Job Description
Are you a data-driven professional with a deep understanding of financial derivatives?
QuantCore Solutions is looking for a Senior Equity Options Data Analyst to join our high-performance team in New York City. In this role, you will bridge the gap between complex market data and actionable trading strategies. You will leverage your expertise in statistical modeling and data visualization to provide critical insights into options pricing, volatility surfaces, and market sentiment.
Why Join Us?
- Work with cutting-edge financial data and proprietary algorithms.
- Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package.
- Collaborative environment with industry leaders.
Key Responsibilities:
- Analyze and interpret large datasets related to equity options, including open interest, volume, and implied volatility.
- Develop and maintain SQL-based data pipelines to ensure data integrity for trading desks.
- Create interactive dashboards and reports using Tableau or PowerBI to visualize market trends and risk metrics.
- Collaborate with quantitative researchers to identify patterns in options flow and pricing discrepancies.
- Perform statistical testing on pricing models and backtesting strategies.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Science, or a related field (Master’s preferred).
- 3+ years of experience in data analysis, specifically within the equity options or derivatives market.
- Proficiency in Python (Pandas, NumPy) or R for data manipulation and analysis.
- Strong SQL skills for querying complex databases.
- Experience with financial modeling tools and understanding of options pricing models (Black-Scholes, Binomial).
- Excellent communication skills to present technical findings to non-technical stakeholders.
Responsibilities
- Analyze and interpret large datasets related to equity options, including open interest, volume, and implied volatility.
- Develop and maintain SQL-based data pipelines to ensure data integrity for trading desks.
- Create interactive dashboards and reports using Tableau or PowerBI to visualize market trends and risk metrics.
- Collaborate with quantitative researchers to identify patterns in options flow and pricing discrepancies.
- Perform statistical testing on pricing models and backtesting strategies.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Science, or a related field (Master’s preferred).
- 3+ years of experience in data analysis, specifically within the equity options or derivatives market.
- Proficiency in Python (Pandas, NumPy) or R for data manipulation and analysis.
- Strong SQL skills for querying complex databases.
- Experience with financial modeling tools and understanding of options pricing models (Black-Scholes, Binomial).
- Excellent communication skills to present technical findings to non-technical stakeholders.