Quantitative Researcher, Futures & ML Signals

IMC; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 250,000 - 300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary bonus

Benefits (health, leave)

Job summary

IMC seeks experienced quantitative researchers to develop systematic futures trading strategies. You will join a well-resourced team combining options expertise with systematic futures research and contribute to a robust research-to-production framework. Expect collaboration with developers and traders to implement ideas end-to-end.

You will prototype, backtest, and refine signals, analyze multiple data sources, and contribute to strategic research direction in a fast-paced trading environment.

Qualifications

• Advanced degree in quantitative discipline.
• 5+ years of quantitative research experience in futures/HFT or related environments.
• Strong programming skills and experience with large datasets and real-time data feeds.

Responsibilities

• Conduct alpha/ signal research for intraday futures trading strategies.
• Prototype, backtest, and evaluate new trading ideas with large-scale data.
• Collaborate with developers and traders to deploy research into production.
• Monitor and refine strategies, assess performance, risk, and edge decay.
• Explore new data sources and market microstructure signals to expand the toolbox.
• Help define strategic direction of research tooling and infrastructure.

Skills

Python

C++

Data analysis

Machine Learning

Education

MSc/PhD in quantitative field

Tools

Backtesting frameworks

SQL

Pandas

Job description

IMC seeks experienced quantitative researchers to develop systematic futures trading strategies. You will join a well-resourced team combining options expertise with systematic futures research and contribute to a robust research-to-production framework. Expect collaboration with developers and traders to implement ideas end-to-end.

You will prototype, backtest, and refine signals, analyze multiple data sources, and contribute to strategic research direction in a fast-paced trading environment.