IMC Financial Markets, sometimes referred to as IMC Trading, is a proprietary trading firm and market maker for various financial instruments listed on exchanges throughout the world.[2] Founded in 1989[3] as International Market makers Combination, the company employs over 1500 people and has offices in Amsterdam, Chicago, Sydney, Hong Kong, Mumbai and other places.
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| IMC Trading | |
| Company type | Private |
| Industry | Financial services |
| Founded | 1989 |
| Founders |
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| Headquarters | Amsterdam, Chicago, Sydney and Mumbai |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Rob Defares (CEO and chairman)[1]: 34 |
| Products | High-frequency trading, Market making |
 €1.562 billion[1]: 5 (2022) | |
| €506 million[1]: 5 (2022) | |
| Total equity | €1.141 billion[1]: 5 (2022) |
Number of employees | 1,300[1]: 19 (2022) |
| Website | imc |
History
IMC was founded in 1989[4] by Rob Defares[1]: 34 [5] and René Schelvis,[5][6] two traders working on the floor of the Amsterdam Equity Options Exchange.
In 2008, Wiet Pot joined as co-CEO alongside Defares.[7] Pot left the board in September 2017, leaving Defares as sole CEO.[8]
Trading
IMC is a technology-driven trading firm active in over 100 trading venues, offering liquidity to over 200,000 securities. IMC makes markets in the major exchange-traded instruments – equities, bonds, commodities, and currencies – on 100 exchanges worldwide and is a significant liquidity provider on the NYSE Arca, NASDAQ, CBOE, BATS, and CME exchanges.
References
External links
- IMC (company website)