Trade Support Specialist - Prediction Markets

DRW • Chicago, IL

10h • $100,000 - $165,000 • Onsite

About The Position

As a Trade Support Specialist, Prediction Markets you will provide support to a group of trading desks based in Chicago. This is an opportunity to solve challenging problems while working closely with experienced traders, researchers and software engineers to optimize operational workflow and use the right tools and technology for the job.

Requirements

• Proficient in Python, Git, SQL, Linux (plus)
• Experience or working knowledge of options theory and derivatives.
• Strong interest or working knowledge and experience in Prediction Markets

Responsibilities

• Act as process owner for current functionality and provide critical support and advice regarding needed enhancements to technology, workflows, and processes
• Gain strong understanding of traders’ individual risk management tools and provide support for related traders’ needs
• Upgrade and support traders’ tools to effectively utilize technologies and tools that are firm standard
• Interface with technology to improve tools where they fall short of meeting the desks’ needs
• Adopt, integrate, and promote new technology as it becomes available
• Gain mastery of the firm’s proprietary trade capture, inventory management, treasury management, and risk management systems necessary to support products related to the desks’ activity
• Trade and position reconciliation with the firm’s clearing houses, counterparties, and brokers
• Daily P&L calculation and substantiation
• Provide operational support for the firm’s Prediction Markets desk

Benefits

• group medical
• pharmacy
• dental
• vision insurance
• 401k (with discretionary employer match)
• short and long-term disability
• life and AD&D insurance
• health savings accounts
• flexible spending accounts

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed