About the company
IMC is a leading trading firm, known worldwide for our advanced, low-latency technology and world-class execution capabilities. Over the past 30 years, we’ve been a stabilizing force in the financial markets – providing the essential liquidity our counterparties depend on. Across offices in the US, Europe, and Asia Pacific, our talented employees are united by our entrepreneurial spirit, exceptional culture, and commitment to giving back. It's a strong foundation that allows us to grow and add new capabilities, year after year. From entering dynamic new markets, to developing a state-of-the-art research environment and diversifying our trading strategies, we dare to imagine what could be and work together to make it happen.
Job Summary
Your Core Responsibilities:
đź“ŤTake ownership of a major index options trading book across APAC markets, with a focus on opportunistic, high-risk/high-reward strategies. đź“ŤDeploy directional and volatility-based trades with strong conviction, backed by market intuition, quantitative signals, and rigorous scenario analysis. đź“ŤActively manage risk and exposure in real time, leveraging your deep knowledge of index behaviour, macro events, and volatility dynamics. đź“ŤCollaborate with quant researchers, developers, and execution specialists to continuously refine models, trading logic, and infrastructure. đź“ŤContribute to strategic growth initiatives, including new index product rollouts, region-specific opportunities, and innovation in volatility surfaces. đź“ŤMentor junior traders, and play a leadership role on a high-performance trading desk.
Your Skills and Experience:
📍5+ years of experience trading index options or related macro volatility products with proven PnL in high-risk discretionary or systematic strategies. 📍Deep expertise in options pricing, volatility surfaces, and complex risk/reward scenarios, especially around macro catalysts. 📍Exceptional decision-making under pressure, with the confidence to size positions and challenge consensus views. 📍Preferred experience in APAC indices – eg. Japan, Hong Kong, Korea. Technically conversant with data analysis tools and risk modeling frameworks. 📍Highly entrepreneurial, intellectually curious, and constantly looking for an edge.
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