Trader Assistant (Working Student)

Support our trading teams by analysing data and building tools to make the trader’s life easier

Collaborate closely with IMC’s traders and engineers

Learn about the trading industry, what it is like to be trader and have the freedom to find your niche

Receive guidance from a dedicated mentor and the opportunity to build valuable connections with other full-time employees

In your penultimate year of study in mathematics, physics, econometrics, or a related quantitative field at a university in the Netherlands graduating in 2026 or 2027

Experience in Python is required

Outstanding analytical skills

A genuine interest in financial markets (no prior knowledge or experience is required)

Available to work part-time (20-hours per week) in the IMC Amsterdam office for at least 6-months

Please note: If you have already applied for a Trading position during the current recruitment season and were not selected, you may reapply when the next recruitment season begins in Summer 2027. We encourage you to focus on enhancing your skillset before reapplying.

About Us

IMC is a research-driven trading firm where quantitative modeling, machine learning, and engineering shape how modern markets are traded. A stabilizing force in markets since 1989, we provide liquidity across trading venues, delivering the best outcome in value and risk management to investors. Using our own technology and capital, we build proprietary systems and algorithms that operate across global markets. Our researchers, traders, and engineers work as a collective, combining rapid experimentation, advanced infrastructure, and real-time feedback to turn insight into execution and execution into advantage.