Commodities Broker Trader

IMC Trading; Greater London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

IMC is building a trading desk in London focused on listed commodities options, blending internal talent with external hires and a collaborative, entrepreneurial culture.

The role involves managing broker relationships in the Commodities team, taking ownership early, collaborating with Vol and Screen traders to manage risk portfolios, researching new opportunities, and performing trades analysis to improve performance.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience as an Execution/Broker Trader.
• BS or MS preferred in business, economics or STEM.
• Quantitative mindset and strategic thinking with a healthy appetite for risk.
• Strong technical skills in statistics and Python.
• Proven ability to act and make decisions in a fast-paced environment.
• Analytical and reflective on past trades; strong communication and teamwork.

Responsibilities

• Manage broker relationships in the Commodities team.
• Take ownership early to drive strategy forward.
• Collaborate with Vol and Screen traders to manage risk portfolios.
• Identify and research new trading opportunities.
• Perform trades analysis to improve trading.

Skills

Quantitative mindset

Statistical thinking

Python

Analytical

Communication

Teamwork

Risk management

Education

BS in business, economics or STEM

MS in business, economics or STEM

Tools

Python

Statistics

Job description

We're building out a trading initiative in London, with a growing focus on listed commodities options. This expansion is supported by a mix of internal talent and experienced external hires. With a collaborative and entrepreneurial culture, the team offers a unique opportunity to help shape and scale a new desk from an early stage.

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

Your Core Responsibilities

• Manage broker relationships in the Commodities team

Be able to take lots of responsibility and ownership early in your time here to drive the strategy forward

• Closely collaborating and effectively communicate with Vol and Screen traders to manage risk portfolios
• Leverage an entrepreneurial mindset to identify and research new trading opportunities
• Perform trades analysis to improve trading

Your skills and experience

• 2+ years of experience as an Execution/Broker Trader
• BS, MS preferably in business, economics or STEM
• You have a quantitative and strategic mindset and a healthy appetite for risk
• Strong technical skills in Statistics and Python
• You have a proven ability to act and make decisions in a fast-paced and competitive environment
• You are analytical, passionate about reflecting on past trades, and always seeking to do better
• Strong communication and teamwork abilities

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.