A top options firm is hiring traders to bet on the weather and other 'event-driven outcomes'

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• Susquehanna is looking to hire several pros to trade in the booming prediction markets.
• The roles will center on building real-time models to help inform bets on event-driven outcomes.
• Prediction sites like Polymarket and Kalshi have boomed in the last year.

Prediction markets are booming, and the hype is spreading beyond the retail crowd to major trading firms.

Options-trading giant Susquehanna...