Job Description
Join our cutting-edge finance team as an Equity Options Data Analyst at Quantum Financial Analytics. We're revolutionizing derivative markets through data-driven insights, and we need your expertise to decode complex equity options data. This hybrid role (Chicago HQ with remote flexibility) offers the opportunity to work directly with traders and portfolio managers to optimize strategies using advanced analytics. If you thrive at the intersection of finance and data science, this is your chance to shape the future of quantitative trading.
Responsibilities
- Analyze and interpret equity options market data to identify trading patterns and opportunities
- Develop and maintain automated data pipelines for real-time options pricing models
- Create interactive dashboards and visualizations for trading teams using Tableau/Power BI
- Collaborate with quantitative analysts to refine volatility surfaces and Greeks calculations
- Monitor market events and regulatory changes impacting options strategies
- Present complex findings to senior stakeholders through clear executive summaries
- Optimize data storage solutions for high-frequency options datasets
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Mathematics, Statistics, or Data Science (MS/MBA preferred)
- 3+ years analyzing equity derivatives data or options trading analytics
- Advanced proficiency in SQL and Python (Pandas, NumPy, Scikit-learn)
- Experience with options pricing models (Black-Scholes, Binomial, Monte Carlo)
- Expertise in data visualization tools (Tableau, Power BI, or D3.js)
- Familiarity with market data vendors (Bloomberg, Refinitiv, Interactive Brokers)
- Strong understanding of options Greeks (Delta, Gamma, Vega, Theta) and volatility surfaces
- Ability to translate complex financial concepts into actionable data products