Power Trader (Intraday)

IMC; Aarhus; On-site; DKK 522,388 - 671,642; Full time

Job summary

IMC is looking for a Trading role in Aarhus, Denmark, to join their team focused on the European Power markets. The ideal candidate will have a strong academic background in a quantitative field and over 2 years of experience in intraday power trading. This role involves monitoring European power markets, executing trades, and driving innovation in trading strategies. IMC offers a collaborative environment where employees contribute to a successful trading initiative.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of professional experience in trading intraday power in Europe, preferably at a proprietary trading desk.
• Strong academic background, preferably in a quantitative field.
• Fluency in English.

Responsibilities

• Monitor multiple European power markets and relevant supply and demand factors.
• Be an active part of the trading team and participate in shift rotation.
• Execute trades based on quantitative signals and/or discretionary insights.
• Contribute to a shared proprietary trading book.
• Ensure nominations and scheduling are carried out correctly.
• Drive innovation in trading strategies.
• Support training of new joiners on the desk.

Skills

Strong analytical and modelling skills, preferably in Python

Entrepreneurial mindset with a healthy risk appetite

2+ years of professional experience in trading intraday power in Europe

Proven track record of P&L ownership

Fluency in English

Education

Strong academic background in a quantitative field

Job description

IMC is continuing to grow its trading initiative in Aarhus, Denmark, to become a major player in the European Power and Gas markets. This expansion is built on a strong foundation of experienced external hires in Trading and internal talent in Technology. With a collaborative and entrepreneurial culture, the team offers a unique opportunity to contribute to shaping and scaling this new business.

The group combines deep expertise with broad trading experience and values innovation, ownership and cross-functional collaboration. As this business continues to grow, there will be increasing opportunities to take on broader responsibilities and contribute meaningfully to its success.

Core Responsibilities

• Monitor multiple European power markets (CWE, Eastern Europe, UK & Nordics) and the relevant supply and demand factors
• Be an active part of the trading team and participate in shift rotation (evenings and weekends) to catch market opportunities
• Execute tradesbased on quantitative signals and/or discretionary insights
• Contribute to a shared proprietary trading book
• Ensure nominations and scheduling are carried out correctly
• Develop into a domain expert within the relevant markets and products
• Drive innovation in trading strategies
• Support training of newjoiners on the desk

Skills and Experience

• Strong academic background, preferably in a quantitative field
• 2+ years of professional experience in trading intraday power in Europe, preferably at a proprietary trading desk
• Proven track record of P&L ownership
• Entrepreneurial mindset with a healthy risk appetite, competitive nature, and fast decision-making capabilities
• Strong analytical and modelling skills, preferably in Python
• Fluency in English

About Us

IMC is a global trading firm powered by a cutting-edge research environment and a world-class technology backbone. Since 1989, we’ve been a stabilizing force in financial markets, providing essential liquidity upon which market participants depend. Across our offices in the US, Europe, Asia Pacific, and India, our talented quant researchers, engineers, traders, and business operations professionals are united by our uniquely collaborative, high-performance culture, and our commitment to giving back. From entering dynamic new markets to embracing disruptive technologies, and from developing an innovative research environment to diversifying our trading strategies, we dare to continuously innovate and collaborate to succeed.

At IMC, we understand the importance of diversity, equity and inclusion, and are committed to continually improving this in our recruitment process. As part of our commitment, we have added an additional question below, to better understand our candidates, and focus our marketing, sourcing and interviewing efforts, to ensure equitable outcomes. This question is voluntary, and the information you provide will only be used for the purpose stated above and will not be shared with interviewers in the application process. If you do not wish to provide a response to the question, there will be no adverse impact on your application.