Job Description
Join our elite team at Quantitative Analytics Partners as an Equity Options Data Analyst, where your expertise directly shapes high-stakes financial decisions. This contract role offers daily pay for immediate compensation flexibility while you work with cutting-edge data to decode complex market patterns. Collaborate with top-tier traders and quants in our state-of-the-art Dallas facility, leveraging advanced tools to transform raw options data into actionable intelligence. Enjoy a dynamic, performance-driven environment with competitive daily rates and the autonomy to drive impactful analytics projects.
Responsibilities
- Analyze real-time equity options data to identify volatility arbitrage opportunities and pricing inefficiencies
- Develop automated scripts in Python/R for options pricing models (Black-Scholes, Binomial Trees)
- Construct and maintain databases for options market data using SQL and cloud platforms (AWS/Azure)
- Generate daily P&L reports and risk exposure analyses for institutional clients
- Collaborate with trading desks to optimize hedging strategies for complex option positions
- Monitor regulatory compliance (SEC, FINRA) for options reporting requirements
- Present findings to executive stakeholders through interactive dashboards (Tableau/Power BI)
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Statistics, Mathematics, or related quantitative field
- 3+ years analyzing equity derivatives data, with proven options pricing experience
- Expertise in SQL, Python (Pandas, NumPy), and statistical modeling libraries
- Strong understanding of options Greeks (Delta, Gamma, Vega, Theta) and volatility surfaces
- Certification in FRM or CFA Level II preferred
- Proficiency with Bloomberg Terminal and options analytics platforms (e.g., Bloomberg OPRA)
- Experience with cloud data warehouses (Snowflake, BigQuery) and ETL processes