Job Description
Are you a detail-oriented data analyst with a passion for the equity options market? Apex Financial Analytics is seeking a dedicated Equity Options Data Analyst to join our night shift team in Minneapolis. In this critical role, you will ensure the integrity of market data feeds and derive actionable insights to support our trading floor and risk management teams during high-volume trading hours.
We offer a competitive benefits package, a hybrid work environment, and the opportunity to work with cutting-edge financial modeling tools.
Responsibilities
- Monitor and validate real-time equity options data feeds to ensure 99.9% accuracy.
- Perform deep-dive analysis on market volatility and option pricing discrepancies.
- Develop automated SQL scripts to clean and normalize large datasets for reporting.
- Collaborate with the quantitative research team to identify trends in implied volatility and open interest.
- Create nightly reporting dashboards to track performance metrics and risk exposure.
- Maintain and update internal databases regarding historical options data and expiration cycles.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Mathematics, Statistics, or Computer Science.
- 3+ years of experience in data analysis within the financial services or options trading sector.
- Proficiency in SQL, Python (Pandas/NumPy), and R.
- Strong understanding of financial derivatives, specifically equity options and Greeks.
- Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to work independently during night shifts.
- Experience with ETL processes and data visualization tools (Tableau/PowerBI) is a plus.