Crypto.com

Quantitative Researcher - Prediction Markets, Quant Trading

Crypto.com$100K — $150K *
Finance & Insurance
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Strong quantitative background in statistics, math, machine learning, economics, or related fields.
  • Experience in building models within trading, sports, betting, prediction markets, or similar areas.
  • Proficient in Python and data skills, with a focus on managing data pipelines and modeling.
  • Ability to transition from raw data to actionable insights quickly and effectively.
  • Demonstrates high ownership and strong communication skills, adaptable to a fast-paced, high-growth environment.

Responsibilities

  • Build a foundational data framework to transform raw data into effective pricing inputs.
  • Research and develop quantitative models for pricing, market-making, and risk across various event markets.
  • Model dependencies, correlations, and effects for products like parlays and other combined outcomes.
  • Collaborate with traders to enhance pricing logic and optimize trading performance.
  • Establish frameworks for backtesting, simulations, and validation of models.
  • Develop tools to oversee model performance, calibration, and P&L attribution during live trading.
  • Define and establish the workflow and research standards for a new quantitative team.

Benefits

  • Opportunity to build and shape a new quantitative research team.
  • Hands-on work with both sports and non-sports event markets.
  • Collaboration with traders enhances practical application of research insights.
  • Dynamic and fast-paced work environment offers significant growth potential.
Full Job Description
We're building a new quantitative research team focused on pricing, market-making, and risk models for prediction markets. This is a highly hands-on role for someone who can operate end-to-end: data engineering, research, modeling, and close collaboration with traders, across sports and non-sports event markets and a range of contract types, including single-outcome markets, player props, and parlays.

Responsibilities:

  • Build data foundation, transform raw data into pricing inputs
  • Research and develop quantitative pricing, market-making, and risk models across sports, non-sports, player props, parlays, and correlated markets
  • Model cross-market dependencies, correlations, and portfolio effects, especially for combinatorial products such as parlays
  • Partner closely with traders to improve pricing logic, market coverage, and trading performance
  • Build frameworks for backtesting, simulation, and model validation
  • Create tools to monitor model performance, calibration, P&L attribution, and live trading outcomes
  • Help define the tooling, workflow, and research standards for a new team


Requirements:

  • Strong quantitative background in statistics, math, ML, economics, or a related field
  • Experience building models in trading, sports, betting, prediction markets, or similar domains
  • Strong Python/data skills and comfort owning data pipelines as well as modeling
  • Ability to move quickly from raw data to research insight to production-ready mode
  • High ownership, strong communication skills and comfortable with fast-paced high growth environment


$100,000 - $150,000 a year

About Crypto.com

Crypto.com is a cryptocurrency platform that offers a range of products and services, including a cryptocurrency wallet, a Visa debit card, an exchange, and a platform for staking and earning interest on cryptocurrencies. The company was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in London, England. The platform is designed to make it easy for people to buy, sell, and use cryptocurrencies, and it has a user-friendly interface that is accessible to both beginners and experienced traders. The company has raised over $360 million in funding and has over 10 million users worldwide.
Learn more about Crypto.com
Size
1,000 employees
Industry
Founded
2016
Revenue
$400,000
NASDAQ

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