Graduate Trader applicants have rated the interview process at IMC Trading with 2.9 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 87% positive. To compare, the company-average is 52.5% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Graduate Trader roles take an average of 25 days to get hired, when considering 23 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at IMC Trading overall takes an average of 22 days.
Common stages of the interview process at IMC Trading as a Graduate Trader according to 23 Glassdoor interviews include:
Personality test: 25%
IQ intelligence test: 19%
One on one interview: 16%
Phone interview: 16%
Presentation: 13%
Skills test: 9%
Other: 3%
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The process consisted of a gamified online aptitude test, a pre-recorded one-way interview testing motivation and basic probabilistic thinking, then an HR interview which included market-making and problem solving questions, and finally an assessment day in the office with quantitative, trading and HR interviews.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Brainteaser questions on expected values, Markov chain dynamics, and probability.
Neurolympic games (can find online) then hire vue where really you just have to answer maths question correctly followed by hr interview then final round. Most straightforward maths questions as well as market making games
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
3x3 square. Probability of starting somewhere moving twice and ending up on an even number.
1st round was neurolympics (reflexes, reasoning, etc...) , 2nd was a one way video question interview consisted of 3 questions 2 were personal and 3rd was probability and after had 1st round interview with hr 45 mins
I applied online. I interviewed at IMC Trading (Amsterdam) in May 2026
Interview
It consists of 5 stages, CV plus cover letter, Neurolymics test (cognitive test), one way interview, HR interview (behavioural, market making and quant questions) and incoming in person interview in Amsterdam office.