Power Trader (Intraday)

IMC is continuing to grow its trading initiative in Aarhus, Denmark, to become a major player in the European Power and Gas markets. This expansion is built on a strong foundation of experienced external hires in Trading and internal talent in Technology. With a collaborative and entrepreneurial culture, the team offers a unique opportunity to contribute to shaping and scaling this new business.

The group combines deep expertise with broad trading experience and values innovation, ownership and cross-functional collaboration. As this business continues to grow, there will be increasing opportunities to take on broader responsibilities and contribute meaningfully to its success.

• →Monitor multiple European power markets (CWE, Eastern Europe, UK & Nordics) and the relevant supply and demand factors
• →Be an active part of the trading team and participate in shift rotation (evenings and weekends) to catch market opportunities
• →Execute trades based on quantitative signals and/or discretionary insights 
• →Contribute to a shared proprietary trading book
• →Ensure nominations and scheduling are carried out correctly
• →Develop into a domain expert within the relevant markets and products 
• →Drive innovation in trading strategies 
• →Support training of new joiners on the desk

• Strong academic background, preferably in a quantitative field
• 2+ years of professional experience in trading intraday power in Europe, preferably at a proprietary trading desk
• Proven track record of P&L ownership 
• Entrepreneurial mindset with a healthy risk appetite, competitive nature, and fast decision-making capabilities
• Strong analytical and modelling skills, preferably in Python
• Fluency in English

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.