Graduate Trader (2025)

Posted 6 Days Ago
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Amsterdam
Hybrid
1-3 Years Experience
Fintech • Software
IMC is a proprietary trading firm and market maker in various products listed on exchanges globally.
The Role
As a Graduate Trader, you will undergo a six-week Global Trainee Programme, learn trading strategies, manage trading portfolios, and collaborate with technology developers and engineers.
Summary Generated by Built In

Your IMC journey as a Graduate Trader begins with a six-week Global Trainee Programme led by our seasoned engineers and traders alongside graduates from all three IMC regions: Europe, the United States, and Asia-Pacific. During this traineeship, you'll deepen your knowledge about trading and financial markets, IMC's trading strategies, and our proprietary trading systems. Your training will continue back at your local office, where you'll receive support from your dedicated mentor, an experienced trader at IMC. Following the Program, you'll join a desk that best matches your strengths and interests, so you can hit the ground running. You'll receive recognition for your ideas and successes every step of the way.
Your Core Responsibilities

  • Trade a wide range of financial instruments
  • Develop, maintain, and improve trading strategies and algorithms
  • Manage the execution and risk of complex trading portfolios
  • Collaborate closely with IMC's technology developers and engineers


Your Skills and Experiences

  • In your ultimate year of study in mathematics, physics, econometrics or a related quantitative field, and are seeking to join IMC full-time in February or August 2025
  • Experience in a programming language is a plus (e.g. Python, Matlab or R)
  • First-class analytical skills
  • A genuine interest in financial markets (no prior knowledge or experience is required)


Please note: If you have already applied for this position during the current recruitment season and were not selected, you may reapply when the next recruitment season begins in September 2025. We encourage you to focus on enhancing your skillset before reapplying.
About Us
IMC is a leading trading firm, known worldwide for our advanced, low-latency technology and world-class execution capabilities. Over the past 30 years, we've been a stabilizing force in the financial markets - providing the essential liquidity our counterparties depend on. Across offices in the US, Europe, and Asia Pacific, our talented employees are united by our entrepreneurial spirit, exceptional culture, and commitment to giving back. It's a strong foundation that allows us to grow and add new capabilities, year after year. From entering dynamic new markets, to developing a state-of-the-art research environment and diversifying our trading strategies, we dare to imagine what could be and work together to make it happen.

Top Skills

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Python
R

What the Team is Saying

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The Company
HQ: Chicago, IL
1,622 Employees
Hybrid Workplace
Year Founded: 1989

What We Do

IMC is a leading trading firm, known worldwide for our advanced, low-latency technology and world-class execution capabilities. Over the past 30 years, we’ve been a stabilizing force in the financial markets – providing the essential liquidity our counterparties depend on. Across offices in the US, Europe, and Asia Pacific, our talented employees are united by our entrepreneurial spirit, exceptional culture, and commitment to giving back. It's a strong foundation that allows us to grow and add new capabilities, year after year. From entering dynamic new markets, to developing a state-of-the-art research environment and diversifying our trading strategies, we dare to imagine what could be and work together to make it happen.

Why Work With Us

At IMC, the best ideas win, regardless of hierarchy. We’ve done away with artificial barriers and prioritize our employees. As a result, our people can explore their potential without limits, developing and implementing the systems and strategies that have made us one of the world’s leading liquidity providers.

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