Quantitative Researcher

Job Description

IMC is seeking an experienced Quantitative Researcher to join their Index Options team in Mumbai. The ideal candidate will be responsible for developing high-frequency trading strategies and predictive models for India’s Index Options products. This role involves performing large-scale data analysis to derive statistically profitable predictions of market behavior, shaping the direction of research and tooling, and collaborating with traders, researchers, and developers to improve models and impact production trading results. IMC emphasizes teamwork, open idea sharing, and collaboration across disciplines.

Responsibilities:

• Rapidly generate high-quality, testable ideas.
• Shape the modeling approach for predicting Option price movements.
• Ensure results are reliable and well-tested.
• Develop a strong grasp of market dynamics and areas of improvement.
• Understand statistics, machine learning approaches, and overfitting risks.
• Incorporate new signals into trading strategies.

Requirements:

• Graduate & Postgraduate study from top universities in machine learning, statistics, or STEM.
• 4+ years’ experience as a Quantitative Researcher.
• Proven track record of developing value-adding features.
• Practical experience applying ML to India Index Options.
• Strong programming skills (Python preferred).

IMC offers:

• A cutting-edge research environment.
• A world-class technology backbone.
• A uniquely collaborative, high-performance culture.