About the Role
IMC is a leading global market maker using algorithmic trading and advanced technology to buy and sell securities across multiple trading venues worldwide. Graduate Traders begin with a global traineeship covering trading fundamentals, financial markets, and IMC's technology environment. After training, graduates continue learning with mentorship while taking ownership of trading ideas, strategies, and results.
Responsibilities
- Trade a wide range of financial instruments
- Develop, maintain and improve trading strategies and algorithms
- Collaborate with traders to evaluate existing models and suggest improvements
- Build customized analysis tools to explore new research ideas
- Design mathematical models based on innovative trading ideas
- Apply quantitative techniques to solve complex problems
- Manage execution and risk of complex trading portfolios
Requirements
- Superior analytical and quantitative skills
- Strong problem-solving ability and attention to detail
- Genuine interest in financial markets
- Programming experience in Python, Matlab, R, C++ or similar languages is advantageous
- Ability to perform under time pressure
- Strong collaboration and teamwork skills
What Makes This Role Attractive
- Global trading traineeship led by experienced traders, technologists and quantitative researchers
- Direct exposure to trading, quantitative research and market-making
- Dedicated mentorship and continuous learning opportunities
- Opportunity to contribute ideas from day one
- Collaborative and entrepreneurial work environment
- Exposure to advanced technology, algorithms and data-driven trading
