Quantitative Researcher – Equities

Job Description

IMC is seeking a Quantitative Researcher to join their team in Chicago. The role focuses on developing high-frequency, low-latency equity trading strategies and predictive models. The researcher will collaborate with a growing team, contributing to signal generation and the design and implementation of a robust framework for researching, testing, and deploying new ideas.

Responsibilities include:

• Understanding and improving existing models and algorithms.
• Finding innovative ways to monetize existing algorithms through data analysis.
• Rapidly researching, testing, and prototyping new algorithmic ideas using Python.
• Overseeing the high-quality implementation of ideas into full-scale production trading.

Requirements include:

• 3+ years of experience as a quantitative researcher with experience in equity options or equities.
• Experience with equity signal generation and predictive modeling.
• Relevant tertiary qualifications (graduate or postgraduate) in mathematics, science, financial engineering, or computer science.
• Experience working on a market-making system, preferably in an automated environment.

IMC offers:

• A collaborative, high-performance culture.
• Opportunity to contribute to all aspects of IMC's trading.