Graduate Trader

IMC Trading; Aarhus; On-site; DKK 420,000 - 540,000; Full time

Job summary

IMC invites you to join a six-week Global Trainee Programme led by our seasoned engineers and traders alongside graduates from Europe, the United States and Asia-Pacific. You’ll deepen your knowledge of trading, our strategies, and proprietary systems.

Afterwards you’ll join a desk that fits your strengths—discretionary, systematic, or execution roles—applying skills in strategy, quantitative modelling, or market execution while receiving mentorship and recognition for your ideas.

Qualifications

• Final year student in mathematics, physics, econometrics, or a related quantitative field, aiming to join IMC full-time in August 2027.
• Programming experience is a plus (e.g. Python, Matlab or R).
• First-class analytical skills.
• Genuine interest in financial markets; no prior knowledge required.

Responsibilities

• Trade a wide range of financial instruments
• Develop, maintain, and improve trading strategies and algorithms
• Manage the execution and risk of complex trading portfolios
• Collaborate closely with IMC’s technology developers and engineers

Skills

Mathematics background

Analytical skills

Programming experience

Interest in financial markets

Education

Final year in mathematics/physics/econometrics or related quantitative field

Tools

Python

Matlab

R

Job description

Your IMC journey as a Graduate Trader begins with a six-week Global Trainee Programme led by our seasoned engineers and traders alongside graduates from all three IMC regions: Europe, the United States, and Asia-Pacific. During this traineeship, you will deepen your knowledge about trading and financial markets, IMC’s trading strategies, and our proprietary trading systems. Your training will continue back at your local office, where you’ll receive support from your dedicated mentor, an experienced trader at IMC. Our trading teams span across discretionary, systematic, and execution-focused roles, giving you the chance to apply your skills in strategy, quantitative modelling, or market execution. Following the programme, you will be placed on a desk that best matches your strengths and interests, so you can hit the ground running. You’ll receive recognition for your ideas and successes every step of the way.

YOUR CORE RESPONSIBILITIES

• Trade a wide range of financial instruments
• Develop, maintain, and improve trading strategies and algorithms
• Manage the execution and risk of complex trading portfolios
• Collaborate closely with IMC’s technology developers and engineers

YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCES

• In your ultimate year of study in mathematics, physics, econometrics, or a related quantitative field, and are seeking to join IMC full-time in August 2027
• Experience in a programming language is a plus (e.g. Python, Matlab or R)
• First-class analytical skills
• A genuine interest in financial markets (no prior knowledge or experience is required)

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.