Quantitative Research Intern (PhD) - Summer 2027

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The market's toughest problems demand more than fast code and smart models; they require collective intelligence. IMC is a global quantitative trading firm driven by top researchers, engineers, and traders who relentlessly optimize across high-performance computing systems, deep learning models, and turn large amounts of data into trading strategies across asset classes.

Scroll Down . 10 Offices +70 Nationalities +2070 Employees +120 Trading venues Petabytes of Data process daily 36 Years of trading 9000+ servers across 9 countries 10 Offices +70 Nationalities +2070 Employees +120 Trading venues Petabytes of Data process daily 36 Years of trading 9000+ servers across 9 countries About us A stabilizing force in markets since 1989, IMC provides liquidity wherever markets trade. Collective intellect is how we're built. Every discipline makes the others stronger.

Researchers sharpen signals, traders challenge models, and engineers innovate systems. Machine learning and AI are used through our entire workflow and sit at the core of how we trade — forecasting market behavior, generating signals, training foundation models, and more.

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Where we operate WHAT WE DO Building for our future The future is full of opportunity. That’s why we’re always innovating, always expanding into new markets and asset classes, and always sharing ideas and expertise across offices. Discover more 00:00 / 00:00 OUR AMBITION IS TO BE THE WORLD’S LEADING TRADING FIRM. OUR AMBITION IS TO BE THE WORLD’S LEADING TRADING FIRM. Working at IMC EXTRAORDINARY TALENT. EXCEPTIONAL TEAMWORK. We provide dynamic opportunities for driven, hardworking people from all backgrounds and experience levels.

Students & graduates Experienced professionals We hire only the most ambitious, high-performing candidates, empowering them with cutting-edge technology. You’ll work with the best minds in the business to solve the most challenging problems our industry has to offer. Providing liquidity since 1989 AEX | 1989 - 2025 Access our liquidity We develop innovative technologies and algorithms to trade in all major asset classes on more than 120 venues globally.

Our approach and experience enable us to deliver the very best outcomes in value and risk transfer. 01 Trade in Europe, The US & Asia Pacific Institutional Sales We're a top-3 liquidity provider by volume traded in listed options globally. Through our sales desks, buy-side firms can trade off-screen directly with IMC. Go 02 Trade in the US Options Wholesaling We have best-in-class, technology-enabled connectivity to all Options Clearing Corporation (OCC) venues.

Go 03 Trade Globally Crypto solutions Our dedicated crypto team provides global coverage of crypto products, including spot, perps, futures, and options, both on- and off-chain. Go 04 Trade in the US ETF Market making IMC is at the heart of today's expanding ETF ecosystem, acting as a Lead Market Maker (LMM) in more than 150 US exchange-traded funds (ETFs).

Go IMC at a glance + 2070 Employees across 10 global offices + 120 trading venues + 35 years in trading making a positive impact At IMC, we believe that every business should contribute toward a better society. That’s why we give our time, talent, and funding to enrich the lives of people in the communities where we live and work. Find out more Blogs Featured Articles & Insights Research Analyst Aline on why IMC is the right fit for her. Read blog How IMC adds value Read blog IMC in Africa and India.

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