A massive hiring wave reveals trading firms are no longer viewing Polymarket as a niche betting tool
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Quantitative trading firms are rapidly hiring traders and analysts to exploit market inefficiencies on prediction markets like Polymarket and Kalshi, with rising volumes attracting them. They're not focused on event outcomes, but rather on identifying arbitrage opportunities for profit, indicating a shift in perception of these platforms as more than niche betting tools.
While rising volume on Polymarket and Kalshi is attracting quantitative firms to prediction markets, they aren't focusing on event outcomes; rather, they're exploiting market inefficiencies for profit.