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Operations Trader

IMC
Location
Mumbai, India
Posted
25 days ago
Department
Trading Services
What they actually want (must-haves)
  • Prior experience in trading operations, execution, or production support at a proprietary trading firm, market maker, or similar high-frequency environment
  • Strong foundation in probability, statistics, and quantitative modelling
  • Experience working with large datasets and time-series data
  • Strong programming skills in at least one language, preferably Python
  • Demonstrated ownership of production/operational tasks — reconciliation, connectivity, monitoring
  • Comfortable operating under pressure during live market hours, including trading halts and reconciliations
Nice to have
  • Experience investigating execution or system performance (latency analysis, timeline tracing across systems) is a strong plus
  • No prior options experience required — but genuine initiative to learn (e.g., familiarity with options greeks, dynamic hedging, or having worked through texts like Natenberg) is a strong signal
  • Experience mentoring or training junior team members
What the job really is

The Operations Trader role at IMC involves executing and monitoring index options strategies in real-time while ensuring the operational health of the trading desk. Responsibilities include managing contract rolls, performing post-trade analysis, and building automation tools to enhance efficiency. The position requires collaboration with various teams to troubleshoot issues and improve execution reliability, along with mentoring junior team members.

Things to weigh
  • No salary listed
  • Role requires operating under pressure during live market hours
  • Focus on automation may imply a need for strong programming skills
  • Experience with options not required, but learning initiative is important
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