Arca Floor Trader

Floor / Broker Trading at IMC:

In addition to electronic trading, we have a strong trading presence in the broker market (trading on the floor and executing trades with brokers). We are looking for an experienced broker trader to join IMC as a Broker Trader on the NYSE Arca exchange floor. This position is based in San Francisco. At IMC, your decisions have direct impact on the company’s trading profits and there is constant opportunity to truly impact our trading strategies. We hire the best because responsibility and ownership starts on day one at IMC.

Your Core Responsibilities:

• Actively provide liquidity to many market participants leveraging IMC proprietary strategies


• Ability to quickly establish relationships with brokers


• Navigate new floor and make decisions independently 


• Manage execution and risk of complex trading portfolios


• Effectively communicate real-time trade information and information flow to IMC’s internal team


• Leverage an entrepreneurial mindset to identify and research new trading opportunities


• Perform trades analysis to improve trading

Your Skills and Experience:

• 3+ years of experience pricing, analyzing, and trading exchange-traded equity options


• Previous experience in team-based collaborative trading environment, preferably from a top-tier market making firm


• Talent for building and maintaining strong relationships with brokers


• Highly analytical thinker and proficient in probability and statistics 


• Ability to work successfully in a fast-moving and competitive environment


• Strong communication, interpersonal skills, and desire to work in a team-based environment