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Junior Quantitative Researcher - Prediction Markets

United States, Chicago Employment contract 145000.00 USD / Year · Job Posted May 04, 2026
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Akuna Capital is a leading proprietary trading firm specializing in options market making. Akuna's Prediction Markets team is looking to add a Junior Quantitative Researcher focused on sports related contracts. The successful candidate will play a crucial role in developing Akuna’s sports pricing capabilities, working closely with development and trading teams to refine and deploy these models alongside our strategies.

Job Responsibility

  • Design and develop data capture pipelines to enable the pricing of a variety of sports contracts
  • Develop and calibrate pricing models using historical data in service of in-play quoting of sports contracts
  • Build and maintain internal tooling to facilitate all aspects of the research pipeline
  • Work closely with trading and development to deploy models into production trading strategies

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s, Master’s, or PhD degree in a technical field, such as Engineering, Computer Science, Mathematics, or Physics (or a related subject)
  • Proficient programming skills in Python (C++ is a plus)
  • Deep understanding of fields such as Linear Algebra, Numerical Methods, Statistics, Optimization, and Machine Learning
  • Strong interest in sports and quantitative modeling

Nice to have

  • Previous experience at a trading firm
  • Personal projects trading Kalshi or Polymarket

What we offer

  • Discretionary performance bonus
  • Employer-paid medical
  • Employer-paid dental
  • Employer-paid vision
  • Retirement contributions
  • Paid time off

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