Trader Intern 2026 - Expression of Interest

YOUR JOURNEY AS A TRADER INTERN

Our 10-week internship programme in Amsterdam is your chance to experience life as a trader at IMC. As a Trader Intern, you will delve into the proprietary trading landscape during a week of engaging and challenging classroom-based learning, continue to hone your skills with a meaningful project, and build a valuable network of IMC traders and engineers. Throughout the summer, you will receive comprehensive support from dedicated internship trainers, and a one-on-one mentor to guide you in your work and professional development. You will benefit from a highly competitive compensation package, fully-furnished corporate accommodation, catered meals, and experience IMC’s collaborative culture as if you’re already a full-time employee. Where you go from here is up to you!

Your Core Responsibilities 

• Generate new trading strategies
• Iterate current trading strategies
• Work on tooling, functionality, and/or visibility for specific use cases
• Hone your trading skills by working on a significant project, desk shadowing, and mock trading sessions
• Attend workshops, trainings, and other fun social activities alongside the full internship cohort

Your Skills and Experiences

• In your penultimate year of study in mathematics, physics, econometrics, or a related quantitative field
• Experience in a programming language is a plus (e.g. Python, Matlab, or R)
• You thrive working in an environment where creativity, teamwork, and innovation are recognised and rewarded
• You want to make an impact on meaningful and challenging projects
• Outstanding analytical skills
• Genuine interest in financial markets (no prior knowledge or experience is required)
• Must be able to start the internship in June 2026

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, 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.