Low-Latency Index Options Quant Trader

IMC B.V.; Chicago, Northern (IL, KY); Hybrid; USD 225,000 - 275,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary bonus

Paid leave

Insurance

Job summary

IMC Trading is seeking an Index Options Low-Latency Execution Quantitative Trader to join our team. IMC's Index Options desk leads in electronic liquidity provision, with collaboration across traders, quants, and developers to drive execution improvements and data-driven insights.

You will engage in deep trade analysis, optimize execution systems, and own a defined area of the strategy, expanding plans over multiple months while contributing to discretionary bonus and benefits.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience in low-latency index options execution.
• Strong understanding of how automated trading systems interact with exchanges.
• Entrepreneurial mindset with a bias toward action and ownership.
• Ability to analyze large datasets in Python.

Responsibilities

• Drive revenue in low-latency index options trading by improving execution systems.
• Deliver high-quality analysis using options pricing data, trades data, and exchange feeds.
• Backtest and analyze to predict impact of system changes and improve performance.
• Collaborate across traders, quants, and developers from inception to production.
• Take ownership of a defined area of the strategy and grow it into multi-month plans.

Skills

Low-latency options trading

Python data analysis

Exchange microstructure

Ownership mindset

Team collaboration

Education

Quantitative degree (math/CS/stat)

Job description

IMC Trading is seeking an Index Options Low-Latency Execution Quantitative Trader to join our team. IMC's Index Options desk leads in electronic liquidity provision, with collaboration across traders, quants, and developers to drive execution improvements and data-driven insights.

You will engage in deep trade analysis, optimize execution systems, and own a defined area of the strategy, expanding plans over multiple months while contributing to discretionary bonus and benefits.