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This sector contains all of our opportunities for commodities jobs and careers.

Our commodities sector on eFinancialCareers has job listings from investment banks and commodities trading houses.

The broad term "commodities" actually contains many different tradable products. These can include metals and steel, coal and freight, agricultural commodities, gas and power, renewable energy and emissions and finally, crude oil and petroleum products.

You'll also find that commodities houses produce, store and even distribute these products, so they also recruit for a variety of people in jobs unrelated to finance. On eFinancialCareers, however, we only list the financial jobs which are related to trading activities, for example, commodities broker jobs.

The commodities trading houses focus on dealing in the raw materials, while investment banks largely deal in creating and trading commodity derivative products. Derivative products, like over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives or commodity futures, are the essential way that farming cooperatives and any other producers protect against a bad year or downward price fluctuations. They also help investment banking clients to hedge against their exposures.

Jobs in commodities usually fall into one of the following categories:

Trading: Commodities traders have a particular area of expertise that is often one of the product types described above. They manage trading portfolios on behalf of either their company or client, dealing with buying and selling either raw commodities or commodity derivatives. Traders also perform market analysis and research regularly to gain knowledge for their trading decisions. This helps them to take both a long-term and short-term view of the market. Traders who work with physical products also take into account issues such as shipping, storage and stock levels and how pricing exposure is managed using derivative products.

Sales: Investment banks recruit most of the salespeople working in commodities. These sales jobs in commodities are mainly about developing relationships with clients. These clients can be either commodities producers, who plan to use derivative products to manage their price exposure, or consumers. Commodities sales staff must have good analytical skills to keep track of the latest developments in the commodities markets and their implications so they are able to explain their reasoning for trading decisions and strategies to their clients. Commodities salespeople are responsible for developing pitches, writing reports and compiling presentations for clients explaining these things.

Structuring: Structuring positions require a high degree of statistical analysis; they are highly quantitative jobs. Many banks will only recruit people for junior positions with a master's degree in a highly mathematical subject, such as physics or quantitative analytics. As their name implies, structuring jobs are about creating structured products to offer clients and performing the statistical analysis required to track performance. A few examples of these products are commodity-linked notes or baskets of commodities. Structuring roles can also include creating custom solutions for a client's (often a corporate) commodities hedging needs.

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VBA developer front office commodities Oil & Gas Harvey Nash plc £50000 - £60000 per annum + bonus + bene... UK-London 21 May 12

vba / front office / commdities / oil & gas / traders .

CEO Gold Mine (Mongolia) Cambrian Partners £100-£150,000 plus benefit, bonus and po... UK-London 21 May 12

Our client owns a Gold Mine in Mongolia and is looking for a CEO to head up the operations on the ground

Credit Risk - Commodities/Energy Cambrian Partners Excellent + Benefits + Bonus UK-London 21 May 12

Our client, a leading international energy firm, is looking to hire a credit risk professional to cover a cros...

Commodities/Energy - Sales/Marketing Cambrian Partners Excellent + Benefits + Bonus UK-London 21 May 12

Our client, a leading Commodity/Energy entity, is looking to hire a Commodities Derivatives Sales/Marketing pe...

C# AND C++ developer commodities Oil & Gas Harvey Nash plc £55000 - £75000 per annum + bonus + bene... UK-London 21 May 12

C# AND C++ / Front Office /Commodity / oil / gas My client is a leading energy trading house with a global pre...

Metals and Mining Equity Reseach Specialist Macquarie Information not provided UK-London 21 May 12

We are currently looking for a Metals and Mining Equity Reseach Specialist

Power & Emissions Product Controller Hudson Banking Competitive UK-London 21 May 12

The Gas Trading team of one of the largest Oil and Gas firms in the world is looking for a Product Controller ...

Commodities Quantitative Researcher - Systematic Hedge Fund Westbourne Partners Negotiable/Competitive UK-London 21 May 12

Institution is looking for a Senior Quantitative Analyst with a strong understanding of the commodity sector t...

Quantitative Analyst Commodities Westbourne Partners Negotiable/Competitive UK-London 21 May 12

Institution is looking for a Senior Quantitative Analyst with a strong understanding of the commodity sector t...

Commodities Trade Controller (Oil) MC Partners Ltd. Competitive base + bonus + benefits UK-London 21 May 12

A new trading and refining joint venture are currently seeking two Trade Controllers/ Product Controllers to j...

Commodities Surveillance/Monitoring Compliance Officer Eames Consulting -Compliance £45,000 to £65,000 UK-London 21 May 12

This client, a hugely successful financial services company, is currently recruiting for a surveillance/monito...

Senior Agricultural Commodities Traders, Global Brokerage House (£120K -£200K + Bonus + Benefits) Alan Mitchell Financial Recruitment Excellent + Bonuse + Additional benefits UK-London 21 May 12

Alan Mitchell Financial Recruitment is currently recruiting for one of the largest Commodity Trading houses gl...

Italian speaking Sales Manager – Energy Markets – London Bramwith Consulting Circa £60K salary + £40K on target bonus UK-London 21 May 12

My client is a leading provider of consulting and information services to the global commodity markets. They...

Energy Credit Manager - German / Russian Speaking MC Partners Ltd. Competitive UK-London 21 May 12

German or Russian Speaking Energy Credit Analyst / Manager required for energy trader with Global presence. ...

Energy Trading Quantitative Analyst – Leading investment bank Bramwith Consulting Very competitive UK-London 21 May 12

My client, a global leading investment bank with a thriving commodities business, is seeking a front office Qu...

Oil & Gas Analyst TFPL competitive UK-London 21 May 12

Quantitative Analyst is sought by a top flight consultancy firm with a reputation for success and thought lead...

Strategic Sector Analyst - Oil & Gas TFPL Highly Competitive UK-London 21 May 12

Significant career opportunity for a Strategic Sector Analyst with demonstrable sector knowledge of the Oil & ...

Client Services/Account Opening Team Ambition £28000 - £33500 per annum UK-London 21 May 12

My client a leading brokerage firm based in the city have an exciting opportunity for an individual who is wit...

Senior LNG Trader, Salary: Highly Competitive, (LNG, Gas, Energy, Physical, Trader) | LDN | Selby Jennings Commodities Highly Competitive UK-London 21 May 12

A leading energy house is growing their European LNG presence and seeking a senior trader to lead and manage t...

Broker – Mid-Distillates Broker – Energy, Futures, Options, Salary: Highly Competitive | UK | LONDON | Selby Jennings Commodities Highly Competitive UK-London 21 May 12

Our client, a leading broking house, is setting up a mid-distillates desk in London and seeks an experienced b...

Senior Grain Trader, International Trading House, London - 3249 /2B Private Equity Recruitment Competitive UK-London 21 May 12

A successful, well-funded and long-established international trading house is looking to hire a senior grain t...

Market Leader in Hybrid and Exotic Commodity Derivatives-Seeks Regulatory Business Analyst Westbourne Partners up to £110k on base UK-London 21 May 12

Market Leader in Hybrid and Exotic Commodity Derivatives-Seeks Regulatory Business Analyst

Head of Corporate Sales Grainger West £80000 - £150000 per annum + Bonus UK-London 21 May 12

A leading natural resources focused brokerage firm are looking for a proven sales individual who has retained ...

Derivative Accountant HB Ingram Mayet £££Excellent UK-London 21 May 12

Looking for a qualified accountant with significant Back Office experience and previous experience of LIFFE, I...

Gas & Power Product Controller - Senior VP Level HB Ingram Mayet £££Excellent plus bonus and benefits UK-London 21 May 12

Looking for an experienced Gas & Power Product Controller at Senior VP Level for a Tier 1 Investment Bank. You...

Niche Management Consulting Firm – Seeks Experienced ETRM Director Bramwith Consulting £90,000 - £150,000 UK-London 21 May 12

An aggressively growing niche management consulting firm are currently looking to bring on a highly regarded E...

ETRM / CTRM Directors – "Big 6" Management Consultancy - London Bramwith Consulting £100k-150k basic + bonus + benefits UK-London 21 May 12

"Big 6" management consulting firm seeks 2 Directors to lead and grow their ETRM / CTRM technology consulting ...

Listed Futures & Options Sales Paul Mandel Recruitment above market rate UK-London 21 May 12

My clients are looking to build there F&O sales desks with senior sales/brokers globally (NY, London, Paris, Z...

ETRM Senior Managers, Directors & Partners Sought – London Bramwith Consulting High basic with excellent bonus structur... UK-London 21 May 12

ETRM Senior Managers, Directors & Partners Sought by global leading management consultancy based from Central ...

Commodities Trading analyst – Gas / Energy fund – London - $1.5 Billion Selby Jennings Strategy competitive UK-London 21 May 12

A n energy fund with a presence in London is currently looking for a Gas analyst to work in their energy portf...

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