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, weāve been a stabilizing force in the financial markets ā 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:
šCombine creativity and experience to rapidly generate high quality, testable ideas šUse a rigorous and structured process to ensure your results are reliable and well tested šDevelop a strong grasp of the market dynamics and areas of improvement, collaborating effectively with the operational traders šHave a solid understanding of statistics, a variety of machine learning approaches, and the risks of overfitting šHave practical experience extracting value from a range of sources (both public feed and alternative data)
Your Skills and Experience:
šGraduate & Postgraduate study from top universities, majoring in machine learning, statistics, or STEM subjects š3+ years experience as a Quantitative Researcher, with specific experience in the high to mid frequency delta one space. Have a proven track record of developing value-adding and orthogonal features across multiple families šStrong programming skills in at least one language (python preferred) šSignificant practical experience with at least one mainstream ML approach
