Prediction Markets Trader — Night & Weekend Shift

Virtu Financial, Inc.; Austin (TX); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Virtu Financial, Inc. in Austin seeks a sharp Prediction Markets Trader to cover our prediction markets book during nights, weekends, and holidays. This role blends trading, market operations, and platform onboarding.

You will monitor live positions on Kalshi, Polymarket and similar venues, escalate risk, document events, and hand off to the day team each morning. Independent, reliable, and detail-oriented candidates excel.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a quantitative field is preferred.
• High degree of personal responsibility and reliability.
• Strong understanding of probability, expected value, and statistics.
• Experience with Python or SQL for monitoring or data analysis.
• Ability to work independently during off-hours.
• Excellent written communication for shift handoffs.
• Comfort using multiple software platforms simultaneously.

Responsibilities

• Monitor prediction market positions across platforms during night and weekend shifts.
• Track event resolution, liquidity, and price movements; flag anomalies.
• Escalate risk concerns to senior traders or risk management as needed.
• Execute trades and position adjustments within predefined risk parameters.
• Document market events and operational incidents during shifts.
• Coordinate handoffs with the day shift trading team.
• Onboard to new prediction market platforms as the landscape evolves.

Skills

Probability & stats

Python scripting

SQL scripting

Independent work

Written communication

Multi-platform proficiency

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a quantitative field

Tools

Kalshi

Polymarket

Manifold

PredictIt

Job description

Virtu Financial, Inc. in Austin seeks a sharp Prediction Markets Trader to cover our prediction markets book during nights, weekends, and holidays. This role blends trading, market operations, and platform onboarding.

You will monitor live positions on Kalshi, Polymarket and similar venues, escalate risk, document events, and hand off to the day team each morning. Independent, reliable, and detail-oriented candidates excel.