Job Description
Are you a data-driven professional passionate about the financial markets? Apex Derivatives Analytics is seeking a highly skilled Senior Data Analyst - Equity Options to join our dynamic team in Louisville, Kentucky.
We are a leading innovator in derivative analytics, providing the data infrastructure that powers complex trading strategies. In this role, you will bridge the gap between raw market data and actionable business insights, specifically focusing on equity options pricing, volatility surfaces, and risk assessment.
Why Join Us?
We offer a competitive benefits package, a collaborative work environment, and the opportunity to work with cutting-edge financial technologies.
Responsibilities
- Analyze large-scale datasets related to equity options to identify trends, pricing anomalies, and market inefficiencies.
- Develop and maintain complex financial models to forecast option pricing and implied volatility.
- Create interactive dashboards and visualizations using Tableau or Power BI to communicate insights to senior traders and stakeholders.
- Collaborate with the trading desk to optimize hedging strategies and risk management protocols.
- Ensure data quality, integrity, and accuracy across all reporting systems.
- Automate data pipelines to reduce manual processing time and improve efficiency.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Science, or a related field.
- 3+ years of experience in data analysis, specifically within the financial services or options trading sector.
- Proficiency in SQL for data extraction and manipulation; strong coding skills in Python or R.
- Deep understanding of options trading concepts, including calls, puts, Greeks (Delta, Gamma, Theta), and the Black-Scholes model.
- Experience with cloud data warehouses (e.g., Snowflake, AWS Redshift) is highly preferred.
- Strong analytical mindset with the ability to translate complex financial data into clear, actionable reports.