IMC

Senior Equity Options Volatility Trader

IMC • $175K — $250K *
Chicago, IL 60629In-Person
Finance & Insurance
Less than 5 years of experience
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Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • At least 2 years of equity options trading experience
  • Entrepreneurial mindset with risk appetite and competitive nature
  • Ability to analytically identify and describe market patterns
  • Preference for relevant graduate or post-graduate qualifications
  • Strong passion for understanding volatility dynamics
  • Ability to collaborate effectively with research analysts to inform trading decisions

Responsibilities

  • Maximize revenue by identifying and capitalizing on short-term mispricings
  • Manage larger trading positions while optimizing performance
  • Collaborate closely with research and quant teams to analyze trading results
  • Take ownership of trading strategies and drive them successfully forward
  • Engage with market dynamics to enhance pricing visibility

Benefits

  • Discretionary bonus eligibility
  • Paid leave
  • Comprehensive insurance options
Full Job Description
Our US Equity Options business has become one of the leading liquidity-providers in the marketplace. We've already created partnerships and business models to facilitate our expansion and we continue to improve our options pricing, particularly in the volatility space. IMC is highly collaborative between traders, quants, and developers so the scope of responsibility involves working with others to identify and describe mispricings, interact with the market, and push forward visibility improvements

Your Core Responsibilities:
  • Maximize revenue by both finding, and then capitalizing on short term mispricing, as well as managing larger positions
  • Work closely with our best-in-class research and quant teams to analyze your results and improve your approach
  • Take lots of responsibility and ownership early to drive strategies forward and be successful

Your Skills and Experience:
  • Experienced equity options trader with at least 2 years' experience
  • Entrepreneurial mindset with a healthy risk appetite, are competitive by nature, and are a fast decision maker
  • Ability to identify patterns and describe them analytically. Preference for relevant tertiary qualifications (graduate or post graduate), with strong academic results
  • Passionate about understanding volatility dynamics and willing to immediately act on your opinions to capture market opportunities.
  • In tune with the fundamental drivers of stocks we trade and can work effectively with a research analyst team to make decisions

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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 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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