Graduate Quant Researcher - Digital Assets

As a Graduate Quantitative Researcher in Digital Assets at IMC, you will work with experienced researchers and developers in a data-driven environment. You will learn how trading ideas are researched, tested, and deployed, while contributing to live strategy development from early in your career.

What you'll do

• Research and test data-driven trading ideas
• Analyse large and complex datasets from cryptocurrency exchanges, DeFi protocols, and financial markets
• Build, test, and improve models, signals, and algorithms that support trading strategies
• Work with IMC's cutting-edge data, software, and high-performance computing infrastructure
• Collaborate closely with researchers, developers, and engineers to turn research into production-ready strategies
• Learn how to evaluate trading opportunities with a focus on performance, scalability, robustness, and risk

What you bring

• Final-year student or recent graduate in Mathematics, Statistics, Physics, Computer Science, Engineering or a related quantitative field
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to learn quickly
• Programming experience, ideally in Python
• A genuine interest in financial markets, trading, crypto, or DeFi
• Comfortable working with data and applying quantitative methods to real-world problems
• Curious, collaborative, and eager to take ownership in a fast-moving environment

Nice to have

• Familiarity with C++
• Prior experience in trading, crypto, or financial markets

What we offer

• On-site role based in Zug, Switzerland, with very limited flexibility for working from home

About IMC

IMC is a research-driven trading firm where quantitative modeling, machine learning, and engineering shape how modern markets are traded. Since 1989, they provide liquidity across trading venues and build proprietary systems and algorithms that operate across global markets.