Qualifications
Your Core Responsibilities:Utilize your creativity and expertise to swiftly generate high-quality, testable ideas. Apply a structured, methodical approach to ensure the reliability and thorough testing of your results. Leverage your strong understanding of market dynamics and microstructure to develop powerful market features. Possess a solid grasp of statistical methodologies, a variety of machine learning techniques, and awareness of overfitting risks. Your Skills and Experience:Minimum of 3 years of experience as a Quantitative Researcher or Trader, particularly in high-frequency Equities or Futures, with a proven track record. Advanced degree from a top-tier university, specializing in machine learning, statistics, or related STEM fields. Proficient in programming, with a strong preference for Python. Extensive practical experience with at least one mainstream Machine Learning approach.
About the job
Join IMC, a leading global trading firm, as we seek seasoned quantitative researchers to innovate and develop high-frequency delta one trading strategies and predictive models tailored for the APAC markets. If you are passionate about leveraging Machine Learning to enhance trading strategies and improve execution efficiency, this opportunity is tailor-made for you.
In this role, you will conduct extensive data analysis to generate statistically sound predictions regarding market behavior. Your insights will play a crucial role in shaping our trading decisions, yielding significant impacts across our operations. You will also influence our research direction and tooling, capitalizing on our established advantages in market access, global reach, and low latency. Machine Learning has already accelerated our capabilities, allowing us to tackle some of the most compelling challenges in the industry.
As part of a dynamic and expanding research team, you will collaborate closely with traders and technical teams to enhance our models and witness their effects on our trading outcomes. At IMC, we believe in teamwork, fostering an environment of open communication and idea sharing across different desks and offices.
About IMC Trading
Founded in 1989, IMC Trading is a global trading powerhouse that thrives on a state-of-the-art research environment and an exceptional technological infrastructure. We have established ourselves as a stabilizing force in financial markets, providing essential liquidity relied upon by market participants. With offices in the US, Europe, Asia Pacific, and India, our talented quantitative researchers, engineers, and traders work collaboratively to innovate and excel in the trading landscape.
