Institutional Sales
Looking for better execution? Every day, some of the biggest buy-side firms in the world trade options directly with IMC. We’ve been providing liquidity to the market since 1989 and directly to buy-side 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 BUY-SIDE 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.
- 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
