Trading Analyst

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Manage and execute order flow from team members in the energy, softs and equity markets
• Communicate order status and potential opportunities with team members as needed during trading day in order to facilitate necessary adjustments
• Utilize available tools and algorithms to construct and execute complex trade structures
• Develop relationships with brokers and members of exchanges to improve liquidity and discover new opportunities
• Reconcile morning broker positions with internal reporting to confirm all positions are squared before daily trading commences
• Report intra-session and day end P&L to other team members
• Reconcile end of day positions with Sector Analysts and Controller
• Conduct a quick daily huddle with each team to review prior day execution, open orders, daily strategy and market news
• Proactively monitor markets and provide feedback throughout trading session to Sector Analysts
• Identify potential opportunities for improvement in execution or enhancements to strategies
• In collaboration with Sector Analysts, conduct analysis of market trends and opportunities
• Under guidance of Softs Sector Analyst, research and develop potential new trading strategies
• Development of analytical and critical thinking skills

REQUIREMENTS:

• Bachelor’s degree with strong academic performance in finance, economics, math or a technical field (engineering or hard science)
• Minimum of 2 years of experience in finance, business or a related field
• Quantitative reasoning skills
• Experience and competency in Microsoft Excel
• Trading experience preferred, but not required
• Knowledge of commodity futures options and equity options preferred, but not required
• Experience with a programming language (VBA, Python, R) preferred, but not required
• Ability to adapt and learn quickly