Event-Driven Equities Options Research Analyst

Chicago Trading Company; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 200,000 - 225,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Time off

Insurance

Parental leave

Free meals

Wellness reimbursement

Job summary

Chicago Trading Company (CTC) seeks an Equities Research Analyst to join our Equities Options Market Making team. This role focuses on identifying and analyzing events such as earnings, dividends, macro events, and capital structure changes that may impact options pricing across US equity markets.

A successful candidate will work closely with options traders to capitalize on event-driven mispricing, corporate actions, and fundamental disconnects between equity distributions and options market

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience as an equity analyst, with focus on company and macro events, capital structure analysis, or options trading in a real-time environment.
• Deep understanding of corporate finance, options pricing theory, and how corporate actions affect options Greeks and volatility surfaces.
• Experience with event-driven strategies (merger arbitrage, spin-offs, dividend captures) and ability to quickly analyze earnings reports and SEC filings.
• Data-driven approach with quantitative modeling skills; experience with volatility trading and cross-asset arbitrage.

Responsibilities

• Identify, analyze and communicate the impact of events, earnings, dividends, macro events and capital structure changes on options pricing and trading strategies in real-time
• Conduct fundamental analysis on individual equities to identify mispricing opportunities relative to options market pricing, particularly around corporate actions, convertible bonds and earnings
• Develop proprietary tools and models to systematically identify event-driven and capital structure opportunities across global markets
• Build workflows for keeping track and communicating market-moving news and catalysts to traders

Skills

Equity analysis

Quantitative modeling

Options pricing

Event-driven strategies

Tools

SEC filings

Job description

Chicago Trading Company (CTC) seeks an Equities Research Analyst to join our Equities Options Market Making team. This role focuses on identifying and analyzing events such as earnings, dividends, macro events, and capital structure changes that may impact options pricing across US equity markets.

A successful candidate will work closely with options traders to capitalize on event-driven mispricing, corporate actions, and fundamental disconnects between equity distributions and options market