I applied through university. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at IMC Trading (Chicago, IL) in Oct 2016
Interview
Online IQ-style test. Mostly standard arithmetic and pattern recognition with a few unexpected questions related to reading comprehension and attention to detail.
On-campus interview with recruiter. Fit questions with some questions on finance at the end.
On-site super day with 20+ other applicants. 4 rounds of interviews. Pretty big jump in difficulty in technical questions between the on-campus and on-site. Definitely study up on the stuff that you're told to study for. Also, larger-than-expected behavioral component, which caught me off-guard a little.
Very good experience overall. The process was fast and well-coordinated. Interviewees were well-fed. Interesting mix of interview questions.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Options/future pricing. Would recommend reading a textbook book on derivatives pricing.
First some assessments, then HR, then technical and then super day. Didn’t make it through super day unfortunately. It also highly depends on the persons you get during the super day.
Online assessment then an invite for a recorded interview. The online assessment was reasonably straightforward and the recorded interview was not too hard either. But I did not receive the invite for further steps.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Basic algorithm questions, can be done in any language.
I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at IMC Trading (Amsterdam) in Jan 2026
Interview
There were a bunch of probability and statistics questions. Some were pretty easy and intuitive but others were pretty much impossible. Great experience overall for the interview process even though it was just a program!
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
They asked me a bunch of dice and cards probability questions.