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Trader Assistant (Working Student)

IMCAmsterdam, Netherlands · Posted 7 months ago
Full-timeEst. 42,000 EUR
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Description

As a trader assistant, you’ll get a first-hand experience of what it’s like to work at IMC during your studies while adding value as an integral part of IMC’s trading team. It’s your chance to show us what you’re capable of, both analytically and as a teammate. You’ll be responsible for your own projects, with support from our skilled traders and engineers where needed. This is a unique opportunity to develop yourself professionally and to build that ‘can do’ mindset.

YOUR CORE RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Support our trading teams by analysing data and building tools to make the trader’s life easier
  • Collaborate closely with IMC’s traders and engineers
  • Learn about the trading industry, what it is like to be trader and have the freedom to find your niche
  • Receive guidance from a dedicated mentor and the opportunity to build valuable connections with other full-time employees

YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCES

  • In your penultimate year of study in mathematics, physics, econometrics, or a related quantitative field at a university in the Netherlands graduating in 2026 or 2027
  • Experience in Python is required
  • Outstanding analytical skills
  • A genuine interest in financial markets (no prior knowledge or experience is required)
  • Available to work part-time (20-hours per week) in the IMC Amsterdam office for at least 6-months

Please note: If you have already applied for a Trading position during the current recruitment season and were not selected, you may reapply when the next recruitment season begins in Summer 2027. We encourage you to focus on enhancing your skillset before reapplying.

About Us

IMC is a global trading firm powered by a cutting-edge research environment and a world-class technology backbone. Since 1989, we’ve been a stabilizing force in financial markets, providing essential liquidity upon which market participants depend. Across our offices in the US, Europe, Asia Pacific, and India, our talented quant researchers, engineers, traders, and business operations professionals are united by our uniquely collaborative, high-performance culture, and our commitment to giving back. From entering dynamic new markets to embracing disruptive technologies, and from developing an innovative research environment to diversifying our trading strategies, we dare to continuously innovate and collaborate to succeed.

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