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IMC Trading interview preparation
Market maker · Amsterdam, Netherlands
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The process
Reviewed November 2026
Online aptitude assessment (NeurOlympics games)
Game assessment, reported by candidates and guides
game-based, 45 min
- Neuroscience-based games Cognitive games, Numerical reasoning
Official: most positions take an aptitude assessment with practice questions first. Some cycles/regions reportedly use Saville/SHL or Aon (cut-e) numerical tests instead.
Number sequences test
Online assessment, reported by candidates and guides
timed numeric, 18 min, 24 questions
- Number sequences Sequences
Reported alongside or instead of the games in some regions and cycles; whether wrong answers cost marks is not reported.
One-way recorded video interview
Phone screen, reported by candidates and guides
live interview
- Recorded answers Behavioural, Probability
Recorded, no live interviewer.
Initial behavioural interview
Phone screen, stated by the firm
live interview
- Motivation and fit Behavioural
First-round technical interview
Technical interview, stated by the firm
live interview
- Trader technical Probability, Expected value, Brainteasers, Estimation, Market making, Betting games, Mental math
- Engineer technical Coding, Algorithms
Stage official; topics from guides. Researchers report statistics, linear algebra and ML.
Software engineering coding test
Online assessment, reported by candidates and guides
coding, 120 min, 2 questions
- Coding problems Coding, Algorithms
Technical home assignment
Take-home, stated by the firm
take-home task
- Technical task Coding, Data analysis
Only some roles.
Final-round assessment day
Final round, stated by the firm
mock trading
- Trading simulation Market making, Options
- Quantitative station Probability, Expected value
- Behavioural station Behavioural
- Engineering stations Coding, System design
Mix of technical and behavioural stations is official; station details reported.
What it tests
| Topic | Weight |
|---|---|
| Probability | 16% |
| Market making | 12% |
| Expected value | 10% |
| Betting games | 10% |
| Cognitive games | 8% |
| Brainteasers | 7% |
| Options | 6% |
| Numerical reasoning | 5% |
| Estimation | 5% |
| Mental math | 5% |
| Coding | 5% |
| Algorithms | 4% |
| Behavioural | 4% |
| System design | 2% |
| Data analysis | 1% |
Shares estimated from the public sources below.
Practise for it
Offices
Amsterdam, Chicago, Sydney, Hong Kong, Mumbai, London, Singapore
Sources
OA vendor and format vary by office and intake (NeurOlympics, SHL/Saville or a numerical test reported).
- Recruitment process (IMC APAC) firm's own page
- How to prepare for an interview at IMC firm's own page
- Everything you need to know about the IMC interview guide
- Trader Maths: IMC assessment guide guide
- PracHub: IMC quant trading OA 2027 guide
Compiled from public sources, retrieved 2026-11-03. IMC Trading has not reviewed or endorsed this page.