BettingJobs are currently seeking a Junior Cricket Trader for a market-leading sportsbook, based in their London office.

As a Junior Cricket Trader, you will join an already established Cricket department within the Trading operation and will be responsible for pricing and trading cricket matches.

This role would ideally be suited to a recent graduate with an in-depth knowledge of and a passion for Cricket, combined with excellent mathematical skills, ideally having studied Mathematics, Statistics or a similar subject at degree level.

Responsibilities:

• Pricing and trading cricket matches.
• Creating the best possible level of cricket trading service by releasing prices early and keeping in-play markets live wherever possible.
• Assisting the Customer Services Team by dealing with escalated queries that come in on your event/sport and helping to provide an excellent telephone betting service.
• Creating the most accurate prices possible and optimising bet value to revenue conversion rates by using the best possible pricing and trading techniques. Seeking guidance from more experienced traders to improve this wherever possible.
• Monitoring liabilities and moving prices based on shrewd client trades and competitor market moves.
• Accurately building and settling markets, ensuring mistakes are kept to a minimum.

Requirements:

• Hold a strong degree preferably in a quantitative subject.
• Passionate about Cricket and possess an extensive knowledge in all aspects of the sport.
• Work to a very high level and remain calm in a pressured environment.
• Very numerate with a sharp betting/trading brain.
• Have an interest in betting markets.
• Be prepared to work early/late/night shifts to tie in with when the live Cricket matches are taking place.