Systematic Index Options Trader

Responsibilities

• Drive revenue in low-latency index options trading by building upon and improving electronic execution systems
• Deliver high-quality analysis using options pricing, trades data, and exchange feed datasets
• Analyze specific trade examples to understand system behavior, identify anomalies, and quantify opportunities
• Use backtesting and analysis tools to predict the impact of changes to execution systems
• Work collaboratively with traders, quant researchers, and developers to bring ideas from inception to production
• Take ownership of defined strategy areas, such as specific exchanges or execution types

Requirements

• 2+ years of experience in low-latency index options execution, including liquidity providing and taking
• Strong understanding of exchange microstructure and automated trading system interactions
• Ability to perform efficient analysis on large datasets in Python
• Entrepreneurial mindset with a strong ownership mentality and bias toward action
• Strong communication skills for effective cross-team collaboration

Preferred Qualifications

• Graduate or post-graduate degree in a quantitative field such as mathematics, computer science, or statistics
• Strong academic results

About the Company

IMC is a global trading firm powered by a cutting-edge research environment and a world-class technology backbone. Since 1989, they have provided essential liquidity across the US, Europe, Asia Pacific, and India.