Commodities Broker Trader IMC Trading · London, United Kingdom a month ago

Tradermath; City of London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A global trading firm in London seeks an Execution/Broker Trader to manage broker relationships and collaborate with trading teams. The ideal candidate will have over 2 years of experience, a quantitative mindset, and strong technical skills in Statistics and Python. This position offers the chance to drive strategy in a dynamic trading environment, making key decisions while enhancing trading outcomes.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience as an Execution/Broker Trader.
• Strong analytical skills focused on improving trading outcomes.
• Ability to operate in a fast-paced and competitive environment.

Responsibilities

• Manage broker relationships in the Commodities team.
• Collaborate with traders to manage risk portfolios.
• Identify and research new trading opportunities.
• Analyze trades to enhance trading strategies.

Skills

Execution/Broker Trader experience

Quantitative and strategic mindset

Strong technical skills in Statistics

Technical skills in Python

Analytical approach

Strong communication skills

Teamwork abilities

Education

BS, MS in business, economics or STEM

Job description

Overview

We're building out a trading initiative in London, with a growing focus on listed commodities options. This expansion is supported by a mix of internal talent and experienced external hires. With a collaborative and entrepreneurial culture, the team offers a unique opportunity to help shape and scale a new desk from an early stage.

The group combines deep expertise with broad trading experience and values innovation, ownership, and cross-functional collaboration. As the desk continues to grow, there will be increasing opportunities to take on broader responsibilities and contribute meaningfully to its success.

Your Core Responsibilities

• Manage broker relationships in the Commodities team. Be able to take lots of responsibility and ownership early in your time here to drive the strategy forward.
• Collaborate closely and communicate effectively with Vol and Screen traders to manage risk portfolios.
• Leverage an entrepreneurial mindset to identify and research new trading opportunities.
• Perform trades analysis to improve trading.

Your skills and experience

• 2+ years of experience as an Execution/Broker Trader
• BS, MS preferably in business, economics or STEM
• You have a quantitative and strategic mindset and a healthy appetite for risk
• Strong technical skills in Statistics and Python
• You have a proven ability to act and make decisions in a fast-paced and competitive environment
• You are analytical, passionate about reflecting on past trades, and always seeking to do better
• Strong communication and teamwork abilities

About Us

IMC is a global trading firm powered by a cutting-edge research environment and a world-class technology backbone. Since 1989, we’ve been a stabilizing force in financial markets, providing essential liquidity upon which market participants depend. Across our offices in the US, Europe, and Asia Pacific, 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.