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Original posting from Chicago Trading Company
Title: Market Data Analyst
Location: Chicago, Illinois, United States
Hybrid
Job Description:
Chicago Trading Company (CTC) is a premier proprietary trading firm specializing in options market making. Our collaborative culture fuels innovation in quantitative research, systematic trading strategies, and cutting-edge trading technology. For over three decades CTC has provided critical liquidity across derivatives exchanges worldwide - making them fairer, more transparent, and more efficient.
We strive to be the most innovative firm in the industry today, tomorrow, and long into the future while upholding ethical excellence. We believe that CTC makes a positive impact on the markets, the lives of our employees, and all the communities to which we belong. Started in 1995 by a team of forward-thinking Traders, we are proud to call ourselves an industry leader that keeps making markets and each other better.
THE ROLE
We're looking for a Market Data Analyst who can bridge the worlds of trading, technology, and finance. You'll be an integral link between our traders, developers, and financial teams, ensuring we have the right market data to power our trading strategies while managing costs effectively.
As our Market Data Analyst, you'll oversee CTC's comprehensive market data services sourced from vendors and exchanges. Your responsibilities span procurement and inventory management to budgeting and vendor relations. You'll collaborate with exchanges and internal teams across Technology, Trading, Legal, Accounting, and Procurement to optimize our data infrastructure and ensure compliance with exchange reporting requirements.
The ideal candidate combines strong analytical skills with a solid understanding of financial markets and technology systems, plus the communication skills to work effectively across diverse teams.
WHAT YOU'LL DO
Manage market data inventory, entitlements, and connectivity within CTC’s market data management system (FITS)
Maintain vendor contracts, services, and recurring expense records, including contract entry and inventory management
Partner with Accounting to reconcile market data expenses and accruals with the general ledger, investigate discrepancies, and coordinate resolutions with exchanges and vendors
Prepare and submit monthly usage reporting to exchanges and third‑party vendors to ensure licensing compliance
Provision market data access for employees, including ordering terminals, IDs, and licenses and coordinating delivery with vendors
Support market data vendor management and procurement activities such as contract renewals, pricing reviews, budgeting, and forecasting
Research vendor products and exchange changes and help improve internal Vendor Operations processes and workflows
WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR
Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, MIS, or a related field
1+ years of experience in market data, vendor operations, exchange connectivity, or a related role within a financial services or trading environment
Interest in financial markets and technology
Experience with market data inventory/entitlement systems or similar platforms preferred
Strong analytical skills and advanced proficiency in Excel (e.g., formulas, v-lookups, pivot tables)
Strong communication, organization, and problem solving skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively across teams
Highly detail oriented with a proactive approach to identifying inconsistencies and improving data accuracy
Compensation
The salary range for this role is listed below. This role is also eligible for an annual discretionary bonus. The discretionary bonus will be dependent upon the individual’s skills, experience, qualifications, and firm performance.
Salary Range
$90,000 - $120,000 USD
Most teams at CTC, with the exception of Trading, follow a hybrid workplace model, subject to change based on business need.
Our Benefits
We strongly believe in the well-being of our employees and their families so we offer outstanding benefits to support you both professionally and personally. These benefits include generous time off, insurance coverage, paid parental leave, free breakfast and lunch (plus healthy snacks, of course), wellness reimbursement, and a variety of other benefits focused on providing the best employee experience.
(Disclaimer: interns and contractors are not eligible for benefits at CTC)
Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
At CTC, we aim to cultivate a workplace that celebrates diversity and each person feels included, engaged and empowered. Where each of us feels we belong. We are committed to having a diverse workforce and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. CTC does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the
Source: Chicago Trading Company careers