Quantitative Trader – Equities (Live Trading)
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Job Summary
IMC is seeking an experienced Quantitative Trader to focus on live trading operations and performance analysis for high to mid-frequency delta-one equity strategies in APAC markets. Based in Hong Kong this role sits close to production trading and is responsible for maximizing PnL through real-time monitoring execution optimization and rapid feedback loops between trading research and engineering.
This is a hands-on trading role with strong ownership of day-to-day strategy behaviour in live markets requiring sound judgment under pressure and deep understanding of market microstructure.
Core Responsibilities
- Operate and oversee live high- to mid-frequency equity trading strategies across APAC markets
- Monitor intraday performance risk and execution quality; identify and act on anomalies in real time
- Analyse fills slippage adverse selection and market impact to continuously improve execution outcomes
- Work closely with quant researchers to translate research ideas into robust production-ready trading behaviour
- Partner with engineers to diagnose production issues improve system stability and enhance trading infrastructure
- Contribute to post-trade analysis performance attribution and feedback into strategy iteration
- Ensure strategies operate within defined risk limits and respond appropriately to changing market conditions
Skills & Experience
- Degree in a quantitative field (Mathematics Physics Computer Science Engineering Economics or similar)
- 3 years of experience in systematic equity trading with direct exposure to live trading environments
- Strong understanding of market microstructure order books and execution dynamics in APAC markets
- Proven experience analysing execution quality market impact and intraday performance drivers
- Strong programming and data analysis skills (Python/C strongly preferred)
- Ability to make sound decisions under pressure and manage multiple live priorities simultaneously
- Excellent communication skills and a collaborative team-oriented mindset
About Us
IMC is a global trading firm powered by a cutting-edge research environment and a world-class technology backbone. Since 1989 weve 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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