Junior Football Trader

Spreadex Careers; St Albans; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading betting provider in St Albans is seeking a passionate Junior Football Trader to join their dynamic team. This role offers a unique opportunity to engage with both pricing and trading in football matches while working in a hybrid model. The ideal candidate will possess a strong quantitative degree and extensive knowledge of football, thriving in a fast-paced, pressured environment.

Benefits

Competitive salary and bonus scheme

25 days holiday, rising to 30 after 2 years

Enhanced parental leave

Contributory pension scheme

Private medical insurance scheme

Discounts for gym membership, travel & cinema

Sabbatical after 10 years of service

Qualifications

• Hold a strong degree preferably in a quantitative subject.
• Passionate about Football and possess an extensive knowledge in all aspects of the sport.
• Work to a very high level and remain calm in a pressured environment.
• Very numerate with a sharp betting/trading brain.
• Have an interest in betting markets.
• Be prepared to work early/late/night shifts.

Responsibilities

• Pricing and trading football matches.
• Creating the best possible level of football trading service.
• Optimizing bet value to revenue conversion rates.
• Monitoring liabilities and moving prices based on team news.
• Assisting the Customer Services Team with escalated queries.
• Accurately building and settling markets.

Skills

Strong quantitative skills

Extensive knowledge of football

Numeracy and trading acumen

Ability to work in a pressured environment

Interest in betting markets

Education

Strong degree in a quantitative subject

Job description

Spreadex has been operating for 25 years as a sports and financial spread betting provider. The business expanded to offer fixed odds betting in 2010, casino betting in 2011 and CFD trading in 2017. Spreadex is the only global operator to offer all of these services under one brand.

After 25 years of sustained profits, we’re now looking to take the next step and materially grow the business in the next 5 years on both the sports and financials side. Our ambitious plans are being supported by a material increase in our Marketing Budget and our expansion into Denmark. To support this growth, Spreadex is committed to more diversity and equality within our teams.

ABOUT US

Spreadex has been a trusted name in sports and financial spread betting for over 25 years. Since expanding into fixed odds betting in 2010 and CFD trading in 2017, we remain the only global operator to offer all these services under a single brand.

Following a quarter‑century of sustained profitability, we’re entering an exciting new phase of growth across both our sports and financial divisions. This ambitious expansion is backed by a significant increase in our marketing investment and the recent acquisition of Sporting Index.

ABOUT THE ROLE

We are seeking a passionate Junior Football Trader to join our well‑established Football Desk. The role offers a unique opportunity to join a dynamic and growing team at our vibrant St Albans office, just outside London. The position offers a hybrid working model, combining both office‑based and remote work.

Our office is based in St Albans, Hertfordshire with a fast and simple commute from London and the surrounding area: 20 minutes from London St Pancras / Kings Cross by direct train, regular services also run from Farringdon, City Thameslink, and Blackfriars, and easy access from the M1, A1(M), and M25.

• Pricing and trading football matches.
• Creating the best possible level of football trading service by releasing prices early and keeping in‑play markets live wherever possible.
• Creating the most accurate prices possible and optimizing our bet value to revenue conversion rates by using the best possible pricing and trading techniques. Seeking guidance from more experienced traders to improve this wherever possible.
• Monitoring liabilities and moving prices based on team news, shrewd client trades and competitor market moves.
• Assisting the Customer Services Team by dealing with escalated queries that come in on your event / sport and helping to provide an excellent telephone betting service.
• Accurately building and settling markets and booking telephone bets, ensuring mistakes are kept to a minimum.

ABOUT YOU

• Hold a strong degree preferably in a quantitative subject.
• Passionate about Football and possess an extensive knowledge in all aspects of the sport.
• Work to a very high level and remain calm in a pressured environment.
• Very numerate with a sharp betting / trading brain.
• Have an interest in betting markets.
• Be prepared to work early / late / night shifts to tie in with when the live Football matches are taking place.

BENEFITS

• Competitive salary and bonus scheme
• 25 days holiday, rising to 30 after 2 years
• Enhanced parental leave
• Contributory pension scheme
• Private medical insurance scheme
• Discounts for gym membership, travel & cinema
• Sabbatical after 10 years of service