Job Description
Join our dynamic finance team as an Equity Options Data Analyst and drive data-driven decision-making in high-stakes markets. We're urgently seeking a detail-oriented professional to transform complex options data into actionable insights for our trading desk. This hybrid role blends quantitative analysis with strategic financial modeling, offering unparalleled growth in a fast-paced environment.
Responsibilities
- Analyze equity options pricing data, volatility surfaces, and Greeks to identify arbitrage opportunities
- Develop and maintain automated data pipelines for real-time options market data ingestion
- Create visualizations and dashboards for options risk exposure and P&L tracking
- Collaborate with quants to validate pricing models and backtest trading strategies
- Monitor regulatory compliance requirements for options reporting (SEC, FINRA)
- Document data methodologies and maintain audit trails for all analytics
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Mathematics, Statistics, or Computer Science
- 3+ years of options data analysis experience in financial services
- Expertise in SQL, Python (Pandas, NumPy), and visualization tools (Tableau/Power BI)
- Deep understanding of options pricing models (Black-Scholes, Binomial Trees)
- Proficiency with statistical analysis and time-series forecasting techniques
- Familiarity with options market microstructure and exchange data feeds
- CFA or FRM certification preferred