Job Description
Join our dynamic team as an Equity Options Data Analyst where your expertise directly fuels financial decision-making. This contract role offers daily pay and the opportunity to work with cutting-edge market data in a fast-paced environment. You'll transform complex options data into actionable insights for our portfolio managers and traders. If you thrive in quantitative analysis and value financial autonomy, this is your ideal career move.
Responsibilities
- Analyze equity options market data using SQL and Python to identify trading opportunities
- Develop and maintain automated pricing models for exotic options structures
- Collaborate with traders to create real-time risk dashboards
- Validate and cleanse large-scale datasets from multiple market feeds
- Generate weekly performance reports for senior stakeholders
- Implement A/B testing strategies for algorithmic trading signals
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Statistics, or Quantitative field (Master's preferred)
- 3+ years experience with equity derivatives data analysis
- Advanced proficiency in SQL, Python (Pandas, NumPy), and R
- Certification in Options Pricing (e.g., OIC) or equivalent practical experience
- Portfolio of completed options modeling projects
- Strong understanding of Black-Scholes and Monte Carlo simulations