Quantitative Trader Intern

IMC is recruiting for Quantitative Trader Intern 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:

Our summer internship programme in Amsterdam is your chance to experience life as a trader at IMC. As a Trader Intern, you will delve into the proprietary trading landscape during the first week of engaging and challenging classroom-based learning. You will have the opportunity hone your skills and apply what you’ve learned with a meaningful project and weekly trading challenges. Throughout the summer, you will receive comprehensive support from dedicated internship trainers, and mentors to guide you in your work and professional development. In our collaborative office environment, you will build a valuable network of IMC traders, researchers, analysts, and engineers. You will benefit from…

YOUR CORE RESPONSIBILTIES

Generate new trading strategies

Iterate current trading strategies

Work on tooling, functionality, and/or visibility for specific use cases

Hone your trading skills by working on a relevant project, shadowing different trading desks, and participating in competitive simulated trading sessions

Attend workshops, presentations, trainings, and social activities alongside the full internship cohort

YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCES

In your penultimate year of study in mathematics, physics, econometrics, or a related quantitative field graduating in 2028

Experience in a programming language is a plus (e.g. Python, Matlab, or R)

You thrive working in an environment where creativity, teamwork, and innovation are recognised and rewarded