Launchpad Programme - Trading

Join IMC Launchpad – Trading Track, an exclusive 2-day programme designed for forward-thinking students graduating in 2028. This immersive experience offers a unique opportunity to accelerate your career in trading and gain insight into how we apply math, probability, and game theory to financial markets.

• Intensive learning experience:
  Dive into market making, risk management, and probability through our cutting-edge in-house trading simulation and real-world market-making games.
• Guided mentorship:
  Receive personalised coaching from an IMC Trader, who will guide you before and during the programme.
• Sharpen your competitive edge:
  Develop your strategic thinking and fast decision-making in our trading simulations and poker tournament.
• Networking & Amsterdam experience:
  Connect with IMC traders & quant researchers, experience our renowned culture, and explore the city like a local.
• Career advancement:
  Standout performers will be fast-tracked to final round interviews for our 2027 Summer Internship Programme in Trading.

• Studying Engineering, Mathematics, Statistics, Physics, Actuarial Science, Econometrics, or equivalent.
• Enrolled in a European or UK university, graduating in 2028.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving mindset, with a keen interest in financial markets and trading.
• Able to travel to Amsterdam on May 4th and participate in the event on May 5th and 6th.

Technical screening calls for this programme will take place on weekdays during the weeks commencing 23 March and 30 March
, with available time slots between 10:00 and 17:00 (Central European Time). Flights and accommodation provided. The programme is fully catered with breakfast, lunch, and dinner.

Apply now to experience what it’s like to be a trader at IMC.

Please note, this event is hosted in Amsterdam and we are unable to support any visas for this event. We only consider European based students for this event.

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, Asia Pacific, and India, 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.

At IMC, we understand the importance of diversity, equity and inclusion, and are committed to continually improving this in our recruitment process. As part of our commitment, we have added an additional question below, to better understand our candidates, and focus our marketing, sourcing and interviewing efforts, to ensure equitable outcomes. This question is voluntary, and the information you provide will only be used for the purpose stated above and will not be shared with interviewers in the application process.

If you do not wish to provide a response to the question, there will be no adverse impact on your application.