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Senior Equity Options Volatility Trader

A trader role in IMC's US equity options business, looking for short-term mispricing and managing larger volatility positions. It works closely with the quant, research and developer teams.

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.

Find and trade short-term options mispricings
Manage larger volatility positions
Review trading results with quants and researchers and refine the approach
Take early ownership of strategies

What they ask for

Required

At least 2 years as an equity options trader
Fast, decisive trading style with risk appetite
Ability to describe patterns analytically
Understanding of volatility dynamics
Awareness of what drives the stocks traded

Preferred

Graduate or postgraduate qualifications with strong results

Education: Graduate or postgraduate qualifications preferred, with strong academic results
Experience: 2+ years trading equity options
Markets: equities, options

How to prepare

Study volatility surface shape, skew and term structure for single stocks
Practise earnings and event volatility trades
Learn vega and gamma hedging and how they interact
Build a log of trade ideas with analytical reasons and review them

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.