IMC

Quantitative Researcher - Options

IMC • $250K — $300K *
Chicago, IL 60629In-Person
Finance & Insurance
5 - 7 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • Master's or PhD in a quantitative field
  • 5+ years in financial services or quantitative roles
  • Experience in project and people management
  • Proficient in programming (Python, Java, C++)
  • Demonstrated success in quantitative modeling and algorithm development
  • Experience with options pricing

Responsibilities

  • Collaborate with teams to assess existing algorithms
  • Identify improvements for trading systems using analytical techniques
  • Rapidly research and prototype new trading algorithms using Python
  • Oversee the implementation of ideas into production trading
  • Mentor junior quantitative researchers

Benefits

  • Discretionary bonus eligibility
  • Paid leave
  • Insurance benefits
Full Job Description
IMC Trading is seeking a Senior Quantitative Researcher to join the options quant team. You will join the team as a senior member with the expectation of leading projects and mentoring juniors. Skills and responsibilities listed below.

Your Core Responsibilities:
  • Collaborate with the trading and quantitative research team to evaluate existing algorithms
  • Combine knowledge of systems, mathematical techniques and trading to identify the best places to improve our trading system
  • Rapidly research, test, and prototype new algorithmic ideas, preferably with Python.
  • See through the high-quality implementation of ideas to full-scale production trading.
  • Mentor graduate quantitative researchers

Your Skills and Experience:
  • Ms or PhD in a highly quantitative field
  • At least 5 years in financial services or a quantitative environment
  • Experience in project or people management
  • Strong programming skills, Python, Java or C++ preferred
  • Proven success in quantitative modelling and algorithm development
  • You have experience with options pricing


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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

$250,000-$300,000 USD

About IMC

IMC Financial Markets, sometimes referred to as IMC Trading, is a proprietary trading firm and market maker for various financial instruments listed on exchanges throughout the world. Founded in 1989 as International Market makers Combination, the company employs over 1100 people and has offices in Amsterdam, Chicago, Sydney, Hong Kong and Mumbai. IMC is a technology-driven trading firm active in over 100 trading venues throughout the world and offering liquidity to over 200,000 securities. IMC makes markets in the major exchange-traded instruments – equities, bonds, commodities, and currencies – on 100 exchanges worldwide and is a significant liquidity provider on the NYSE Arca, NASDAQ, CBOE, BATS, and CME exchanges.
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