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.
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.
- A weekly research report is sent to counterparties. Our insights are informed by our interactions with a high proportion of the total flow in the market, and differentiated from those of traditional competitors.
- 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
