Commodities Analyst - Commodity Options (Market Making Firm)
Overview
Commodities Analyst role within a leading market making firm, sitting inside the FICC Options group
Team is focused on commodity options trading across a diversified set of FICC products
Team is in build-out phase, offering a highly entrepreneurial opportunity to shape the research platform from an early stage
Team & Build-Out
Commodity focused options desk is a relatively new initiative; firm has recently committed capital and resources to scale the platform
With 3 flagship hires made from direct competitors over the past 6 months, the firm has made several key hires to establish the function.
Team operates in a semi-systematic framework, combining discretionary trading with data-driven research
The Opportunity
First dedicated analyst hire within the commodity options research function
Highly visible role working directly with senior traders and PMs
Opportunity to play a foundational role in building out modeling frameworks, datasets, and research infrastructure
Direct impact on trading strategies and P&L generation
Key Responsibilities
Develop and maintain short- and long-term supply/demand models, particularly across natural gas markets
Build and enhance weather-driven and fundamental datasets to support trading decisions
Conduct deep data analysis, including:
Time series tracking of market developments and structural trends
Large dataset processing and interpretation
Model pricing dynamics including:
Flat price forecasts
Spread relationships across the curve
Partner closely with trading teams to:
Translate fundamental and quantitative insights into actionable, directional trading strategies
Support idea generation and risk-taking decisions
Contribute to the build-out of scalable research tools, including data scraping and pipeline development
Candidate Profile
Background in Natural Gas or Weather Analytics preferred
Experience building fundamental or data-driven supply/demand models
Strong data skills, including experience scraping and working with large datasets
Proficiency in Python or R is required
Ability to operate in a fast-paced, trading-oriented environment with direct exposure to risk
Location
New York City

Commodities Analyst - Commodity Options (Market Making Firm)

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