Equity Research Analyst

IMC Trading; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

IMC Trading in Chicago is seeking an Analyst to grow our equity research team supporting a fast-paced equity options business. You will work with experienced traders and managers to enhance IMC’s proprietary research platform and deliver timely company analyses that inform trading decisions.

The role emphasizes real-time news analysis, sector coverage across US markets from biotech to technology, and collaboration with the trading desk to manage risk around events.

Qualifications

• 1+ years’ experience as an equity analyst/associate in a trading environment.
• Experience covering a broad range of sectors.
• Comfort with incomplete information and using quantitative data complemented by qualitative insight.

Responsibilities

• Provide real-time news analysis to traders and assess potential impact.
• Provide critical feedback on company analyses and potential market effects.
• Construct possible outcomes for short and medium-term equity moves.
• Stay updated on major US sectors including biotech, healthcare, financials, energy, tech, and industrial.
• Assess risks for equity positions through due diligence on existing positions and macro events.
• Collaborate with trading to analyze company events and manage risk around expected impacts.
• Help shape the future vision of the IMC research team.

Skills

Equity analysis

Sector coverage

Qualitative insights

Python/ Matlab

Options Greeks

Fast-paced work

Team player

Job description

Overview

IMC is looking for an Analyst to drive forward a rapidly growing research team that supports its extensive Equity Options trading business. The position will work hand and hand with current experienced team members, senior traders and senior management to continue building IMC’s proprietary research platform and research team. The role will include all of the functions of a research analyst as well as driving members of the research and trading teams to critically think about specific company analysis and the impact of that analysis on equity options market dynamics. Here your decisions have direct impact on the company’s trading profits and we are a place where creativity, teamwork and innovation are recognized and rewarded.

Your Core Responsibilities

• Provide real-time news analysis to traders, including potential impact.
• Provide critical feedback for traders and other analysts regarding company analysis and the potential impacts of those analyses
• Construct possible outcomes for both short and medium term equity moving events.
• Keep up to date with any and all major US sectors, including but not limited to: Biotech, Healthcare, Financials, Energy, Tech, and Industrial.
• Understand the possible risks for certain equity positions by providing due diligence on existing positions and keep abreast of major Macro events.
• Work side by side w/ the trading team to analyze specific company events and manage risk around the expected impact of those events
• Challenge the status quo and help create a vision for the future of the IMC research team

Your Skills And Experience

• 1+ years’ experience as an equity analyst/associate (trading environment preferred)
• Proven experience covering a broad range of sectors, plus the willingness to adapt focus, based on evolving opportunities
• Comfort working with incomplete information, utilizing quantitative information as available but able supplement with qualitative insight
• Experience with programming in Python, R or Matlab is a plus.
• Strong Options knowledge including an understanding of the Greeks
• Ability to work successfully in a fast-moving and competitive environment.
• Desire to work in a team environment is a must.

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 - $200,000 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.