IMC
Financial Services
IndexOptionsVolatilityTrader
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“Index Options Volatility Trader at IMC. Skills: Index Options, Volatility trading, Python. Maximize revenue by identifying mispricing. Manage resulting positions”
What You'll Achieve.
growing into a leading volatility desk
Industry & Context.
rigorous scenario analysis
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
2+ years of Index Options Volatility trading experience, BS, MS, or PhD, preferably in business, economics, or STEM, entrepreneurial mindset, healthy appetite for risk, ability to act and make decisions in a fast-paced and competitive environment, analytical, deep understanding of fundamental drivers of volatility dynamics, proficiency in Python
What You'll Do.
Maximize revenue by identifying mispricing
Manage resulting positions
Monitor volatility shifts
React to liquidity changes
Take ownership of index options trading books
Deploy directional trades
Deploy volatility-based trades
Refine pricing models
Refine volatility surfaces
Improve execution tools
Validate new trading ideas
Enhance scenario tools
Perform post-trade reviews
Drive strategy forward
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Collaborate with quants and engineers; highly collaborative group
Full Job Description
Our Index Options team chases edge in volatility valuation, detailed execution, and fast technology. We are making a big push in our ability to price vol and take risk, with the goal of growing into a leading volatility desk in the marketplace. We are a highly collaborative group of generalists and specialists. Together we strive to have deep expertise, ownership, and innovation in the topic areas that are important to winning in the Index Options space. Your Core Responsibilities Maximize revenue by identifying and monetizing short- and long-term mispricing, as well as managing the resulting positions Monitor and react to volatility shifts, liquidity changes, and macro events. Take ownership of index options trading books across EU and/or US markets with a focus on opportunistic, high-risk/high-reward strategies Deploy directional and volatility-based trades with strong conviction, backed by market intuition, quantitative signals and rigorous scenario analysis Collaborate with quants and engineers to refine pricing models and volatility surfaces and to improve execution tools, automation and latency Back test signals and validate new trading ideas. Provide feedback to enhance risk systems, scenario tools, and vol surfaces. Perform post-trade reviews to continuously improve execution and hedging. Be able to take lots of responsibility and ownership early in your time here to drive the strategy forward. Your skills and experience: 2+ years of Index Options Volatility trading experience BS, MS, or PhD, preferably in business, economics, or STEM You have an entrepreneurial mindset and a healthy appetite for risk You have a proven ability to act and make decisions in a fast-paced and competitive environment You are analytical, passionate about reflecting on past trades, and always seeking to do better You have a deep understanding of fundamental drivers of volatility dynamics Strong proficiency in Python About Us IMC is a global trading firm powered by a cutting-edge re
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