Prediction Market Analyst
About The Position
The team is responsible for the company's proprietary trading, which includes market making on ForecastEx, after hours US stock market making and support for our option market making in India and Hong Kong. In addition, we engage in trading activities that reduce the company's overall risk exposure. The person will support market-making activities across stocks, forex, futures, and options, with the group’s current focus being on the binary options offered on the ForecastEx exchange. The support involves overseeing the activity and updates of the automated trading systems, looking for anomalous activity and tuning input parameters to control the activity. The support systems use the Linux shell, along with some web-based interfaces.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree (science, economics, or engineering degree preferred, with math, physics, or computer science being ideal).
- Self-motivated and able to handle tasks with minimal supervision.
- Superb analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent collaboration and communication (Verbal and written) skills.
- Outstanding organizational and time management skills.
- Willingness to learn on the job.
Nice To Haves
- Options trading experience, especially options market making experience.
- Data analysis using Python libraries (e.g., Pandas, Statsci).
- Statistics knowledge.
- Linux shell proficiency.
- Master’s or PhD degree.
Responsibilities
- Support market-making activities across stocks, forex, futures, and options, with a focus on binary options on the ForecastEx exchange.
- Oversee the activity and updates of automated trading systems.
- Identify anomalous activity in trading systems.
- Tune input parameters to control trading system activity.
- Engage in trading activities that reduce the company's overall risk exposure.
Benefits
- Competitive salary
- Annual performance-based bonus
- Stock grant
- Retirement plan 401(k) with competitive company match
- Medical, dental, and vision benefits
- Company paid medical healthcare premium
- Wellness screenings and assessments
- Health coaches
- Counseling services through an Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Daily company lunch allowance
- Fully stocked kitchen with healthy options for breakfast and snack
- Corporate events including team outings, dinners, volunteer activities and company sports teams
- Education reimbursement
- Learning opportunities
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
