OTC Trader – Digital Assets

Trading Interview; Zug; Remote; CHF 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Exposure to crypto trading operation

Access to deep liquidity and counterpa

Career progression in Zug

Job summary

IMC in Zug is seeking a commercially driven OTC Crypto Trader to grow the desk’s PnL and execute block trades across digital asset markets. You will handle large notional trades with a focus on best execution, pricing, and risk management.

You will collaborate with technology, compliance, and operations teams, and work nonstandard weeks to ensure strong liquidity access and market-making performance as the firm scales.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years of trading experience, ideally on a flow or block trading desk.
• Experience in electronic / systematic trading with a solid understanding of algorithmic execution and quantitative trading workflows.
• Commercially driven with a strong client-facing mindset.
• Crypto trading experience is a strong plus.
• Demonstrable track record of handling large notional trades with sound risk management.
• Proficiency in Python, comfortable with data analysis, scripting, and trade tooling.
• Trustworthy, reliable, and able to exercise independent judgment under pressure.
• Work nonstandard weeks i.e. cover weekends and evening shifts as required in exchange for off days on other weekdays.

Responsibilities

• Manage risk effectively on large ticket transactions, ensuring best execution and competitive pricing.
• Monitor markets and maintain awareness of macro and crypto-specific developments affecting trading.
• Collaborate with internal teams including technology, compliance, and operations.

Skills

Trading experience

Electronic trading

Python

Risk management

Client-facing

Independent judgment

Weekend shifts

Tools

Python

Job description

We are looking for a commercially driven OTC Crypto Trader to join our team in Zug. In this role, you will be directly responsible for growing the desk’s PnL and executing block trades across digital asset markets. You will be entrusted with large ticket sizes and expected to operate with professionalism, discretion, and a sharp commercial instinct.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage risk effectively on large ticket transactions, ensuring best execution and competitive pricing
• Monitor markets and maintain awareness of macro and crypto-specific developments affecting trading
• Collaborate with internal teams including technology, compliance, and operations

Requirements

• Minimum 2 years of trading experience, ideally on a flow or block trading desk
• Experience in electronic / systematic trading with a solid understanding of algorithmic execution and quantitative trading workflows
• Commercially driven with a strong client-facing mindset
• Crypto trading experience is a strong plus
• Demonstrable track record of handling large notional trades with sound risk management
• Proficiency in Python, comfortable with data analysis, scripting, and trade tooling
• Trustworthy, reliable, and able to exercise independent judgment under pressure
• Work nonstandard weeks i.e. cover weekends and evening shifts as required in exchange foroff days on other weekdays

What We Offer

• Exposure to a fast-growing, high-conviction crypto trading operation
• Access to deep liquidity and a broad institutional counterparty network
• Collaborative team environment in Zug, one of Europe’s premier crypto hubs
• Opportunity for significant career progression as the firm scales

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.

IMC is a global trading firm and liquidity provider, headquartered in Amsterdam. It started in 1989 with two traders working together on the floor of the Amsterdam Equity Options Exchange, and has since grown into one of the world's largest market makers across a broad range of asset classes.