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Macro Research Analyst

IMC Trading
🇳🇱AmsterdamMediorFull-timePosted September 22, 2026

About the Role

As a Macro Analyst at IMC in Amsterdam, you will build the quantitative tools and analysis behind the team's macro research.

  • Build and own Python tools and data workflows for macro research, scenario analysis and backtesting;
  • Maintain a structured record of event scenarios, their underlying assumptions and subsequent outcomes;
  • Backtest research ideas, signals and models, using statistical analysis to assess performance;
  • Develop quantitative analysis for macro-event scenarios, translating results into inputs for the European equity index volatility curve;
  • Understand the desk's exposure to covered events and score your own calls against actual outcomes;
  • Contribute to event coverage during European trading hours and relevant out-of-hours futures sessions.

As you demonstrate an edge through your work, there is scope to develop into position taking and longer-horizon research.

Responsibilities

  • Build and own Python tools and data workflows for macro research, scenario analysis and backtesting
  • Maintain a structured record of event scenarios, their underlying assumptions and subsequent outcomes, making the research available for testing and review
  • Backtest research ideas, signals and models, using statistical analysis to assess their performance and identify areas for improvement
  • Develop and update quantitative analysis for macro-event scenarios, working with traders and senior analysts to translate the results into inputs for the volatility curve
  • Understand the desk’s exposure to the events you cover, including whether it is long or short an event, and use that context when discussing the implications of your analysis
  • Score your own calls against actual outcomes and use the findings to improve the tools, models and scenario analysis you contribute
  • Contribute to event coverage during European trading hours and relevant out-of-hours futures sessions

Requirements

  • 2–4 years of experience in quantitative research or a trading-focused analytical role, ideally within a macro hedge fund pod or at a competing trading firm
  • Hands-on Python skills, with experience preparing and analyzing data and applying statistics to research questions
  • Experience building analytical tools and backtesting research ideas; having built signals or models used in live trading is an advantage
  • Good understanding of macroeconomic drivers and equity index markets, including familiarity with options and volatility
  • A disciplined approach to recording assumptions and evaluating results, with the ability to connect your analysis to trading exposure and refine your views through evidence and feedback