Proprietary Trader

AAA Global; Greater London; On-site; GBP 120,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

AAA Global is seeking a Sports Betting Trader to join its expanding trading team in a fast-paced, data-driven environment. The role focuses on identifying, modelling and exploiting pricing inefficiencies across global sports betting markets, with autonomy over research, strategy development and live trading.

The ideal candidate will have a strong quantitative background, proven trading experience in sports betting, and expertise in developing and deploying systematic strategies using Python or

Qualifications

• Proven trading experience in sports betting markets.
• Strong quantitative background with ability to translate research into profitable strategies.
• Experience with Python or another quantitative language.
• Strong understanding of probability, expected value, risk management and portfolio construction.
• Commercial mindset with a strong focus on P&L and risk-adjusted returns.
• Ability to work independently in a fast-moving, highly competitive trading environment.

Responsibilities

• Research and develop systematic and data-driven sports betting strategies across major global markets.
• Build pricing, forecasting and probability models using historical and real-time sports data.
• Identify relative-value, arbitrage and market-making opportunities across bookmakers, betting exchanges and other venues.
• Manage live positions, execution, liquidity and portfolio-level risk.
• Analyse market microstructure, odds movements, liquidity and participant behaviour.
• Develop tools for automated execution, monitoring, data collection and strategy evaluation.
• Continuously evaluate strategy performance and adapt models as market conditions evolve.

Skills

Quantitative analysis

P&L focus

Risk management

Portfolio construction

Trading experience

Tools

Python

Job description

Location: London / Hong Kong / Singapore / New York

We are working with a prop trading firm looking to hire a Sports Betting Trader to join its growing trading team. The role will focus on identifying, modelling and exploiting pricing inefficiencies across global sports betting markets, with significant autonomy over research, strategy development and live trading.

Responsibilities

• Research and develop systematic and data-driven sports betting strategies across major global markets.
• Build pricing, forecasting and probability models using historical and real-time sports data.
• Identify relative-value, arbitrage and market-making opportunities across bookmakers, betting exchanges and other venues.
• Manage live positions, execution, liquidity and portfolio-level risk.
• Analyse market microstructure, odds movements, liquidity and participant behaviour.
• Develop tools for automated execution, monitoring, data collection and strategy evaluation.
• Continuously evaluate strategy performance and adapt models as market conditions evolve.

Requirements

• Demonstrable experience trading sports betting markets, either professionally or through a substantial personal track record.
• Strong quantitative and statistical background with an ability to translate research into profitable trading strategies.
• Experience with Python or another quantitative programming language.
• Strong understanding of probability, expected value, risk management and portfolio construction.
• Commercial mindset with a strong focus on P&L and risk-adjusted returns.
• Ability to work independently in a fast-moving, highly competitive trading environment.

Particularly Relevant Backgrounds

Candidates may come from:

• Professional sports betting / sports market-making firms
• Quantitative hedge funds or proprietary trading firms
• Prediction markets
• Exchange market-making
• Systematic trading or statistical arbitrage

The firm is open to candidates across London, Hong Kong, Singapore and New York, with seniority and mandate tailored to the individual's experience and track record.