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Prediction Markets Trader – Nights and Weekends

A shift-based trading role covering Virtu's prediction markets book outside normal hours, mixing position monitoring with operations. It sits at the edge of market making and new alternative markets.

What you’d work on

Our reading of the posting: what a new hire in this role would most likely spend their first months on.

Monitor live positions on platforms like Kalshi and Polymarket
Make straightforward trades within set risk limits
Handle instrument set-up, account upkeep and trade capture checks
Write handoff notes and flag model or execution anomalies

What they ask for

Required

Probability and expected value
Basic statistics
Python or SQL scripting
Reliability working unsupervised
Clear written communication
Comfort with several platforms at once

Preferred

Prediction market experience
Prior trading on Kalshi or Polymarket
Market making, stat arb or event-driven background

Education: Bachelor's in a quantitative field preferred; strong graduates considered
Experience: Not stated; prediction market familiarity valued
Languages and tools: Python
SQL
Markets: prediction-markets

How to prepare

Trade or paper-trade on a prediction market and keep a journal of edge and sizing
Study binary contract pricing, Kelly sizing and calibration
Script a monitor for price moves and liquidity in Python
Learn how markets resolve and how resolution risk is handled

What to study

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SelfMadeQuant wrote this summary from the employer’s public posting, last checked 6 November 2026. SelfMadeQuant isn’t affiliated with Virtu Financial and doesn’t handle applications.