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DAY IN THE LIFE
Nevhan Ramadan is an options strategy development team lead at IMC. FIELD OF STUDY
Bachelor of Science/Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical Engineering)(Computer Systems Engineering)(Computer Science)(Pure Mathematics) (Hons); Monash University; 2011
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I’m generally up at 6am for a morning gym session (membership subsidised by IMC!) before my baby daughter wakes up at around 7am. I then look after her till about 8.30am when I’ll either log in and do a VC, chat with developers in Chicago (aren’t timezones fun!) or head into the office. I’ll usually be in at around 9am. First up on the agenda is always a strong cup of coffee and breakfast. I then do a walk of the trading floor and catch up with traders before the markets open. Talking with traders is a really critical part of my job; being aware of what is going on in the markets and what problems they encounter helps me prioritise work for them. It gives me insights, which might inspire new solutions. By this time, I’ll look through chat logs from the previous night in case anything interesting happened in Europe or America. I’ll catch up with any emails. Our development team works on a globally shared system. We tend to ‘move quickly and break things (safely)’. Being in tune with everything that is happening in the other offices means I can hopefully catch things before they might affect the traders I deal with locally.
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