Fundamental Equity Volatility Analyst
Fundamental Equity Volatility Analyst
Location: New York
We are supporting a global multi strat Hedge Fund who is seeking a senior Fundamental Equity Volatility Analyst to join its established and growing equities volatility platform, reporting directly to the Head of Equity Volatility. This is a business-critical hire within one of the firm's long-standing core strategies, offering high visibility and direct impact across a significant portion of firm capital.
The Opportunity
- Join a well-established volatility franchise that has been a core driver of the firm's success for 10+ years
- Work directly alongside the Head of Equity Vol, who oversees a large team and manages a substantial portion of the firms capital.
- Step into a #2 role on a lean, high-impact team, providing senior-level support impacting the day-to-day direction of the business
- Play a central role in shaping idea generation and research across the equity volatility platform
- Highly collaborative seat with regular interaction across single stock PMs and trading teams
Key Responsibilities
- Generate differentiated investment ideas focused on mispriced options and volatility opportunities
- Analyze and contextualize market catalysts, news flow, and event-driven dynamics across equities
- Provide actionable insights and real-time "color" to PMs and trading teams, including examples such as:
- Anticipated read-throughs from major earnings events (e.g., NVDA and second-order impacts across sectors)
- Sector-level implications of macro or political developments (e.g., policy announcements, tariffs)
- Identification of upcoming catalysts and assessment of potential volatility dislocations
- Partner closely with internal teams to translate research into actionable trade ideas
- Leverage existing internal tooling and systems to streamline analysis and idea delivery
Candidate Profile
- Background in options trading / market making, or fundamental equity or credit research with an event-driven focus
- Strong ability to think bottom-up, while incorporating broader macro overlays where relevant
- Experience analyzing earnings events, news flow, and catalyst-driven equity moves
- Comfortable operating in a fast-paced, highly collaborative environment with multiple stakeholders
- Exposure to technology sector is beneficial, given its significance within the options market
- Open to candidates from long-only backgrounds seeking a more dynamic, event-driven environment
Role Characteristics
- Research-focused position with no requirement for trade execution or sizing responsibilities (handled by PMs)
- Not a direct path to PnL ownership on day one, but clear long-term optionality for top performers
- Opportunity to evolve into a highly compensated ($1m+ potential) seat over time
- Broad exposure across the equity volatility ecosystem and direct mentorship from senior leadership
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