Our client is a hedge fund building a new trading desk focused on global prediction and event-driven markets (e.g. politics, macro, geopolitics, and sports), using probability-based platforms. Currently seeking traders from betting, sportsbook, or prediction markets with a proven track record of generating independent PnL (not driven by client flow). This is a build-from-scratch opportunity to deploy your own edge, manage capital, and help shape a new trading strategy within a hedge fund environment.
Responsibilities:
- Trade global prediction markets across political, macro, geopolitical, and sports events
- Generate PnL through your own strategies (not client flow-driven)
- Identify mispricings and arbitrage opportunities across platforms
- Price and trade probability-based contracts (binary / multi-outcome)
- Manage risk, exposure, and capital allocation
- Monitor news, sentiment, and market movements in real time
- Help build the desk's trading framework, tools, and processes
Requirements:
- 3+ years experience inbetting, sportsbook trading, or prediction markets
- Proven ability to consistently make money from trading
- Motivated tobuild and scale a new trading desk
- Strong understanding of odds / probability pricing
- Comfortable in fast-moving, news-driven environments
- Disciplined risk management
- Independent, high-conviction decision maker
- Flexibility to align with global event calendars
- Coding (Python/SQL) is a plus
