Qualifications
Your Core Responsibilities:
Utilize deep learning methodologies to enhance prediction accuracy in a trading environment.
Work alongside feature engineers and traders to maximize the utility of our feature sets.
Design and refine sampling, weighting, cost targets, hyperparameters, and network architectures to address various problems and data types.
Drive the team forward by staying current with industry trends and academic advancements, addressing complex challenges in quantitative research.
Guide and mentor junior colleagues, simplifying complex concepts for better understanding.
Apply knowledge of distributed computing to optimize training hardware and achieve rapid, effective results with large datasets.
Your Skills and Experience:
A graduate or postgraduate degree from a leading university, specializing in machine learning, statistics, or a related STEM field.
Over 3 years of experience as a quantitative modeller, specifically within the high to mid-frequency delta one domain, with a proven history of developing and enhancing deep learning models that outperform in real-world applications.
Strong programming skills in at least one programming language and familiarity with mainstream deep learning frameworks.
About the job
Join IMC Trading as a Quantitative Researcher - Modeller, where you'll harness your expertise to develop high to mid-frequency delta one trading strategies and predictive models tailored for the APAC markets. If you're passionate about advancing the integration of Machine Learning into trading processes, enhancing execution efficiencies, and collaborating within a top-tier trading firm, this role is ideal for you.
In this position, you'll undertake extensive data analysis to generate statistically sound predictions of market behavior, directly influencing our trading strategies and leading to visible improvements throughout the organization. Your contributions will help steer our research initiatives and tooling advancements, capitalizing on our significant advantages in market access, global reach, options insight, and low latency. The rapid evolution of Machine Learning has opened up exciting challenges that we are eager to tackle.
You'll be part of a dynamic and expanding research team, working closely with traders, software engineers, and hardware specialists to refine our models and see their effects on our trading outcomes. At IMC, we believe in teamwork, open communication, and the collective pursuit of excellence.
About IMC Trading
IMC Trading is a global trading firm that leverages technology and quantitative research to deliver exceptional trading performance. With a commitment to innovation and continuous improvement, IMC is at the forefront of utilizing machine learning and data analysis in the financial markets.
