Your Career Deserves More Than a Cubicle Farm
You're reading this because you're good at what you do — and you suspect you could be doing it somewhere that actually values precision, transparency, and craft over politics and asset gathering. Since 2010, we've built a team of six exceptional professionals who manage real capital across equities, options, futures, and FX — and we're selectively looking for people who want to join that kind of environment.
Why People Stay Here for Years, Not Months
We've never lost a senior team member to a competitor. That's not because we pay the most — though we're competitive. It's because every person here trades real capital, makes real decisions, and sees real results every single day. No bureaucracy. No committees. No PowerPoint presentations about what we could do if someone would just approve the budget. Our founding philosophy is simple: the best people do their best work when you get out of their way.
We do the work. And we do it exceptionally well. The team is small by design — six people, fewer than 60 client relationships, and an obsessive focus on craft that you won't find inside a 200-person wealth management firm. Every trader here has direct exposure to our discretionary strategies — from the Structured Momentum Methodology in equities to multi-leg options architectures and systematic algorithmic models. If that sounds like a step down from institutional, ask Derek about his experience.
Real Capital, Day One
No six-month simulation period. No paper trading. Every member of this team manages live positions with real client capital. You'll feel the weight of that responsibility — and you'll rise to it because we've vetted you thoroughly before you ever sit down at a terminal.
Radical Transparency
Everyone sees the P&L. Everyone sees the risk dashboards. There are no information silos and no politics about who gets access to what. Our 12.4% net annualized return since 2010 was built by a team that shares information freely, debates ideas fiercely, and commits fully once a decision is made.
Craft Over Scale
We deliberately cap our client relationships under 60. That's not a limitation — it's a strategic choice. Fewer clients means deeper knowledge of each mandate, faster decision-making, and the ability to tailor every strategy to the individual rather than shoehorning people into model portfolios.
Ownership Mentality
Performance-based compensation means your outcomes are directly tied to the quality of your work. Senior team members participate in firm profitability. When the desk has a great quarter, you feel it. When the market tests us, we face it together — with the discipline and risk frameworks we've built over 16 years.
Open Positions
We hire infrequently and intentionally. Every role below represents a genuine need on the team — not a speculative headcount request. If you see something that fits, we want to hear from you.
Junior Equity Trader
Vancouver, BC — On-siteExecute and manage equity positions under the supervision of senior traders including Derek Okafor. Pre-market analysis, intraday monitoring, and post-trade journaling across North American equity markets. You'll be trading real capital within your first month — not watching from the sidelines. This role supports our Discretionary Equity Trading sleeve, which applies the Structured Momentum Methodology across mid- and large-cap positions.
Requirements
- 1–3 years trading experience (institutional or proven personal track record with documented P&L)
- Understanding of technical analysis, price action, and risk management fundamentals
- Proficiency with multi-monitor trading platforms and real-time data feeds
- CIM designation or CFA Level I in progress preferred
- Familiarity with Canadian securities regulations an asset
- Demonstrated ability to remain disciplined under pressure — we'll ask about your worst drawdown and how you handled it
What You'll Do
- Execute trades in equities using the Structured Momentum Methodology under senior supervision
- Conduct pre-market screening, sector analysis, and gap identification before the open
- Maintain detailed trade journals with entry thesis, risk parameters, and post-trade review
- Participate in weekly strategy reviews and contribute to lessons learned documentation
- Monitor intraday portfolio heat and flag risk threshold breaches in real time
- Collaborate with the quant team on systematic signal validation and execution timing
Compensation & Benefits
- Competitive base salary + performance-based incentive tied to trading desk results
- RRSP matching program
- Extended health and dental benefits
- Annual professional development budget (conferences, certifications, and training)
- Direct mentorship from senior traders with combined 40+ years of market experience
Derivatives Analyst
Vancouver, BC — On-siteSupport the options desk with strategy analysis, Greek calculations, and position monitoring. You'll work directly with Jonas Eriksson on multi-leg structures — iron condors, vertical spreads, calendar spreads, and more — as part of our Options Income Strategy and hedging mandates. If options pricing theory excites you and you understand why gamma risk matters more than delta exposure in certain market regimes, keep reading.
Requirements
- Strong quantitative background — M.Sc. in finance, mathematics, or engineering preferred
- Deep understanding of options pricing theory (Black-Scholes, binomial models, volatility surfaces)
- Experience with options analytics platforms (OptionVue, Bloomberg OVML, or equivalent)
- Programming skills in Python preferred for modeling and rapid prototyping
- Familiarity with portfolio-level Greek management (delta, gamma, theta, vega)
- Experience with volatility surface construction and implied volatility analysis a strong plus
What You'll Do
- Model and analyze options strategies for client income and hedging mandates
- Monitor portfolio Greeks in real-time and flag exposure breaches
- Backtest new options structures using historical volatility and price data
- Prepare client-facing strategy proposals with clear risk/reward visualization
- Support the development of KPI dashboards for options sleeve performance
- Research and propose new structures as market conditions evolve — we expect intellectual curiosity, not just execution
Compensation & Benefits
- Competitive base salary + annual performance bonus
- Full benefits package including health, dental, and vision
- Professional development support — conference attendance and certifications
- Direct collaboration with one of the most experienced options strategists in Western Canada
Quantitative Developer
Vancouver, BC — On-siteBuild, test, and deploy systematic trading strategies alongside Priya Chandrasekaran. Python, backtesting, walk-forward optimization, Monte Carlo simulation — this is your daily toolkit. Our Algorithmic & Systematic Trading sleeve manages real capital with strategies that go from hypothesis to production. If you've ever wished your code moved actual money instead of generating PDF reports, this is that job.
Requirements
- M.Sc. or higher in a quantitative field — math, statistics, physics, computer science, or financial engineering
- Proficiency in Python (pandas, numpy, scipy, matplotlib at minimum)
- Experience with backtesting frameworks (Zipline, Backtrader, or custom-built)
- Understanding of statistical methods, time-series analysis, and machine learning fundamentals
- Familiarity with financial time series data and market microstructure
- Ability to distinguish between a strategy that backtests well and one that will actually work in production — we care about robustness, not overfitting
What You'll Do
- Design and implement algorithmic trading strategies from hypothesis through deployment
- Perform walk-forward optimization and rigorous out-of-sample validation
- Build Monte Carlo stress testing frameworks with 10,000+ iteration simulations
- Deploy strategies on institutional execution platforms with real-time monitoring
- Contribute to lessons learned documentation using PRINCE2-informed project methodology
- Collaborate with the trading desk on signal integration, execution timing, and slippage analysis
Compensation & Benefits
- Highly competitive base salary + strategy performance participation
- Comprehensive benefits including health, dental, vision, and mental health support
- Annual research conference budget
- Access to institutional-grade data, compute resources, and execution infrastructure
Data Engineer
Vancouver, BC / Remote ConsideredBuild and maintain the data infrastructure that feeds our trading and analytics systems. Market data pipelines, real-time dashboards, performance reporting, and the client portal backend — the plumbing that makes everything else possible. This is the only role we'll consider remote candidates for, and even then, quarterly on-site time in Vancouver is expected.
Requirements
- 3+ years data engineering experience with production systems
- SQL and Python proficiency — you should be comfortable writing both all day
- Experience with real-time data streaming architectures (Kafka, Redis, or similar)
- Cloud infrastructure knowledge — AWS preferred, but GCP or Azure experience translates
- Financial data experience a strong plus — market data feeds, tick data, OHLCV
- You care about data quality the way traders care about P&L — obsessively
What You'll Do
- Maintain and expand market data feeds and storage infrastructure across all asset classes we trade
- Build real-time KPI dashboards for trading desk and client portal
- Develop performance attribution and benchmarking systems for client reporting
- Ensure data quality and integrity for both backtesting and live trading environments
- Collaborate with the quant team on research data pipeline optimization
- Manage database infrastructure supporting our 60+ client mandate portfolios
Compensation & Benefits
- Competitive salary with remote flexibility available for this role
- Full benefits package including health, dental, and vision
- Annual professional development budget
- Quarterly travel to Vancouver office covered by the firm
Client Strategy Associate
Vancouver, BC — On-siteWork with Sienna Marchetti, our Head of Client Strategy, to produce client reports, manage communications, and support the onboarding process for new mandates. You'll interface with every part of the firm — from the trading desk to compliance — translating complex strategies into clear, elegant prose that sophisticated clients expect. If you can explain a multi-leg options structure in language a CEO would appreciate, this role was designed for you.
Requirements
- 2+ years in financial services — wealth management, capital markets, or institutional sales and trading
- Strong writing and communication skills — you'll be producing investment research reports and market analysis briefs for our research publications
- Understanding of investment performance reporting, attribution, and risk metrics
- CFP or CFA progress preferred, but not required if your experience speaks for itself
- Genuine interest in trading and capital markets — this isn't an admin role
- Meticulous attention to detail — our clients notice when a decimal point is wrong
What You'll Do
- Prepare monthly and quarterly client performance reports with full attribution analysis
- Support onboarding including discovery documentation and Investment Policy Statement preparation
- Coordinate with the trading desk on client-specific requests, cash flow needs, and tax-timing considerations
- Manage client portal content, offering memoranda, and pitch books for institutional mandates
- Assist in preparing prospectuses and third-party due diligence packages on request
- Contribute to market commentary for client communications and public research content
Compensation & Benefits
- Competitive base salary + annual performance bonus
- Full benefits including health, dental, and vision
- Exam and certification fee reimbursement
- Direct exposure to portfolio management, trading, and client strategy at a level most associates don't see for five years
Compliance Analyst
Vancouver, BC — On-siteSupport Amara Chen, our Head of Compliance & Risk, in maintaining regulatory compliance, trade surveillance, and audit readiness. We're registered with the BCSC (Registration No. 2010-PMRD-00847) and a member of CIRO (Member ID: CIRO-4192) — keeping that registration spotless is a non-negotiable priority. Detail-obsessed people only — this is the role where precision isn't a nice-to-have, it's the entire job description.
Requirements
- CPA, CGA, or recognized compliance certification
- Understanding of Canadian securities regulations — particularly NI 31-103 and CIRO requirements
- 2+ years in financial compliance, audit, or regulatory operations
- Experience with trade surveillance systems a strong plus
- The kind of person who double-checks the double-check — and enjoys it
- Comfort working in a small-team environment where compliance is embedded in the culture, not siloed in a department
What You'll Do
- Monitor daily trade activity for compliance violations and regulatory threshold breaches
- Prepare regulatory filings for BCSC and CIRO as required
- Maintain internal audit documentation and support annual compliance reviews
- Assist in building and refining compliance procedures as the firm's asset base grows
- Manage third-party due diligence requests and documentation
- Support client onboarding KYC/AML processes and ensure documentation completeness
Compensation & Benefits
- Competitive salary with full benefits
- Professional certification support and exam fee reimbursement
- Flexible hours around core trading day schedule
- Meaningful role in a growing firm where compliance expertise directly shapes business decisions
How We Hire: Four Conversations, No Games
We respect your time. Our process is designed to be thorough but efficient — you'll know where you stand at every stage, and we commit to a final decision within three weeks of your first conversation. No panel interviews with twelve strangers. No take-home assignments that consume your weekend.
Initial Conversation
A 30-minute call with Sienna Marchetti to discuss your background, what you're looking for, and whether there's mutual fit. No trick questions — just a genuine conversation between two professionals.
Technical Deep Dive
A 60-minute session with the relevant team lead — the person you'd actually work with daily. We'll discuss real scenarios, review your past work, and assess how you think through problems. Bring questions — this is your chance to interview us too.
Half-Day On-Site
Spend a morning at our Vancouver office. Meet the full team, see the trading floor, and work through a live exercise relevant to the role. We want you to feel the environment before you commit, and we want to see how you operate in context.
Offer & Onboarding
If it's a fit, you'll receive a written offer within 48 hours. Onboarding includes a structured first-month programme with assigned mentorship, system access, and a clear 90-day milestone plan so you know exactly what success looks like.
Ready to Do the Best Work of Your Career?
We don't hire often, and when we do, we look for people who share our obsession with doing exceptional work. No job boards. No HR department. No automated resume screening. Send your application directly to contact@ibkrinvestments.com — it goes straight to the hiring manager, a real human who actually reads the thing. Not sure which role fits? Send a general inquiry and tell us what you're great at.
Important Disclosures
Past performance is not indicative of future results. All investment performance figures cited on this website represent historical data and do not guarantee future outcomes.
Investing involves risk, including the possible loss of principal. Active trading strategies carry additional risks including, but not limited to, market risk, liquidity risk, and execution risk.
IBKR Investments Inc. is registered as a Portfolio Manager and Investment Fund Manager with the British Columbia Securities Commission (BCSC), Registration No. 2010-PMRD-00847. Member of the Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization (CIRO), Member ID: CIRO-4192, operating under National Instrument 31-103.
The content on this website is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute personalized investment advice. Please consult with a qualified professional before making investment decisions.