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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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Finance Manager - Energy Commodities Trading Firm Michael Page International - US Competitive salary, benefits and an oppo... New York City, NY 22 May 13

The new Oil & Gas Finance Manager will head the New York finance function and establish an optimal structure. ...

Senior Operations Manager - Energy Commodities Trading Firm Michael Page International - US Competitive salary, benefits and an oppo... New York City, NY 22 May 13

The Senior Oil & Gas Operations Manager is responsible primarily for all the logistic requirements starting fr...

Senior Front Office Commodites Quant needed for Top Tier Investment Bank-NYC Selby Jennings $150000 - $250000 per annum New York City, NY 22 May 13

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Sr Quality Analyst- Front office Trading Systems experience Synechron Inc. Competitive Charlotte, NC 21 May 13

Synechron is looking for QA Analyst –Trading Application System experience. This role is based at Charlotte,NC...

Front Office .NET Developer Michael Page International - US Competitive New York City, NY 20 May 13

Premier financial institution is seeking an experienced .NET Developer. Developer will work with IT Team in N...

Head of oil and gas coverage Not Disclosed competitive New York City, NY 20 May 13

Our client is an international bank and as part of their growth plans would like to hire a head of oil and gas...

Hedge Fund seeks Dir level Quant Analyst - FO Desk Not Disclosed $160000 - $200000 per annum Chicago, IL 20 May 13

Prior commodities experience is a must. PhD preferred. Chicago based candidates will be given priority.

Director - Energy Project Finance Originations - North America Michael Page International - US Competitive New York City, NY 15 May 13

Global investment bank looking to bring on senior originations lead in energy-related project finance deals.

M&A Associate Stone Management $100K to $130K New York City, NY 13 May 13

International Bank seeks a seasoned associate to work on M&A transactions

Energy Private Equity Analyst / Sr. Associate Michael Page International - US Competitive Base plus Bonus Stamford, CT 13 May 13

Our client is a Top tier Private Equity Firm seeking an Energy Analyst (2-3 yrs) and/or a Sr. Associate (3-5 y...

Sales - Senior Director - Energy CME Group Not Specified Houston, TX 10 May 13

Description As part of the CME Group Client Development and Sales (CD&S) Team, the Senior Director – Commerc...

Sales - Senior Director - Commercials/Corporates CME Group Not Specified New York City, NY 10 May 13

Description As part of the CME Group Client Development and Sales (CD&S) Team, the Senior Director – Commer...

Market Risk Management Associate - NY CME Group Not Specified New York City, NY 10 May 13

Description The Market Risk Management Associate is responsible for daily assessments of the various risk exp...

Senior Director Energy Trading Systems CME Group Not Specified New York City, NY 10 May 13

Senior Director,  Product Management - Energy Trading Systems Role - The Senior Director, CME Direct Product...

Compliance Department Operations Manager Parkway Consulting Depends on experience Chicago, IL 09 May 13

Well established Chicago bank-owned international futures, equities, and options clearing Brokerage firm is l...

Compliance Surveillance Officer Parkway Consulting Depends on experience Chicago, IL 09 May 13

The surveillance office is responsible for investigating and following up on any incidents derived from the SM...

Reconciliations and Controls Analyst Macquarie Competitive Houston, TX 05 May 13

Macquarie's Corporate Operations Group is seeking a Reconciliations and Controls Analyst to join our Houston t...

Analyst - Fiscal Service Wood Mackenzie - US competitive Houston, TX 02 May 13

Wood Mackenzie's Fiscal Service is a web-based research offering that allows our clients to understand and com...

Commodity and Agricultural Market Specialist Job Bloomberg Negotiable Manhattan, NY 26 Apr 13

Commodity and Agricultural Market Specialist

CFO-Commodities Michael Page International - US Depends on Experience New York City, NY 26 Apr 13

Tri-state commodities investment management firm is seeking a financial executive to serve as the Chief Financ...

Paralegal (302347-747) Castleton Commodities International (CCI) Competitive Houston, TX 23 Apr 13

Counsel Castleton Commodities International (CCI) Competitive Houston, TX 22 Apr 13

Castleton Commodities International (CCI) is hiring an attorney in the Houston, TX office to focus on all lega...

COMMODITY / COMMODITY DERIVATIVE SALES and MARKETING Not Disclosed base plus bonus New York City, NY 16 Apr 13

Top rated Bank seeks an experienced Commodity / Commodity Derivative Marketer .

Corporate Development Analyst - Energy Sector Not Disclosed Competitive New York City, NY 24 Mar 13

NY-area based prestigious Energy firm is looking for an investment banking or private equity analyst with 1.5-...

Commodities Finance Associate Not Disclosed Competitive New York City, NY 14 Mar 13

A large international bank is looking for banking professionals with 3+ years experience to join its Commoditi...

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