Junior Commodities Trading Analyst

About the role

Join a leading global hedge fund’s expanding commodities platform as a Junior Commodities Trading Analyst. You will work within a market‑facing research and trading team, gaining exposure to the full trade lifecycle across power, natural gas, crude oil, refined products, metals and other commodity markets.

Key responsibilities

• Conduct ad‑hoc market research and analysis driven by commodity fundamentals.
• Build, maintain and enhance quantitative models and analytical tools.
• Evaluate market data, datasets and existing models to identify opportunities and improve forecasting.
• Analyse supply‑and‑demand dynamics, pricing relationships and macroeconomic drivers.
• Support traders and portfolio managers with timely market insights and analytics.
• Assist in generating and evaluating trading ideas.
• Develop scalable Python‑based tools to improve research and trading workflows.

Required profile

• Degree in a quantitative discipline (Mathematics, Physics, Engineering, Computer Science, Economics or related).
• Relevant commodities internship or up to 2 years of experience in a commodities‑focused research, analytics or trading role.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving abilities with a genuine curiosity for global energy and commodity fundamentals.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to thrive in a collaborative, fast‑paced environment.

Required skills

• Python programming
• SQL (optional)
• C++ (optional)
• R (optional)
• MATLAB (optional)
• Julia (optional)

What we offer

• Direct exposure to experienced traders, portfolio managers and researchers.
• Collaborative, meritocratic culture with strong learning and development opportunities.
• Broad exposure across multiple commodity markets including power, gas, crude and metals.
• Market‑facing role with the chance to contribute directly to investment and trading decisions.
• Opportunity to join a globally recognised hedge fund during a phase of rapid expansion.