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 52.5% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.

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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

Oct 31, 2022

Anonymous Interview Candidate

No offer

Neutral experience

Difficult interview

Application

I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at IMC Trading (Chicago, IL) in Sep 2022

Interview

The first round is an online assessment with 20 questions, and the second round is a video interview asking about how to interpret quantitative concepts for those who are not in the field. Then I received an HR call with some basic questions. Then I had a tech interview with a quantitative researcher.

Interview questions [1]

Question 1

for the tech interview, the researcher gave a Markov chain question about a team promotion and demotion, we should answer what's the distribution after periods of time and the stationary distribution.

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Quantitative Researcher Interview

Oct 4, 2022

Anonymous Interview Candidate

No offer

Negative experience

Easy interview

Application

I applied online. The process took 4 days. I interviewed at IMC Trading (New York, NY) in Aug 2022

Interview

The first round has 8 easy probability problems. I didn't pass the second Hirevue BQ round. I didn't expect the question that you need to explain some terms to a non-STEM person, which is ridiculous.

Interview questions [1]

Question 1

Explain Eigenvalue/Eigenvector to non STEM person

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Quantitative Researcher Interview

Sep 5, 2022

Anonymous Interview Candidate

No offer

Positive experience

Average interview

Application

I applied through a recruiter. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at IMC Trading (London, England) in Mar 2022

Interview

It is an online interview over Zoom with two interviewers. They first asked some general questions about my PhD research, followed by two brainteasers. The whole process took about 30 minutes.

Interview questions [1]

Question 1

General: 1. Describe your master/PhD research 2. How is your research related to the role? Brainteaser: 1. St Peterborough Paradox 2. Two Trains Puzzle

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