Senior Equity Analyst

As a Senior Equity Analyst, you’ll sit directly on the trading desk, influencing real-time decisions and shaping positions with direct P&L impact. This is not a traditional equity research role – your work will be used in live trading environments where speed, adaptability, and commercial judgement are critical.You’ll bring strong experience owning sector coverage, along with a keen understanding of how fundamentals drive short-term price action and volatility. While we are open to candidates from any sector background, you should be comfortable applying your framework across new names and situations.This is a high-impact role designed for analysts who thrive in fast-paced, collaborative environments – and who are eager to apply their market-making instincts, short-horizon research, and option-aware thinking to drive tangible results.What you’ll doAs a Senior Equity Analyst, your key responsibilities include:Leverage fundamental, event-driven, and short-term catalysts to create an orthogonal trading revenue stream expressed via the analyst book identify and evaluate trading opportunitiesPartner with traders to help optimize analyst and market making positions, directly owning risk in both the analyst and market making booksSupport market making desk with general insights that improve day-to-day trading decisionsPerform scenario and sensitivity analyses for upcoming events and corporate developments, assessing their potential impact on both equity and volatilityTranslate research insights into actionable strategies across equities and optionsContribute to process improvements and knowledge sharing across the analyst team, refining how fundamental insights are monetized in a market-making contextMentor junior analysts and support the continued growth of the equity research functionWhat you’ll getThe opportunity to work alongside best-in-class professionals from over 40 different countriesHighly competitive compensation packageGlobal profit-sharing pool and performance-based bonus structure401(k) match up to 50%Comprehensive health, mental, dental, vision, disability, and life coverage25 paid vacation days alongside market holidaysExtensive office perks, including breakfast, lunch and snacks, regular social events, clubs, sporting leagues and moreWho you are5+ years of experience as an equity analyst, within a market-making environment, proprietary trading firm, or event-driven / trading-oriented hedge fundProven track record of owning sector coverage and generating differentiated, actionable insightsStrong understanding of how fundamentals translate into short-term price moves and volatilityExperience working closely with trading desks or in fast-feedback, P&L-driven environmentsComfortable applying your research process across sectors, with the ability to quickly build conviction on new namesFamiliarity with options and volatility dynamics, or a strong interest in developing this expertiseHighly analytical with strong problem-solving skills; thrives in fast-moving, information-rich environmentsClear communicator who proactively shares views and collaborates effectively with traders and researchersPassionate about the markets, adaptable, and driven by impact and continuous learningComfortable working with large data sets and building scalable, repeatable processesWho we areAt Optiver, our mission is to improve the market by injecting liquidity, providing accurate pricing, increasing transparency and stabilizing the market no matter the conditions. With a focus on continuous improvement, we prioritize safeguarding the health and efficiency of the markets for all participants. As one of the largest market making institutions, we are a respected partner on 100+ exchanges across the globe.Our differences are our edge. Optiver does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, physical or mental disability, or other legally protected characteristics.Below is the expected base salary for this position. This is a good-faith estimate of the base pay scale for this position and offers will ultimately be determined based on experience, education, skill set, and performance in the interview process. This position will also be eligible for a discretionary bonus (if determined by Optiver) and Optiver’s benefits package with the benefits listed above. Base Salary Range$200,000—$200,000 USD