Senior Metal Trader – Houston OR NY​/CT

Redstone Commodity Search focus on offering 360° search solutions to the global commodities markets. With a competitive coverage of Trading Houses, Producers, Majors, Utilities, Merchants, Hedge Funds, Investment Banks and Brokerages;
Redstone Commodity Search can confidently offer you an edge in today’s volatile market.

Redstone Commodity Search are working a global conglomerate looking to hire a Senior Base Metals Trader to join its Houston office. This is a senior front office role with full PnL responsibility across physical and derivative base metals markets, focused on expanding North American flows and driving consistent profitability.

• Own and manage a standalone base metals trading book with full PnL responsibility
• Originate and execute physical and paper transactions across North American and international markets
• Develop strategic relationships with producers, recyclers, consumers and industrial end users
• Structure supply and offtake agreements while optimising logistics, storage and financing
• Work closely with risk, operations and finance to ensure robust governance and accurate performance reporting

• Minimum eight years of base metals trading experience within a reputable trading house, producer or merchant
• Demonstrated track record of generating consistent PnL across market cycles
• Strong relationships across US producers, scrap suppliers and industrial consumers
• Deep understanding of LME and CME instruments, hedging strategies and basis risk management
• Commercially driven with the ability to operate autonomously within a defined risk framework

This is an excellent opportunity for a senior trader looking to scale an existing book or play a key role in building out a North American metals platform within a well capitalised and ambitious organisation.