Graduate Quantitative Researcher

IMC is recruiting for Graduate Quantitative Researcher in Amsterdam, Netherlands. This listing was last seen on the firm's own job board on August 22, 2026.

Options market making with a technology-first culture and a lighter maths bar than its Amsterdam neighbour.

What sets IMC apart: Traders and engineers hired into the same programme and trained together. Lower mental maths bar than Optiver, higher weight on logic puzzles. Strong campus presence in the Netherlands, Chicago, and India.

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The role, as IMC describes it, published on July 31, 2026 and reproduced from their job board:

Your IMC journey as a Graduate Quantitative Researcher begins with a six-week Global Trainee Programme led by our seasoned engineers and traders alongside graduates from all three IMC regions: Europe, the United States, and Asia-Pacific. During this traineeship, you will deepen your knowledge about trading and financial markets, IMC’s trading strategies, and our proprietary trading systems. Your training will continue back at your local office, where you’ll receive support from your dedicated mentor, an experienced quant researcher at IMC. Following the programme, you will join a team of quantitative researchers, where you’ll play a key role in exploring and shaping strategies in global…

YOUR CORE RESPONSIBILITIES

Collaborate with traders to evaluate existing models and suggest improvements

Build customised analysis tools to explore new research ideas

Apply rigorous quantitative techniques to solve complex problems

Design mathematical models based on innovative trading ideas Implement these new models and put them into production

YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

In your ultimate year of a MSc or PhD in mathematics, physics, astrophysics, or a related quantitative field, and are seeking to join IMC full-time in February or August 2027

Experience in a programming language (e.g. Python, Matlab or C++)

First-class quantitative and analytical skills, with excellent attention to detail

A genuine interest in financial markets (no prior knowledge or experience is required)