US Sports Trader
Ematiq is a proprietary algorithmic trading firm that uses advanced mathematics and data-driven models to trade prediction markets and sports betting exchanges. The company is built by a team of mathematicians, traders, and engineers who develop internal software and statistical models to find edges in the markets.
About Ematiq
Ematiq describes itself as a growing group of mathematicians, traders and engineers who combine mathematics and algorithms to solve challenging problems. Its work spans three core areas: algorithmic trading across prediction markets and sports betting exchanges powered by fast data and proprietary models; sports analysis blending human expertise, statistical methods and machine learning to find market edges; and trading technologies, consisting of custom-built trading software backed by proprietary data sources and domain expertise. The company presents itself as one of the biggest market makers on prediction markets, operating its own proprietary algorithmic trading platform, and focuses on rational decision-making, analytical thinking, and continuous learning.
Skills
About the Role
You will monitor and manage pre-match and live positions across NFL, NBA, MLB, and NHL. You will work with pricing models, respond to market movements, and improve pricing efficiency. You will apply probabilistic thinking to prediction markets, identify inefficiencies, support liquidity provision, manage execution quality and risk exposure, and share market insights with quants and developers.
Requirements
- Strong analytical and probabilistic thinking, including EV, variance, and risk.
- Good understanding of US sports and how information translates into price.
- Interest in trading and financial or prediction markets.
Responsibilities
- Monitor and manage pre-match and live positions across NFL, NBA, MLB, and NHL.
- Work with models, react to market movements, and improve pricing efficiency.
- Apply probabilistic thinking to binary and event-driven prediction markets.
- Identify inefficiencies and support liquidity provision.
- Manage execution quality and risk exposure.
- Contribute to PnL through disciplined decision-making.
- Work with quants and developers to refine models and strategies.
