Job Description
Join Quantum Financial Analytics as an Equity Options Data Analyst and launch your career in finance without prior experience! We're seeking analytical minds passionate about market data to support our options trading division. This role offers comprehensive training in financial instruments, data visualization, and statistical analysis. You'll work with real-time market data to identify trends, build reporting dashboards, and support trading decisions. Our collaborative culture values fresh perspectives and provides clear career growth paths into quantitative analysis. No experience required – we provide all necessary training!
Responsibilities
- Analyze equity options market data to identify pricing anomalies and trading opportunities
- Create automated reports and dashboards using SQL and Excel for trading teams
- Support backtesting of options strategies using Python and statistical libraries
- Monitor market volatility and correlation metrics for risk assessment
- Collaborate with traders to translate business needs into data requirements
- Maintain and clean large datasets from multiple financial data sources
- Present findings through clear visualizations and written summaries
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, Statistics, or related field (or equivalent experience)
- Strong aptitude for quantitative analysis and logical problem-solving
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel (VLOOKUP, PivotTables, basic functions)
- Basic understanding of financial markets and options concepts (training provided)
- Ability to learn programming languages like Python or R for data manipulation
- Detail-oriented approach with high accuracy in data handling
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Authorized to work in the United States