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Quantitative Trader – Options

A trader who runs IMC's India options book, owning P&L and risk and using models and tools from research and engineering. The role centres on real-time pricing, hedging and positioning in options market making.

What you’d work on

Our reading of the posting: what a new hire in this role would most likely spend their first months on.

Manage the options book with responsibility for P&L and risk
Adjust pricing, hedges and positions as the market moves
Use signals and tools to inform real-time decisions
Give researchers and engineers feedback on models and execution
Mentor junior traders

What they ask for

Required

3+ years running an options book in NSE/BSE
Track record of profit with disciplined risk
Options theory: Greeks, volatility, pricing
Fast decision-making under pressure
Market intuition on liquidity and flow
Quantitative mindset when using models

Education: No degree level stated
Experience: 3+ years managing an options book at a trading firm or market maker
Markets: options

How to prepare

Revise delta, gamma, vega and theta hedging in detail
Study volatility surface dynamics around events and expiries
Practise market-making games under time pressure
Read about NSE index and stock options and their quirks

What to study

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SelfMadeQuant wrote this summary from the employer’s public posting, last checked 6 November 2026. SelfMadeQuant isn’t affiliated with IMC Trading and doesn’t handle applications.