Job Description
Join our elite quantitative team at Global Capital Partners, where data drives billion-dollar decisions. We're seeking a Senior Equity Options Data Analyst to transform complex market data into actionable insights for institutional clients. This role sits at the intersection of finance, technology, and data science, requiring precision and strategic thinking in the fast-paced derivatives market.
As a key member of our analytics division, you'll leverage cutting-edge tools to monitor volatility surfaces, model pricing discrepancies, and identify arbitrage opportunities across global options exchanges. You'll collaborate directly with traders and portfolio managers to optimize hedging strategies and enhance risk management frameworks. Our culture rewards intellectual curiosity and data-driven innovation.
Responsibilities
- Analyze real-time options market data to detect pricing anomalies and statistical arbitrage opportunities
- Develop and maintain automated ETL pipelines for options data from 15+ global exchanges
- Build predictive models for volatility surfaces and option pricing using Python/R
- Create interactive dashboards for traders using Tableau/Power BI
- Validate complex derivatives pricing models against market benchmarks
- Present findings to executive stakeholders with actionable recommendations
- Stay current with regulatory changes affecting options markets (SEC/FINRA)
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Mathematics, Statistics, or Computer Science
- 3+ years experience in equity derivatives analytics or quantitative trading
- Expert proficiency in Python (Pandas, NumPy, Scikit-learn) and SQL
- Deep understanding of Black-Scholes model and volatility surfaces
- Experience with options pricing engines (Bloomberg, QuantLib)
- CFA/FRM designation or equivalent quantitative certification preferred
- Proven track record of delivering data-driven solutions in financial markets