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Senior Trader

IMC Trading
🇺🇸Chicago🇺🇸New YorkSeniorFull-time$301kPosted October 2, 2026

About the Role

IMC Americas, Inc. has multiple openings for Senior Trader (REQ#4479679101) in Chicago, IL and New York, NY.

The role involves developing, maintaining, and enhancing mathematical models, strategies, and trading system components for quantitative proprietary trading in collaboration with developers; independently designing and implementing changes to trading models, strategies and systems end-to-end, from conceiving proposed changes through testing and implementation; and analyzing, interpreting, and modeling financial, economic, and industry data to optimize trading and maximize revenue generation.

The trader also creates custom analysis tools for research beyond available tools, and prepares and presents high-quality financial analysis and reports following IMC global guidelines.

Leadership duties include leading, mentoring and developing a team of traders, including managing Trading managers and leading trading teams across offices; supervising and mentoring traders and interns; and setting trading strategy, performance goals, and standards for a group of traders, quant researchers, and technologists.

The role enforces robust risk management practices and adherence to regulatory and internal controls, owning PnL, risk management, and regulatory controls for the trading desk, and influences organizational and strategic direction for the firm by collaborating with key stakeholders and leadership in IMC international offices.

The trader partners closely with other trading and technology leads to enhance trading strategies, systems and tools, and participates in the Trader interview process and hiring decisions for applicants to Trader positions.

Partial telecommuting permitted. Multiple positions available.

Responsibilities

  • Develop, maintain, and enhance mathematical models, strategies, and trading system components for quantitative proprietary trading in collaboration with developers
  • Independently design and implement changes to trading models, strategies and systems from end-to-end, including conceiving of proposed changes, creating a testing plan and performing tests, and implementing changes
  • Analyze, interpret, and model financial, economic, and industry data to optimize trading and maximize revenue generation using existing internal tools
  • Create custom analysis tools for use at the firm to perform research beyond available analysis tools
  • Prepare and present high-quality financial analysis and reports following IMC global guidelines
  • Lead, mentor and develop a team of traders, including managing Trading managers and leading trading teams across offices
  • Supervise and mentor traders and interns, providing detailed feedback for their work
  • Set trading strategy, performance goals, and standards for a group of traders, quant researchers, and technologists; and stay abreast of market trends and changes, adapting strategies as needed
  • Enforce robust risk management practices and ensure adherence to regulatory and internal controls; and own PnL, risk management, and regulatory controls for the trading desk
  • Influence organizational and strategic direction for the firm by collaborating with key stakeholders and leadership in IMC international offices
  • Partner closely with other trading and technology leads to enhance trading strategies, systems and tools
  • Participate in Trader interview process and make hiring decisions for applicants to Trader positions

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree, or foreign equivalent, in Mathematics, Econometrics, Computer Science, Financial Engineering, Physics, or similarly quantitative and mathematical field
  • Five (5) years of experience in the job offered or a related position
  • At least five (5) years of experience developing, maintaining, and enhancing mathematical models, strategies, and trading system components for quantitative proprietary trading in collaboration with developers
  • At least five (5) years of experience operating trading strategies through a range of market circumstances, having a thorough understanding of risk at any point in time
  • At least five (5) years of experience rolling out and verifying new features on trading strategies
  • At least five (5) years of experience managing a trading firm's risk exposure
  • At least five (5) years of experience using Python and python coding libraries, including Pandas, NumPy, and SciPy to assist in quantitative analysis
  • At least five (5) years of experience trading products and navigating compliance regulations in trading markets
  • At least five (5) years of experience managing Quantitative traders
  • At least five (5) years of experience contributing to planning and prioritization decisions on a trading desk
  • Requires FINRA Certifications: (1) SIE, (2) Series 57, and (3) Series 24

What You'll Get

  • $301k base salary
  • Discretionary bonus
  • Benefits, including paid leave and insurance