Quant jobs / IMC Trading

Trader Assistant (Working Student)

A part-time working-student role inside an IMC trading team in Amsterdam, aimed at maths and science students in the Netherlands. You support traders by analysing data and building small tools while learning how a market maker operates.

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.

Analyse trading and market data with Python to answer questions traders raise
Build small internal tools that save traders time
Own a self-contained project with mentor review
Shadow traders and engineers to learn how pricing and risk decisions are made

What they ask for

Required

Python
Strong analytical skills
Penultimate-year study in maths, physics, econometrics or similar
Interest in financial markets
20 hours a week in the Amsterdam office for 6+ months

Education: Penultimate-year student in maths, physics, econometrics or a related quantitative field at a Dutch university, graduating 2026 or 2027
Experience: Current students; no finance experience needed
Languages and tools: Python

How to prepare

Practise pandas analysis on a public market dataset and write up what you found
Build a small dashboard or script a trader could actually use
Learn basic market-making ideas such as spreads, inventory and fair value
Revise probability and mental-arithmetic style problems

What to study

The Quantitative Researcher roadmap sets out the stages for this kind of role, with free resources for each.

Open the roadmap

Apply

Read the full posting on IMC Trading’s site before applying: requirements, location and pay can change after we check them.

View the posting on IMC Trading’s site ↗

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.