Is it hard to get hired as a Quantitative Researcher at IMC Trading?

Quantitative Researcher applicants have rated the interview process at IMC Trading with 3.6 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 40% positive. To compare, the company-average is 52.6% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.

How long does it take to get hired as a Quantitative Researcher at IMC Trading?

Candidates applying for Quantitative Researcher roles take an average of 16 days to get hired, when considering 20 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at IMC Trading overall takes an average of 22 days.

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based on 27 ratings - Updated Jun 16, 2026

Average interview difficulty

Mostly positive interview experience

How others got an interview

79%
Applied online
Applied online
7%
Recruiter
Recruiter
7%
Employee Referral
Employee Referral
7%
Campus Recruiting
Campus Recruiting

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27 interviews

Quantitative Researcher Interview

Jan 4, 2025

Anonymous Interview Candidate

No offer

Neutral experience

Average interview

Application

I interviewed at IMC Trading (Amsterdam)

Interview

Videointerview, 2 HR questions and 1 Probabiliy question. Fairly simple, don't really know why they didn't let me through. Short intro on how everything works and then 3 questions with 30 sek to 1 minute each to think and then 1-3 minutes to respond

Interview questions [1]

Question 1

Why trading? What's your biggest achievement?

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Quantitative Researcher Interview

Oct 31, 2024

Anonymous Interview Candidate

No offer

Neutral experience

Average interview

Application

I interviewed at IMC Trading in Oct 2024

Interview

I was sent an Online Assessment. It was fairly straightforward prop and stats questions. I think there were about 17 or so in 1 hour. Some were pretty obvious whereas some took like 5 minutes.

Interview questions [1]

Question 1

Probability and stats questions. One was about analyzing a recursive algorithm

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Quantitative Researcher Interview

Oct 13, 2024

Anonymous Interview Candidate

No offer

Positive experience

Average interview

Application

I applied online. I interviewed at IMC Trading (Chicago, IL) in Sep 2024

Interview

It took two weeks to hear back from them. I received a mathematics assessment consisting of average probability and brainteaser problems. The assessment included 15 problems and lasted 1 hour.

Interview questions [1]

Question 1

Standard baseball betting problem from Zhou.

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