Role at a glance
- Salary
- Not Disclosed
- Location
- Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Work arrangement
- On-site
- Employment
- Full-time
- Experience
- You are an experienced equity option trader with at least 2 years’ experience
- Education
- You have relevant tertiary qualifications (graduate or post graduate), with strong academic results, preference in mathematics, science,...
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Role Summary
The Equity Options Trader will help expand trading across the Europe and Brazil equity options markets, covering more symbols and regions with a particular focus on positional strategies. The role combines operational trading and data-driven analysis with work to develop strategies and improve options pricing.
What You'll Do
- Create trading strategies using the existing signals suite to build a competitive edge and maximize revenue.
- Contribute to improving the signals suite and advance trading strategies.
- Carry out a mix of operational trading and data-driven analysis.
- Investigate new options pricing models and improve the existing pricing framework.
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View full postingQualifications
At least 2 years’ experience as an equity option trader; relevant tertiary qualifications (graduate or post graduate) and strong academic results. Mathematics, science, financial engineering, or computer science are preferred areas of study. Able to perform in a fast-moving, high-pressure environment; analytical; works well individually and in a team; driven to succeed and eager to learn.
Required
- At least 2 years’ experience as an equity option trader
- Relevant tertiary qualifications (graduate or post graduate) with strong academic results
- Ability to perform successfully in a fast-moving, high-pressure environment
- Analytical ability; able to work individually and in a team
Preferred
- Mathematics, science, financial engineering, or computer science studies
- Computer programming experience (Python, C/C++, Java, Matlab, SQL)
Original job description
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Original job description
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Our Europe & Brazil Equity Options market has traditionally focused on highly liquid stocks but has expanded in scope to many more symbols. As a result, we have a wide range of new and exciting problems to solve. We are looking for experienced Equity Options Trader to strengthen the group, help us tackle these new challenges and expand our fast-growing team to cover more symbols and regions, with a particular focus on positional trading strategies.
Your core responsibilities:
- You will maximize revenue by creating competitive edge trading strategies, using our existing signals suite and contributing to its improvement
- You will have lots of responsibility and ownership early on to drive strategies forward and be successful
- IMC is highly collaborative between traders, quants, and developers so the scope of responsibility is fairly fluid involving a mixture of operational trading and data-driven analysis
- We’ve already created partnerships and business models to facilitate our expansion and we’re currently working to improve our options pricing; investigating new models and improving our existing framework
Your skills and experience:
- You are an experienced equity option trader with at least 2 years’ experience
- You have relevant tertiary qualifications (graduate or post graduate), with strong academic results, preference in mathematics, science, financial engineering or computer science
- You have proven ability to act and perform successfully in a fast moving and high pressured environment
- You have a passion for learning; you are driven to succeed, you work well individually and in a team to get results
- Experience in computer programming is a plus (Python, C/C++, Java, Matlab, SQL)
- You will be highly analytical, constantly enhancing your strategies to improve the quality of trades, pinpoint missed opportunities, and identify new trading ideas and products
About Us
IMC is a research-driven trading firm where quantitative modeling, machine learning, and engineering shape how modern markets are traded. A stabilizing force in markets since 1989, we provide liquidity across trading venues, delivering the best outcome in value and risk management to investors. Using our own technology and capital, we build proprietary systems and algorithms that operate across global markets. Our researchers, traders, and engineers work as a collective, combining rapid experimentation, advanced infrastructure, and real-time feedback to turn insight into execution and execution into advantage.
About the company
IMC Trading
Large Enterprise
IMC Trading is a global proprietary trading firm that leverages technology and quantitative research to optimize trading strategies across a variety of asset classes, including equities, commodities, and derivatives. Founded in 1989 and headquartered in Amsterdam, IMC operates with a commitment to innovation and collaboration, fostering an environment where talented professionals can thrive. The firm is dedicated to responsible trading practices and actively engages in market-making to ensure liquidity and efficiency in financial markets worldwide. With a focus on continuous improvement and data-driven decision-making, IMC Trading is a leader in the fast-paced world of trading and investment.