Job Description
Are you a data expert with a sharp eye for financial markets? Apex Financial Analytics is looking for a talented Equity Options Data Analyst to join our team in Oklahoma City. In this high-impact role, you will leverage your analytical skills to decode complex market data, drive trading strategies, and ensure our risk management protocols are top-tier.
We pride ourselves on a collaborative environment where innovation meets precision. If you are passionate about derivative products and possess the technical prowess to back it up, we want to meet you.
Why Join Us?
- Competitive salary and performance bonuses.
- Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance.
- Professional development and certification reimbursement.
- Flexible working hours and a modern office culture.
Responsibilities
- Analyze large datasets of equity options trading volume and pricing to identify market trends and arbitrage opportunities.
- Develop and maintain ETL pipelines to ingest data from various exchanges and financial data providers.
- Create complex financial models to simulate option pricing and risk exposure (Greeks).
- Design interactive dashboards and visualizations using Tableau or Power BI for executive reporting.
- Collaborate with the trading desk to provide real-time insights and recommendations based on data analysis.
- Ensure data accuracy, integrity, and compliance with relevant financial regulations.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Science, or a related field.
- 3+ years of experience in data analysis, specifically within the financial or derivatives sector.
- Proficiency in SQL for data extraction and manipulation.
- Strong programming skills in Python or R, with experience in libraries such as Pandas and NumPy.
- Deep understanding of options pricing models (Black-Scholes, Binomial, Monte Carlo simulations).
- Experience with cloud platforms (AWS/Azure) and big data technologies is a plus.