Macro News Analyst

IMC Americas, Inc. has multiple openings for Macro News Analyst (REQ#4512584101) in Chicago, IL and Brooklyn, NY.

Your Core Responsibilities

• Research, analyze, model, and interpret macroeconomic events for IMC’s trading teams.
• Produce and provide research that informs trading strategies and management of risk surrounding news events.
• Closely track macroeconomic indicators, central bank policies, and geopolitical events that may impact financial markets.
• Use data analysis and creative research to come up with a thesis on possible outcomes in future decision points for macroeconomic events, as well as how those outcomes would impact financial markets.
• Interpret headlines in real-time and effectively communicate the impact on the underlying scenario, providing traders with timely insights and actionable updates.
• Understand the possible risks and opportunities in developing scenarios.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with traders to share insights and contribute to decision-making processes.

Partial telecommuting permitted. Multiple positions available. Requisition Number: 4512584101

Your Skills and Experience

This position requires a Master’s degree, or foreign equivalent, in Finance, Economics, or similarly quantitative field and two (2) years of experience as a Macro Analyst or a related occupation engaged in high frequency trading and/or at an investment bank.

Must have at least two (2) years of experience in each of the following skill(s):

• Conducting macroeconomic research and performing quantitative and statistical analysis of financial time series, economic indicators, and market data
• Collaborating with senior traders
• Applying quantitative analysis to global financial markets, economic indicators, and geopolitical events
• Identifying current market focus areas and forecasting the impact of macroeconomic developments on market conditions
• Experience with programming in MATLAB, Python, R Programming, Excel VBA, and Bloomberg.

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