Sports Trader
FanDuel is a premier US-based gaming destination, offering daily fantasy sports, sports betting, and online casino games. Founded in 2009 to innovate the fantasy sports industry, it has become a leading mobile sports betting operator, allowing users to bet on sports, play online games, and build fantasy teams across a wide array of professional sports leagues.
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About FanDuel
FanDuel is the premier gaming destination and #1 Sportsbook in the United States. What started as a backyard brainstorm in Texas in 2009 has grown into a major force in the gaming industry. The company revolutionized fantasy sports by simplifying the season-long game into daily contests, allowing fans to compete and win daily. Today, with over 12 million registered users, FanDuel offers a wide range of products including sports betting on leagues like the NFL, NBA, MLB, and NHL; an online casino with blackjack, slots, and live dealer games; daily fantasy sports for various sports like football, baseball, and basketball; and horse racing betting for major events. Additionally, FanDuel provides content through FanDuel TV and insights via FanDuel Research, making every moment of the game more engaging for its users.
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About the Role
You will learn the core skills behind sports betting odds and markets through hands-on training. You will set and manage pre-game and live prices for football, basketball, and baseball games, player statistics, and futures markets using in-house tools and models. You will monitor real-time news, statistics, industry pricing, game flow, key events, and customer behavior to guide trading decisions and adjust live pricing quickly. You will collaborate with traders and cross-functional partners, contribute ideas for new products and customer-experience improvements, and progressively develop the ability to price markets independently and manage risk. You will work predominantly from the office for training and core trading work, including regular late shifts and weekend shifts.
Requirements
- Demonstrate a deep passion for NBA, MLB, NCAAF, NCAAB, or WNBA
- Hold a bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
- Demonstrate comfort with numbers, odds, probability, and mental math
- Understand the relationship between odds, probability, and betting markets
- Communicate effectively in writing and verbally
- Research news and trends
- Make decisions under pressure while responding to changing information
- Use Excel proficiently
- Work nights and weekends
- Be eligible to work in the United States and obtain a DGE trading license
Responsibilities
- Learn to set and manage pre-game and live prices for games, player statistics, and futures markets
- Monitor real-time news, statistics, industry pricing, and customer behavior to guide trading decisions
- Trade live games and adjust pricing based on game flow and key events
- Collaborate with traders and cross-functional partners
- Brainstorm new products and customer-experience improvements
- Manage risk and price markets independently over time
- Perform other duties as assigned
Benefits
- Health plans
- Fertility and family-planning programs
- Mental health support
- Fitness benefits
- Paid time off
- Sick leave
- Annual bonus opportunities
- Long-term incentive opportunities
- 401(k) matching up to 5%
- Commuter benefits
- Pet insurance
- Medical insurance
- Vision insurance
- Dental insurance
- Life insurance
- Disability insurance
- Short-term and long-term incentive compensation
- Cash bonuses
- Stock program participation
- 14 paid company holidays
