We are working with a leading commodities trading firm that is looking to expand their Agricultural and Energy businesses by bringing on a Grains Trader (Corn, Wheat, Soybeans, etc.) and a Crude Oil Trader to develop/run semi-systematic strategies and/or develop models to give actionable insights to traders. This is an opportunity to scale up their desk in a trading seat or support the trading desk with different modeling and analysis efforts.
Responsibilities:
- Developing, optimizing, and enhancing semi-systematic trading models, signals and algorithms
- Take ownership of PnL in the Grains/Crude Oil business in a risk-taking seat
- Work collaboratively with researchers/analysts to implement new trade ideas within the agriculture market
- Develop models related to S&D balances, future price forecasts, inventory forecasts, etc.
Requirements:
- At least 3-5 years of experience trading grains or developing models in a semi-systematic environment
- Proven track record of at generating PnL through agricultural semi-systematic trading strategies
- Advanced degree in Computer Science, Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Electrical Engineering, or similar
- Experience using Python for research and data analysis