Volatility Trader

Trading Interview; Mumbai; On-site; INR 6,000,000 - 9,000,000; Full time

Job summary

IMC is a global trading firm backed by cutting-edge research and technology. We are expanding our volatility trading desk, focused on options, relative value strategies, and market making in global asset classes, with a strong presence in India.

As a trader you will maximise revenue, collaborate with research and quant teams, take ownership early, and help build our options trading footprint worldwide.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience as a trader at a prop trading firm or market maker.
• Prior experience with options position trading in Indian markets is good to have.
• Programming experience desirable: Python, C/C++, Java, Matlab, SQL.
• Entrepreneurial mindset with healthy risk appetite and fast decision making.
• Excellent numerical and analytical skills.

Responsibilities

• Maximize revenue by capitalizing on short-term mispricing and managing larger positions.
• Collaborate with research and quant teams to analyse results and improve your approach.
• Take ownership early to drive strategies forward and be successful.
• Assist in building our options trading globally, with a focus on positional market making and relative value strategies.

Skills

Trading experience

Numerical skills

Analytical skills

Entrepreneurial mindset

Decision making

Tools

Python

C/C++

Java

Matlab

SQL

Job description

At IMC we run volatility trading strategies which are separate from our usual low-latency, execution based market making strategies. We rely on macro research and historical signals to place opinionated, relative value trades on asset classes globally. IMC is successfully ramping up its volatility trading strategies. To accelerate growth we are looking to expand the team with experienced traders.

Your Core responsibilities:

• Maximize revenue by both finding, and then capitalising on short term mispricing, as well as managing larger positions
• Work closely with our best-in-class research and quant teams to analyse your results and improve your approach
• Take responsibility and ownership early to drive strategies forward and be successful
• You will be instrumental in assisting us with our strategic goal to build our options trading globally, with a focus on positional market making and relative value strategies

Your Skills and Experience:

• 4+ years of experience as a Trader at a prop trading firm / market maker managing your own book
• Prior experience of options position trading in Indian markets is good to have.
• Experience in computer programming is desirable (Python, C/C++, Java, Matlab, SQL).
• Entrepreneurial mindset, healthy risk appetite, competitive by nature and fast decision maker
• Excellent numerical and analytical skills.

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.

For three decades IMC has provided liquidity to the financial markets globally. Specialised in algorithmic trading and advanced technology, we set the pace for the evolution of market making. Cutting-edge…