Senior Trader, Market Making

Atlanta, GA, United States; Austin, TX, United States; Baltimore, MD, United States; Charlotte, NC, United States; Chicago, IL, United States; Denver, CO, United States; Miami, FL, United States; New York, NY, United States; San Francisco, CA, United States; Seattle, WA, United States. Posted 3 months ago

The role

A Senior Trader will make markets and manage risk across sports and financial prediction contracts. This role involves designing models for real-time fair values and partnering with quants, product, and engineering teams.

What you will do

Make markets and manage risk across sports and financial prediction contracts
Design and develop models to generate real-time fair values for event-driven outcomes
Partner with quants, product and engineering to productionize models for live trading
Monitor, validate, and iterate on production models
Identify and execute market-take opportunities
Design and implement trading strategies to maximise volume and revenue
Manage forecasting along with P&L reporting
Monitor exposure limits and escalate risk issues
Partner with product, quant, engineering, and compliance teams to launch new markets
Help mentor junior traders and shape trading desk processes

Required qualifications

Bachelor’s degree or higher in a technical or quantitative discipline (e.g., Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Science, Physics, Economics)
5+ years of professional trading experience in market making, options/derivatives, prop trading, or sports betting trading
Experience with prediction or financial markets — market structure, pricing mechanics, and liquidity dynamics
Experience managing a live book under time pressure, with sound risk discipline
Strong grasp of trading concepts, with the ability to think critically about uncertainty and model assumptions
Strong communication skills and ability to work cross-functionally with traders, product and engineering teams
Familiarity with CFTC-regulated markets, exchanges, or clearing houses

Nice to have

Interest in sports and event-driven markets

About the company

Fanatics is building a leading global digital sports platform. The company offers products and services across Fanatics Commerce, Fanatics Collectibles, and Fanatics Betting & Gaming.