Job Description
Join our award-winning financial analytics team at Quantum Financial Analytics, where data meets innovation. We're seeking a Senior Equity Options Data Analyst to transform complex market data into actionable insights for our institutional clients. In this pivotal role, you'll drive strategic decision-making by analyzing option pricing models, volatility surfaces, and market microstructure trends. Our Indianapolis hub offers hybrid work flexibility, competitive benefits, and exposure to cutting-edge trading technologies.
Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain automated pipelines for options market data collection from exchanges and OTC platforms
- Build statistical models to analyze option Greeks, implied volatility, and arbitrage opportunities
- Create interactive dashboards for portfolio managers using Python (Pandas, Plotly) and SQL
- Collaborate with traders to validate pricing models and identify market anomalies
- Document methodologies and present findings to executive stakeholders
- Maintain data integrity across multi-asset option databases
Qualifications
- 5+ years of experience in financial data analysis with specific focus on equity derivatives
- Expertise in Python (Pandas, NumPy) and SQL for large-scale data processing
- Strong understanding of Black-Scholes models, volatility smiles, and exotic options
- Proficiency with visualization tools (Tableau, Power BI) and statistical software (R, SAS)
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Mathematics, Statistics, or related quantitative field
- FINRA Series 7 or 63 certification preferred