Commodity Trader

Key Responsibilities

• Build and maintain supply-demand balances across liquid energy, metals, and agricultural commodities.
• Develop fair-value pricing models based on balances and related inputs.
• Design and back-test systematic trading strategies informed by fair-value and balance data.
• Enhance base balances using improved forecasting techniques and novel datasets.
• Support portfolio-level hedging and positioning with a fundamental perspective.
• Trade major benchmark markets such as WTI/Brent crude, natural gas, power, coal, and base/precious metals (LME/COMEX).
• Monitor macroeconomic trends, geopolitical events, weather patterns, and supply-chain developments impacting commodity pricing.

• Master’s degree in Economics, Mathematics, or a related quantitative discipline (preferred).
• Minimum 5 years of experience in commodity trading or a closely related role.
• Strong analytical and modeling skills with experience in systematic strategy development.
• Deep understanding of global commodity markets and key drivers of price movements.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced environment.