AMEX Floor Trader

IMC; New York (NY); On-site; USD 150,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

IMC seeks an experienced Broker Trader for the NYSE AMEX exchange floor. The role involves providing liquidity, managing complex trading portfolios, and leveraging strong relationships with brokers. Candidates should have over 3 years of experience in equity options trading and be adept in a fast-paced environment.

Benefits

Discretionary bonus

Paid leave

Insurance benefits

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience pricing, analyzing, and trading exchange-traded equity options.
• Experience in a team-based collaborative trading environment from a top-tier market making firm.
• Ability to work in a fast-moving and competitive environment.

Responsibilities

• Provide liquidity to market participants using proprietary strategies.
• Manage execution and risk of complex trading portfolios.
• Effectively communicate real-time trade information.

Skills

Analytical Thinking

Communication

Interpersonal Skills

Relationship Building

Probability and Statistics

Job description

In addition to electronic trading, we have a strong trading presence in the broker market (trading on the floor and executing trades with brokers). We are looking for an experienced broker trader to join IMC as a Broker Trader on the NYSE AMEX exchange floor. This position is based in New York City. At IMC, your decisions have direct impact on the company's trading profits and there is constant opportunity to truly impact our trading strategies. We hire the best because responsibility and ownership starts on day one at IMC.

Your Core Responsibilities :

• Actively provide liquidity to many market participants leveraging IMC proprietary strategies
• Ability to quickly establish relationships with brokers
• Navigate new floor and make decisions independently
• Manage execution and risk of complex trading portfolios
• Effectively communicate real-time trade information and information flow to IMC's internal team
• Leverage an entrepreneurial mindset to identify and research new trading opportunities
• Perform trades analysis to improve trading

Your Skills and Experience :

• 3+ years of experience pricing, analyzing, and trading exchange-traded equity options
• Previous experience in team-based collaborative trading environment, preferably from a top-tier market making firm
• Talent for building and maintaining strong relationships with brokers
• Highly analytical thinker and proficient in probability and statistics
• Ability to work successfully in a fast-moving and competitive environment
• Strong communication, interpersonal skills, and desire to work in a team-based environment

The Base Salary range for the role is included below. Base salary is only one component of total compensation; all full-time, permanent positions are eligible for a discretionary bonus and benefits, including paid leave and insurance. Please visit Benefits - US | IMC Trading for more comprehensive information.

Salary Range

150,000-$250,000 USD

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.