ApplySarthiSenior Equity Options Volatility Trader
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Practise the Senior Equity Options Volatility Trader at IMC interview free →Our US Equity Options business has become one of the leading liquidity-providers in the marketplace. We’ve already created partnerships and business models to facilitate our expansion and we continue to improve our options pricing, particularly in the volatility space. IMC is highly collaborative between traders, quants, and developers so the scope of responsibility involves working with others to identify and describe mispricings, interact with the market, and push forward visibility improvements
Your Core Responsibilities:
- Maximize revenue by both finding, and then capitalizing on short term mispricing, as well as managing larger positions
- Work closely with our best-in-class research and quant teams to analyze your results and improve your approach
- Take lots of responsibility and ownership early to drive strategies forward and be successful
Your Skills and Experience:
- Experienced equity options trader with at least 2 years’ experience
- Entrepreneurial mindset with a healthy risk appetite, are competitive by nature, and are a fast decision maker
- Ability to identify patterns and describe them analytically. Preference for relevant tertiary qualifications (graduate or post graduate), with strong academic results
- Passionate about understanding volatility dynamics and willing to immediately act on your opinions to capture market opportunities.
- In tune with the fundamental drivers of stocks we trade and can work effectively with a research analyst team to make decisions
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The Base Salary range for the role is included below. Base salary is only one component of total compensation; all full-time, permanent positions are eligible for a discretionary bonus and benefits, including paid leave and insurance. Please visit Benefits - US | IMC Trading for more comprehensive information.
About Us
IMC is a research-driven trading firm where quantitative modeling, machine learning, and engineering shape how modern markets are traded. A stabilizing force in markets since 1989, we provide liquidity across trading venues, delivering the best outcome in value and risk management to investors. Using our own technology and capital, we build proprietary systems and algorithms that operate across global markets. Our researchers, traders, and engineers work as a collective, combining rapid experimentation, advanced infrastructure, and real-time feedback to turn insight into execution and execution into advantage.
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