eFinancialCareers

• Company

  Commodity Appointments Ltd

• Location

  UK-London

• Compensation

  Market

• Position Type

  Permanent

• Employment type

  Full time

• Updated

  14 Nov 2009

• eFC Ref no

  586731

Great opportunity to move into Commodities via the physicals -- experience which is almost impossible to get within banks.  And yes, energy is regarded as physical trading compared to what the banks do.  

If you want to move from, say, the volatile banking sector into the long-term stable growth of the commodities sector, this is a rare and excellent opportunity to do so while maintaining your existing seniority.

Key Requirements:

• fluent German and English language skills
• ~3-4 years in any trading or related environment (eg energy trading, banking, consulting, etc)
• quant-related university education (engineering, maths, physics, advanced economics)
• very strong maths and numerical modelling skills
• strong analytical and programming skills (eg MatLab)
• strong financial engineering skills
• expertise in Endur or comparable trading system

Main Tasks & Responsibilities:

• Developing, implementing and maintaining models for:

1. Valuation and pricing of structured electricity contracts and other commodities
2. Risk management of electricity contracts and other commodities
3. Optimization of portfolios and assets

• Analyzing, forecasting and modelling of prices and price-drivers,-structures and -curves on continental energy markets
• Implementation of models and products in the trading system
• Performing analysis based on specific needs and demands from Front Office (traders, portfolio managers and internal customers)
• Cooperating with traders and portfolio managers with the explicit goal to promote profitable trading strategies and actions
• Initiating, consulting and heading of analysis meetings and roundtables
• Cooperation with other business units and participation in business projects