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Institutional Sales

Looking for better execution? Every day, some of the biggest buyside firms in the world trade options directly with IMC. We’ve been providing liquidity to the market since 1989 and directly to buyside counterparties since 2018.

We’re a top-three liquidity provider by volume traded in listed options globally and interact with a very high proportion of the total flow in the market – both on- and off-screen.

WHY DO BUYSIDE FIRMS TRADE DIRECTLY WITH IMC?

Reduced execution costs

Our technology-enabled setup allows us to charge less for risk than traditional competitors, resulting in a tighter spread for you to cross when executing a trade.

Execute faster

This same setup means IMC is generally the first to respond to a counterparty’s request for a quote.

Execute more efficiently

We can comfortably hold risk and hedge efficiently across multiple products and venues. This means trading with IMC has a very low market impact.

+20%
MARKET SHARE IN MOST LIQUID OPTIONS GLOBALLY:SPX, US EQUITY OPTIONS, SX5E, DAX, KOSPI
+30%
WIN RATEWHEN PUT IN COMPETITION ON DIRECT ORDERS
-2MINS
AVERAGE TIME TO RESPOND TO INDEX OPTIONS REQUESTWITH A TRADEABLE PRICE FOR COUNTERPARTY

ZOOMING IN BY REGION

  • Trading occurs through IMC’s affiliated broker-dealer, IMC Execution Services LLC (IMCX), which requests prices directly from IMC as well as a network of similar liquidity providers.
  • IMC charges no commissions on trades. To the extent you need to pay commission, we look to tighten our spreads to absorb the impact for you.
  • Prices are provided on all major RFQ platforms (RFQHUB, BBG RFQE, Tradeweb).
  • IMC charges no commissions on trades. To the extent you need to pay commission, we look to tighten our spreads to absorb the impact for you.
  • Trades are executed on exchange by your preferred execution broker.

PRODUCT COVERAGE

US

  • Equity Index Options
  • Single Stock Options
  • VIX Options
  • Commodity Options

EU

  • Equity Index Options
  • Single Stock Options
  • VSTOXX Options & Futures

APAC

  • Equity Index Options
  • Single Stock Options
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GET IN TOUCH

Interested to know more? Connect with our local team lead in your region via their email or LinkedIn, or send a direct message via BBG chat.

Alex Wohl (US)
Alex Wohl (US)
Paul van der Meer (EU)
Paul van der Meer (EU)
Rob Gregory (APAC)
Rob Gregory (APAC)