Low-Latency Index Options Trader - Own & Optimize Execution

IMC Trading; Illinois; On-site; USD 225,000 - 275,000; Full time

Job summary

IMC Trading is seeking an Index Options Low-Latency Execution Quantitative Trader to join our team. Our desk leads in electronic liquidity for index options, blending trading, research, and development to push execution to new levels.

You will drive revenue by enhancing our systems, analyze large datasets, and own a defined area of the strategy, collaborating with traders and developers to move ideas from inception to production.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience in low-latency index options execution.
• Strong understanding of exchange microstructure and how automated trading systems interact with exchanges.
• Entrepreneurial mindset with ownership mentality and bias toward action.
• Ability to perform efficient analysis on large datasets in Python.
• Preference for graduate or post-graduate qualifications in a quantitative field with strong academic results.
• Strong communicator across trading, research, and development teams.

Responsibilities

• Drive revenue in low-latency index options trading by improving execution systems.
• Deliver high-quality analysis using options pricing, trades data, and exchange feeds.
• Analyze trade examples to understand system behavior and quantify opportunities.
• Use backtesting and analysis tools to predict impact of changes and improve performance.
• Collaborate with traders, researchers, and developers to bring ideas to production.
• Take ownership of a defined area of the strategy and grow into multi-month improvement plans.

Skills

Python data analysis

Low-latency trading

Exchange microstructure

Cross-team collaboration

Ownership mindset

Education

Graduate or post-graduate in quantitative field

Tools

Python

Backtesting tools

Job description

IMC Trading is seeking an Index Options Low-Latency Execution Quantitative Trader to join our team. Our desk leads in electronic liquidity for index options, blending trading, research, and development to push execution to new levels.

You will drive revenue by enhancing our systems, analyze large datasets, and own a defined area of the strategy, collaborating with traders and developers to move ideas from inception to production.