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Graduate Broker Trader

IMC
Posted a month ago, valid for 25 days
Location

Chicago, IL 60678, US

Salary

$200,000 - $240,000 per year

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Contract type

Full Time

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  • IMC is seeking a recent graduate to join as a Graduate Broker Trader, with full-time employment starting in August 2026.
  • Candidates should be current university students graduating between September 2025 and July 2026, pursuing a degree in a quantitative field such as Mathematics or Computer Science.
  • The role involves responding to quotes in the broker market, building electronic trading strategies, and performing trade analysis.
  • Preferred qualifications include superior analytical skills, experience in Python programming, and a strong interest in financial markets.
  • The base salary for this position is $200,000, with additional discretionary bonuses and benefits.

We are looking for a recent graduate to join IMC as a Graduate Broker Trader. IMC is a high frequency trading firm with a strong trading presence in the broker market. As a Graduate Broker Trader, you will be part of highly motivated team facing the daily challenge of managing the execution and risk of complex trading portfolios. In this role, you’ll respond to quotes in the broker market both over the phone and on screen, leveraging quantitative analysis to discern the best opportunities. Additionally, you will actively build and enhance the quality of our electronic trading strategies, requiring superior analytical, mathematical, and computing skills. We’re seeking someone who loves participating in markets and building tools to succeed in them. 

Your Core Responsibilities:

  • Engage in immersive, practical training to quickly acquire the skills needed to be successful on a trading desk
  • Work in a team of broker and screen traders to optimize trading utilizing quantitative strategies and analyses
  • Make markets throughout the day on a variety of mediums
  • Build and maintain relationships with brokers
  • Perform trades analysis to improve trading
  • Develop, maintain, and enhance trading models, algorithms, systems, and positional risk
  • Find a competitive edge to drive results in the market while collaborating effectively with fellow IMC traders

Your Skills and Experience:

  • Current university student graduating between September 2025 and July 2026 that is pursuing a degree in a quantitative field of study (e.g. Mathematics, Physics, Computer Science or similar)
  • Superior numerical, analytical, and problem-solving skills
  • Thrives and is able to make decisions in a fast-moving and competitive environment
  • A team player with a proactive, self-driven attitude
  • Experience with programming in Python is preferred
  •  A desire to learn and solve complex problems
  • Interest in financial markets; previous knowledge is not required
  • Must be available for full-time employment starting in August 2026


You may submit one application per role each year.  We strongly encourage you to focus on applying to a single role that best matches your skills and interests.  Though you may apply to multiple roles, please note that each application will be evaluated based on the specific criteria established for that particular role.If you have already applied for this position during the current recruitment season and were not selected, you may reapply when the next recruitment season begins in 2026.


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.


Base Salary: $200,000

 

About Us

IMC is a global trading firm powered by a cutting-edge research environment and a world-class technology backbone. Since 1989, we’ve been a stabilizing force in financial markets, providing essential liquidity upon which market participants depend. Across our offices in the US, Europe, Asia Pacific, and India, our talented quant researchers, engineers, traders, and business operations professionals are united by our uniquely collaborative, high-performance culture, and our commitment to giving back. From entering dynamic new markets to embracing disruptive technologies, and from developing an innovative research environment to diversifying our trading strategies, we dare to continuously innovate and collaborate to succeed.

 




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