Overview
Junior Trader – Sunbet Jobs in Sandton, Gauteng, South Africa at Sun International
Title: Junior Trader – Sunbet
Company: Sun International
Location: Sandton, Gauteng, South Africa
Job Purpose:
To improve efficiency of the department and help reduce betting risks by providing administrative support, trading assistance and executing instructions from the Senior Trader.
Education:
Matric with at least a C standard grade pass in maths (essential).
Degree in Sports / Business / Finance or equivalent (plus)
Experience:
Trading experience (plus)
Skills and Knowledge:
Understanding of a variety of sports
Aptitude for numbers
Attention to detail
Team player
Analytical skills
Judgement
Compile instructions.
Key Performance areas:
Monitor and respond to general support queries from Telebet Operators;
Escalate complex queries to Senior Trader;
Set up general sports events instructed by Senior Trader;
Monitor and enter results of sports games into Turfsport.
Understand sports risk policies in order to alert Senior Trader should there be too much exposure on a market;
Take instructions (e.g. move price & quote or close market) from Senior Trader in order to reduce potential high exposure on a particular market;
Occasionally make independent decisions to counter suspicious betting behaviour (e.g. temporary close of market) and then take advice from Senior Trader on way forward;
Monitor over-exposed markets and follow instructions from Senior Trader on how to adjust and re-open them.
Monitor and compare feed markets and prices with international market and prices in order to ensure the feed updates on time and illegitimate betting behaviour is countered;
Monitor Bet Radar System to ensure no technical problems occur (e.g. feed not updating and stoppages)
Equity:
Preference will be given to employees from the designated groups in line with the provisions of the Employment Equity Act, No. 55 of 1998, SISA internal recruitment policy as well as units employment equity plans.
POPI Statement:
Please note that when applying for any position, reference checks will be completed and personal information as defined in the Protection of Personal Information Act 4 of 2013 will be processed. In applying for this position, applicants will be deemed to have consented to such processing as defined in the included Privacy Statement.
Please also note that if you have not been contacted within 1 month after the closing date of this advertisement, please accept that your application has been unsuccessful.
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