From 9d6f71de99690ebd6e2442b9fff84efb86fd94d3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Joel Grunbaum <joelgrun@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 19 Feb 2021 06:49:11 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] IMC

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 \begin{document}
-\recipient{Software Development Intern}{Optiver, Sydney}
+\recipient{Hardware Engineer Summer Intern}{IMC Sydney}
 \date{\today}
 \opening{Dear Sir or Madam,}
 \closing{Yours Sincerely,}
 % \enclosure[Attached]{cirriculum vit\ae{}}
 \makelettertitle{}
 
-I am very excited to apply for a Software Development internship at Optiver.
+I am very excited to apply for the Hardware Engineer Intern at IMC.
 I think it would be great to be able to work and learn about the challenges faced by a multinational trading firm.
 
 I am a Master's of Electrical Engineering with Business student, finishing in 2022.
 I have completed my Bachelor of Science and Diploma of computing in 2020, also from the University of Melbourne.
-In these, I have been exposed to a wide range of problems and have been tasked with finding creative solutions within constrains, which I believe should help with a placement at Optiver.
+In these, I have been exposed to a wide range of problems and have been tasked with finding creative solutions within constrains, which I believe should help with a placement at IMC.
 
 I have experience programming in C and Java, solving problems at systems and user levels.
-I also have some experience with programming hardware in Verilog and VHDL.
-For work, I have done some development with embedded systems, and am generally interested in the tight performance constraints there presented.
-In my own time, I have played with various open server and enterprise level technologies in my own time, particularly virtualisation and containerisation.
+I also have experience in programming FPGAs with Verilog and VHDL.
+I am also very used to working within teams on technical challenges, both at university and in the outside workspace.
+Often these challenges have required me to coordinate with my teammates to research new information and work towards a solution to the task at hand.
+I have found that the technical background and communication training has enabled me to approach problems from an unconventional position, often providing novel solutions.
+Additionally, I have an interest in capital markets, beginning from family discussions and continuing to high school and university education.
 
-I believe that a position with Optiver would offer some fantastic opportunities I would be unable to experience anywhere else.
-The constraints faced from algorithmic trading fascinate me, particularly due to the emphasis placed on, and potential gain from, marginal improvements in performance.
-Additionally, I think the business of proprietary trading is an interesting one, being that as it is the firm's own money being traded rather than a group of investors, the firm exposes itself to more risk creating a larger emphasis on quality trades.
-The sale of derivatives to institutions seems like an interesting additional method of raising revenue, requiring a sizeable technological back end to mitigate risk.
+I believe that a position with IMC would offer me some fantastic opportunities I would be unable to experience anywhere else.
+I find IMC's interest and work into algorithmic and computational trading to be fascinating.
+The use of technology to process and make sense of vast amounts of trading data in fractions of a second to analyse investments provides insights that have previously been unavailable and IMC's successful use of this technology is inspiring.
+The level of activity provided by technology allows a significant increase in trading frequency, which when paired with good information leads to excellent returns.
+I want to be a part of the evolving front of technological trading and want to do this with you.
 
 I look forward to hearing from you.
 

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