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Anti Capital · 1 month ago

Prediction Markets Trader/Market Maker

New York, NY

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

$100K/yr - $250K/yr

Anti Capital is a leading full-stack, high-frequency proprietary trading firm strategically located in New York and Taipei. The role involves applying mathematical and quantitative methods to evaluate financial products, identify trading opportunities, and assess risks while managing a sizeable portfolio and designing algorithmic trading strategies.

Finance

Responsibilities

Research prediction markets, protocols, strategies, and manage a sizeable portfolio

Conduct in-depth research on prediction markets

Design and deploy algorithmic trading strategies to the production environment

Expand the automated trading business to new products and venues, and calibrate and fine-tune performance

Provide reporting on daily market sentiment, risk exposure, and P&L

Conduct post-trade analysis of trading strategies and algorithm performance, implement risk mitigation measures, and take responsibility for portfolio and strategy optimization

Qualification

Quantitative tradingAlgorithmic tradingRustC++PythonGolangFinancial product evaluationResearch skillsWritten EnglishSpoken English

Required

STEM Degree from a top college or university

Have a quantitative trading strategy that is currently and consistently profitable on live prediction markets, such as Polymarket or Kalshi (not just in simulations or back-tests)

Excellent Return on Capital (ROC) with a proven track record, not just back-test data

Must be able to do hands-on coding in any of the following languages: Rust, C++, Golang, or Python

Candidates must work in NYC office five days a week

Candidates should expect 2–3 rounds of coding tests, each lasting 2–3 hours

Excellent written and spoken English