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IMC

Systematic Index Options Trader

Chicago, IL · On-site +1

IMC's Index Options desk is one of the leading electronic liquidity providers in index options markets. Our execution team is responsible for getting IMC into the trades we want to participate in ...

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Index Client Services Analyst

Philadelphia, PA · Hybrid

$66K - $112K/yr

As an Index Client Services Analyst reporting to the Director Client Success Management, you'll play a key role in supporting some of the world's largest financial institutions as they rely on Nasdaq ...

Nasdaq

Index Governance Data Leader

Philadelphia, PA · On-site

.Index Governance Data Leader As the Index Governance Data Leader, you will be accountable for documenting, establishing and overseeing data governance practices across the full Index Data Lifecycle ...

Nasdaq

Index Client Services Analyst

Philadelphia, PA · On-site

$66K - $112K/yr

As an Index Client Services Analyst reporting to the Director Client Success Management, you'll play a key role in supporting some of the world's largest financial institutions as they rely on Nasdaq ...

Spgi

Index Data Owner - Private Markets

New York, NY

$83K - $117K/yr

Private Market and other Thematic Indices'data owner As a Private Market Indices data owner within the Global Index Management & Production Group (IMPG), you will be responsible for preparing ...

IMC

Index Options Volatility Trader

Chicago, IL

Our Index Options desk focuses on monetizing flow and capitalizing on short-term mispricings. We are a highly collaborative group that combines strong market intuition with analytical rigor, working ...

IMC

Systematic Index Options Trader

Chicago, IL · On-site

$250K/yr

IMC's Index Options desk is one of the leading electronic liquidity providers in index options markets. Our execution team is responsible for getting IMC into the trades we want to participate in ...

Nasdaq

Index Client Services Analyst

Philadelphia, PA · On-site

$66K - $112K/yr

As an Index Client Services Analyst reporting to the Director Client Success Management, you'll play a key role in supporting some of the world's largest financial institutions as they rely on Nasdaq ...

IMC

Index Options Volatility Trader

Chicago, IL · On-site

$250K/yr

Our Index Options desk focuses on monetizing flow and capitalizing on short-term mispricings. We are a highly collaborative group that combines strong market intuition with analytical rigor, working ...

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Systematic Index Options Trader

IMC

Chicago, IL • On-site, Remote

Full-time

Re-posted 11 days ago

Job description

We are looking for an Index Options Low-Latency Execution Quantitative Trader to join our team. IMC's Index Options desk is one of the leading electronic liquidity providers in index options markets. Our execution team is responsible for getting IMC into the trades we want to participate in, across a range of mechanisms. Our ultra-low latency infrastructure is best-in-class, and because IMC is highly collaborative between traders, quant researchers, and developers, the scope of this role spans deep trade analysis, execution system improvement, and early ownership of a defined part of the strategy.

Your Core Responsibilities:
  • Drive revenue in low-latency index options trading by building upon and improving our electronic execution systems
  • Deliver high-quality analysis using a variety of datasets, including options pricing, trades data, and exchange feed
  • Dive into specific trade examples to understand the behavior of our systems and those of our competitors, identify anomalies, and quantify opportunities
  • Use backtesting and analysis tools to predict the impact of changes to our execution systems and continuously improve our performance
  • Work collaboratively with traders, quant researchers, and developers to bring ideas from inception to production
  • Take early ownership of a defined area of the strategy, for example a certain exchange or execution type, and grow into setting multi-month improvement plans
Your Skills and Experience:
  • 2+ years of experience in low-latency index options execution, including liquidity providing and taking
  • Strong understanding of exchange microstructure and how automated trading systems interact with exchanges
  • Entrepreneurial mindset with a competitive nature, strong ownership mentality, and a bias toward action
  • Ability to perform efficient analysis on large datasets in Python
  • Preference for relevant tertiary qualifications (graduate or post-graduate) in a quantitative field: mathematics, computer science, statistics, or similar, with strong academic results
  • Strong communicator, able to collaborate effectively across trading, research, and development teams

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