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Macro Analyst
IMC
Chicago, USA
Full-time
Entry · 2+ years experience
Onsite
USD 200000-225000 yearly / year
Discovered 1 weeks ago
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Your Core Responsibilities
- Monitor markets with a focus on US equity indices and their relation to other macro products
- Monitor headlines and analysis (mainstream media, specialized Investment Bank research). Make judgement calls on its importance, impact and reliability
- Understand and react to changes in the volatility term structures in light of new trends and events
- Spot trading opportunities across the US equity markets and translate them into actionable trade ideas
- Look at global economic events and perform impact / scenario analysis, expressing views in probabilistic terms with clear conviction
- Understand the possible risks and opportunities in each scenario, suggesting the best pay-off structures
- Prepare for and analyze important events (FOMC meetings, data releases, elections)
- Interact proactively with Traders to game plan trading around scenarios
- Analyze the historical performance of trade recommendations and tie research output directly to trading results
- Study time series related to the volatility of events and realized moves, to spot patterns, potential regime shifts and to build scenarios
- Monitor the relation (beta) between equity indices and their single-stock constituents
Your Skills and Experience
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Econometrics, STEM or a related field of study
- 2-4 years of work experience with Equity Index, Equity Research and/or Fixed Income Futures
- A strong and proven interest in financial markets, experience with options is a plus
- Outstanding analytical and problem-solving skills
- Strong Excel skills
- Experience in programming with Python is a plus
- Ability to work in a fast-moving and competitive environment
- Strong focus on teamwork, details and accuracy
- Fluent in English
- The Base Salary range for the role is included below. Base salary is only one component of total compensation; all full-time, permanent positions are eligible for a discretionary bonus and benefits, including paid leave and insurance. Please visit Benefits - US | IMC Trading for more comprehensive information.
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