Commodities Volatility Trader

• Strong technical skills in Statistics and Python
• You have a proven ability to act and make decisions in a fast-paced and competitive environment
• Experience with managing risk and developing market making strategies
• Strong communication and teamwork abilities

• 3+ years' experience in Commodities Options markets highly preferred, other asset classes such as Equity Options will be considered if from a proprietary trading environment
• Product experience is preferred

• BS, MS, or PhD, preferably in STEM

We're building out a trading initiative in London, with a growing focus on listed commodities options. This expansion is supported by a mix of internal talent and experienced external hires. With a collaborative and entrepreneurial culture, the team offers a unique opportunity to help shape and scale a new desk from an early stage.

The group combines deep expertise with broad trading experience and values innovation, ownership, and cross-functional collaboration. As the desk continues to grow, there will be increasing opportunities to take on broader responsibilities and contribute meaningfully to its success.

• Maximize revenue by identifying and monetizing short- and long-term mispricings, as well as managing the resulting positions
• Be able to take lots of responsibility and ownership early in your time here to drive the strategy forward
• Managing risk and developing market making strategies
• You will have lots of responsibility and ownership early on to drive strategies forward and be successful
• IMC is highly collaborative between traders, quants, and developers so the scope of responsibility is fairly fluid involving a mixture of data-driven analysis, quantitative modelling and algorithm development

• You have a quantitative and strategic mindset and a healthy appetite for risk
• You are analytical, passionate about reflecting on past trades, and always seeking to do better