backtesting and statistical analysis to evaluate the effectiveness of various equity options trading strategies.
- Data Pipeline Management: Develop and automate ETL processes to ensure timely and accurate data ingestion from multiple market data sources.
- Risk Assessment: Assist in modeling risk metrics and calculating Greeks (Delta, Gamma, Theta, Vega) to support decision-making processes.
Qualifications
- Education: Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Science, or a related quantitative field.
- Technical Skills: Proficiency in SQL for database querying and Python or R for data manipulation and statistical analysis.
- Domain Knowledge: Deep understanding of equity options, derivatives, and financial market mechanics.
- Visualization: Strong experience with data visualization tools (Tableau, PowerBI, or Looker).
- Experience: 3+ years of experience in data analysis within the financial services or fintech sector.