Job Description
Join the forefront of financial innovation in Oakland.
ApexQuant Analytics is seeking a highly analytical and detail-oriented Equity Options Data Analyst to join our elite trading team. In this pivotal role, you will leverage your technical expertise to transform complex market data into actionable insights, driving the precision of our equity options strategies.
You will be responsible for maintaining the integrity of our data infrastructure, modeling volatility surfaces, and providing critical analytical support to our quantitative trading desks. If you are passionate about the intricacies of the options market and possess strong programming skills, we invite you to shape the future of our trading floor.
Responsibilities
- Collect, clean, and normalize high-volume equity options data from multiple market sources and exchanges.
- Develop and maintain robust data pipelines to ensure real-time accuracy for pricing and risk management systems.
- Analyze options flow, greeks, and implied volatility surfaces to identify market inefficiencies and trends.
- Build interactive dashboards and visualizations to communicate complex data findings to traders and stakeholders.
- Collaborate with quants and developers to refine pricing models and backtesting frameworks.
- Perform ad-hoc data analysis to support rapid decision-making during high-volatility market conditions.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Science, or Finance.
- 3+ years of professional experience in data analysis, preferably within financial services or options trading.
- Proficiency in Python (Pandas, NumPy) and SQL for data manipulation and querying.
- Strong understanding of equity options markets, Black-Scholes models, and the Greeks.
- Experience with data visualization tools (Tableau, PowerBI, or Matplotlib).
- Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to work in a fast-paced, high-pressure environment.