Quantitative Researcher - Prediction Markets
Akuna Capital is a proprietary trading firm specializing in options market making. It provides liquidity across global financial markets using advanced technology, quantitative research, trading strategies, and automation.
About Akuna Capital
Akuna Capital is a global proprietary trading firm headquartered in Chicago, with offices in London, Sydney, Shanghai, and Singapore. The firm provides liquidity as an options market maker across global financial markets, covering products including commodities, indexes, and cryptocurrencies. Akuna designs and develops its own low-latency trading systems, mathematical models, strategies, and infrastructure through its Technology, Trading, Quant, and Operations departments. It also offers an Options 101 course introducing industry fundamentals and options trading concepts.
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Candidate Availability
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About the Role
You design sports data capture pipelines, develop and calibrate pricing models using historical data, build internal research tools, and work with trading and development teams to deploy models into production strategies.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s, Master’s, or PhD in Engineering, Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics, or a related technical field
- Proficient Python programming skills
- 2+ years of experience in a quantitative or programming role
- Deep understanding of linear algebra, numerical methods, statistics, optimization, and machine learning
- Strong interest in sports and quantitative modeling
Responsibilities
- Design and develop data capture pipelines for sports contracts
- Develop and calibrate pricing models using historical data
- Build and maintain internal research pipeline tools
- Work with trading and development teams to deploy models into production trading strategies
Benefits
- Employer-paid medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Retirement contributions
- Paid time off
- Discretionary performance bonus