Imc

Trader

Chicago, United States April 8, 2026 Greenhouse

Your Core Responsibilities

  • Develop, maintain, and enhance mathematical models, strategies, and trading system components for quantitative proprietary trading in collaboration with developers (10%)
  • Independently design and implement changes to trading models, strategies, and systems from end-to-end, including conceiving of proposed changes, creating a testing plan, and performing tests, and implementing changes (15%)
  • Analyze, interpret, and model financial, economic, and industry data to optimize trading and maximize revenue generation using existing internal tools (15%). Create custom analysis tools for use at the firm to perform research beyond available analysis tools (5%)
  • Prepare and present high-quality financial analysis and reports following IMC global guidelines (15%)
  • Perform daily operational tasks on the trading desk, ensuring systems are running correctly and escalating as needed to designated contacts (15%)
  • Supervise and mentor graduate traders and interns (10%)
  • Train graduate traders through the firm's traineeship (5%)
  • Contributing to planning and prioritization decisions of future projects on their trading desk (5%). Monitoring and managing a trading firm's risk exposure (5%)

Partial telecommuting permitted.

Trader (Requisition ID: 4445238101)

Your Skills and Experience

This position requires a Bachelor’s degree, or foreign equivalent, in Mathematics, Econometrics, Computer Science, Financial Engineering, Physics, or similarly quantitative and mathematical field and one (1) year of experience in the job offered or a related position.

Must have experience in the following skill(s):

  • Developing, maintaining, and enhancing mathematical models, strategies, and trading system components for quantitative proprietary trading in collaboration with developers
  • Operating trading strategies through a range of market circumstances, having a thorough understanding of risk at any point in time
  • Rolling out and verifying new features on trading strategies
  • Managing a trading firm's risk exposure
  • Using Python and python coding libraries, including Pandas, NumPy, and SciPy to assist in quantitative analysis
  • Experience trading products and navigating compliance regulations in trading markets

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The Base Salary range for the role is included below. Base salary is only one component of total compensation; all full-time, permanent positions are eligible for a discretionary bonus and benefits, including paid leave and insurance. Please visit Benefits - US | IMC Trading for more comprehensive information.

Salary Range
$175,000$250,000 USD

About Us

IMC is a global trading firm powered by a cutting-edge research environment and a world-class technology backbone. Since 1989, we’ve been a stabilizing force in financial markets, providing essential liquidity upon which market participants depend. Across our offices in the US, Europe, Asia Pacific, and India, our talented quant researchers, engineers, traders, and business operations professionals are united by our uniquely collaborative, high-performance culture, and our commitment to giving back. From entering dynamic new markets to embracing disruptive technologies, and from developing an innovative research environment to diversifying our trading strategies, we dare to continuously innovate and collaborate to succeed.

 

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How to Get Hired at Imc

  • Tailor every application to the specific IMC role and office — reference exact technologies from the job description and demonstrate you understand what market-making technology demands
  • Prepare rigorously for quantitative assessments by practicing probability puzzles, mental math, and brain teasers from resources like 'Heard on the Street' and competitive programming platforms
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