Quantitative Trading Strategist - Equity Options

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Imc Quantitative Trading Strategist at IMC focuses on improving automated trading decisions in US equity options markets. The role involves developing quantitative models, analyzing market data, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to deploy strategy enhancements.

Responsibilities

Develop and refine quantitative models that improve pricing, execution, and risk management.
Analyze large-scale market and trading datasets to identify structural improvements.
Design, test, and deploy strategy enhancements into production systems.
Collaborate closely with traders, researchers, and engineers to iterate on live trading logic.
Contribute to scalable solutions that impact a broad universe of equity options products.
Drive research from idea generation through backtesting, implementation, and real-time monitoring.

Qualification

Background in statistics

Required

3+ years of experience in quantitative research, systematic trading, or market microstructure-focused roles.
Experience working with exchange-traded products, ideally equity options.
Strong understanding of market structure and trading system behavior.
Demonstrated ability to conduct rigorous analysis on large, real-world datasets.
Strong programming skills (Python required; C++ or similar preferred).
Experience integrating research into production trading systems.
Background in statistics, probability, time series analysis, or optimization is strongly preferred.