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 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.
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 and tune input parameters to control trading system activity.
- Utilize Linux shell and web-based interfaces for support systems.
Benefits
- Competitive salary
- Annual performance-based bonus
- Stock grant awards
- 401(k) retirement plan with competitive company match
- Excellent health and wellness benefits, including medical, dental, and vision benefits.
- 100% employer-paid medical premiums
- Generous employer contributions to dental & vision plans
- Wellness screening and assessments
- Health coaches
- Counseling services through an Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Generous paid parental leave (up to 16 weeks)
- Company-paid basic life insurance
- Company-paid accidental death & dismemberment (AD&D) coverage
- Company-paid short- and long-term disability coverage
- Flexible Spending Accounts (Healthcare, Dependent Care, and Commuter FSAs)
- Quarterly fitness stipend
- Education reimbursement
- Professional development opportunities
- Legal services
- Telehealth access
- Voluntary insurance options
- Backup child and adult care support through Care.com
- Daily lunch allowance
- Fully stocked kitchen with healthy breakfast and snack options
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
