Role at a glance
- Salary
- Not Disclosed
- Location
- Hong Kong
- Work arrangement
- On-site
- Employment
- Full-time
- Experience
- 3+ years experience as a Quantitative Researcher or Trader, with specific experience in high frequency Equities or Futures, and a proven track record
- Education
- Graduate & Postgraduate study from a top university, majoring in machine learning, statistics, or STEM subjects
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Role Summary
Develop high-frequency delta-one trading strategies and predictive models for APAC markets. Analyze market data and work with traders and developers to improve models and their production results.
What You'll Do
- Perform large-scale data analysis to derive statistical predictions of market behavior.
- Generate testable research ideas and use a rigorous process to validate results.
- Use market-dynamics and microstructure insights to create features.
- Collaborate with traders and software and hardware developers to improve models and assess their production results.
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View full postingQualifications
3+ years of experience as a Quantitative Researcher or Trader, with specific experience in high-frequency Equities or Futures and a proven track record. Graduate and postgraduate study from a top university, majoring in machine learning, statistics, or STEM subjects. Strong programming skills in at least one language. Significant practical experience with at least one mainstream machine-learning approach.
Preferred
- Python is the preferred programming language.
Original job description
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Original job description
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IMC is looking for experienced quant researchers to develop high frequency delta one trading strategies and predictive models for the APAC markets. If you’re excited about helping to push the boundaries of what we can do with Machine Learning in trading, unlocking the significant edges we have in execution, and collaborating to become the best trading firm worldwide, this may be the role for you.
You will be responsible for performing large scale data analysis to derive statistically profitable predictions of market behavior. These predictions are used to inform all of our trading, and improvements have a high and visible impact across the office. You will also help to shape the direction we take across research and tooling. We have longstanding and significant edges across market access, global reach, Options understanding and low latency. The rapid growth we’ve already seen in Machine Learning has unlocked these edges, and some of the most interesting and impactful problems are now being tackled.
You will work as part of an established and growing research team, collaborating closely with traders, software and hardware developers to find improvements to our models and see them impact our production results. IMC competes and wins as a team, with open idea sharing and collaboration across disciplines, desks and offices.
Your Core Responsibilities:
- Combine creativity and experience to rapidly generate high quality, testable ideas
- Use a rigorous and structured process to ensure your results are reliable and well tested
- Refine and leverage a strong grasp of market dynamics and microstructure, to create powerful features
- Have a solid understanding of statistics, a variety of machine learning approaches, and the risks of overfitting
Your Skills and Experience:
- 3+ years experience as a Quantitative Researcher or Trader, with specific experience in high frequency Equities or Futures, and a proven track record
- Graduate & Postgraduate study from a top university, majoring in machine learning, statistics, or STEM subjects
- Strong programming skills in at least one language (python preferred)
- Significant practical experience with at least one mainstream ML approach
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.