Job Description
Drive Market Intelligence on the Weekend Shift
Apex Trading Solutions is looking for a detail-oriented and analytical Equity Options Data Analyst to join our Kansas City team. In this role, you will be responsible for analyzing complex options data streams, ensuring data integrity, and providing critical insights to our trading desk during off-hours.
This position offers a competitive salary and the unique benefit of a 3-day workweek. If you are a finance professional who thrives in a high-paced environment and has a passion for derivatives analytics, we want to hear from you.
What You Will Do
- Extract, cleanse, and validate massive datasets from equity options exchanges and OTC markets.
- Identify pricing anomalies and volatility trends to support trading strategies.
- Develop automated SQL queries and Python scripts to streamline data reporting.
- Collaborate with the risk management team to assess weekend exposure.
- Create visualizations and dashboards using Tableau or PowerBI for executive review.
- Maintain accurate documentation of data pipelines and methodologies.
Responsibilities
- Perform rigorous data cleaning and transformation using SQL and Python.
- Analyze open interest and volume trends to predict market movements.
- Generate weekly performance reports for the weekend trading desk.
- Monitor and troubleshoot data feed issues during market hours.
- Assist in the development of new financial products by analyzing historical options data.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Statistics, Mathematics, or Computer Science.
- Proven experience as a Data Analyst or Financial Analyst in the equities or options market.
- Strong command of SQL (PostgreSQL/MySQL) and Python (Pandas, NumPy).
- Understanding of Black-Scholes models and options Greeks.
- Must be available to work a consistent weekend schedule (e.g., Saturday/Sunday).
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.