Agricultural Trading Assistant

Marex Group; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 28,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Marex Group is seeking an Agricultural Commodities Trading Assistant to support the front-office desk by producing reports, monitoring positions and risk, and assisting with desk administration. You will gain exposure to trading techniques, with a path toward proprietary trading responsibility based on performance and approvals.

Role involves using Bloomberg/ICE, Excel, and Python to automate workflows, under FCA regulations and Marex policies.

Qualifications

• Strong Excel capability with data manipulation and analytical models.
• Demonstrated sustained interest in financial markets and trading.
• Python or coding experience preferred; AI-enabled tools advantageous.
• Bloomberg/ICE platform exposure and familiarity with commodities/derivatives is helpful.

Responsibilities

• Run daily, weekly and ad-hoc desk reports and maintain desk records.
• Monitor positions, P&L, risk scans and models; escalate discrepancies.
• Support reconciliation, desk controls and risk/market information preparation.
• Monitor agricultural markets and relevant drivers and macro factors.
• Develop market analysis and trading ideas; gain ownership as capability grows.
• Use Bloomberg, ICE and Excel daily; apply Python to automate processes.

Skills

Excel proficiency

Numerical/analytical

Python/coding

Bloomberg/ICE

Market awareness

Regulatory/compliance

Team collaboration

Tools

Excel

Bloomberg

ICE platform

Python

Job description

Marex Group plc (NASDAQ: MRX) is a diversified global financial services platform providing essential liquidity, market access and infrastructure services to clients across energy, commodities and financial markets.

The group provides comprehensive breadth and depth of coverage across four core services: clearing, agency and execution, market making, and hedging and investment solutions. It has a leading franchise in many major metals, energy and agricultural products, with access to 60 exchanges. The group provides access to the world’s major commodity markets, covering a broad range of clients that include some of the largest commodity producers, consumers and traders, banks, hedge funds and asset managers. With more than 40 offices worldwide, the group has over 2,300 employees across Europe, Asia and the Americas.

The Agricultural Trading department combines deep discretionary market expertise with modern quantitative research, technology and data science to provide liquidity, manage risk and identify trading opportunities across global agricultural markets. The desk has direct access to the major agricultural futures and options exchanges and is investing in the continued expansion of its systematic trading capabilities through the application of statistical modelling, alternative datasets, automation and advanced analytics.

For more information visit https://www.marex.com/

Role Summary

An ambitious, analytical and highly disciplined individual joining the Agricultural Commodities trading desk in a junior front-office role. The Agricultural Trading Assistant will support the day-to-day running of the desk through reporting, position and risk monitoring, model oversight and desk administration, while developing a detailed understanding of agricultural commodity markets and trading techniques.

The role is intended to provide a strong foundation for progression within agricultural trading, with the longer-term objective of developing the successful candidate towards proprietary trading responsibility, subject to performance, demonstrated capability, applicable approvals and business requirements.

Responsibilities

• Run daily, weekly and ad-hoc desk reports and maintain accurate desk records, spreadsheets and recurring administration.
• Monitor positions, exposures, P&L, risk scans and trading/analytical models; identify unusual movements or discrepancies and elevate promptly.
• Support trade and position reconciliation, recurring desk controls and the preparation of position, risk and market information.
• Monitor agricultural commodity markets and relevant fundamental drivers, including supply and demand, trade flows, seasonality, weather, crop developments and macroeconomic factors.
• Support market analysis and trading development across futures, options and spreads
• Develop an understanding of trading strategies, position construction, trade planning and trade management, taking increasing ownership of market analysis and ideas as capability develops.
• Use Bloomberg, ICE platforms and Excel on a daily basis, and use Python, coding and appropriate AI-enabled tools to automate processes, analyse data and improve desk efficiency where relevant.
• Ensuring compliance with the company’s regulatory requirements under the FCA
• Adhere to the operational risk framework for your role ensuring that all regulatory or company determined parameters are complied with.
• Role model for demonstrating highest level standards of integrity and conduct and reflecting Company Values.
• At all times complying with the FCA’s/regulators Code of Conduct
• At all times complying with Marex’s Code of Business Conduct & Ethics.
• Carrying out regulatory activities under the [Marex Financial and MSIL] trading books
• Liaising with clients in [US, UK, France, Singapore - DELETE OR ADD COUNTRIES AS APPROPRIATE]
• To ensure that you are fully aware of and adhere to internal policies that relate to you, your role or any other activities for which you have any level of responsibility
• To report any breaches of policy to Compliance and/ or your supervisor as required
• To elevate risk events immediately
• To provide input to risk management processes, as required.

Competencies, Skills and Experience

Competencies:

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills; collaborative, approachable and able to contribute positively to a fast-paced trading environment.
• Highly disciplined and process-driven, with strong attention to detail and the ability to follow repeatable routines consistently under pressure.
• Strong numerical, analytical and problem-solving capability, with curiosity to understand how and why markets move.
• Resilient and comfortable operating with uncertainty and financial risk while maintaining disciplined adherence to limits, controls and process.
• Strong self-awareness and personal accountability; able to assess decisions critically, learn from mistakes, respond constructively to feedback and avoid attributing outcomes solely to external factors.
• Entrepreneurial and improvement-focused, with the ability to learn quickly, challenge assumptions appropriately and identify more efficient ways of working.
• A collaborative team player, that is approachable, self-efficient and influences a positive work environment
• Resilient in a challenging, fast-paced environment
• Strategic collaborator with insight and agility, able to anticipate future challenges, ensuring operational effectiveness

Skills and Experience

• Strong Excel capability is required, including confidence working with formulas, data manipulation and analytical models.
• Demonstrable and sustained interest in financial markets and trading, supported by evidence of independent learning or market-related activity.
• Python or other coding experience is preferred; experience applying AI-enabled analytical or productivity tools is advantageous.
• Bloomberg and/or ICE platform experience, and previous exposure to commodities, derivatives or financial market data, is advantageous.
• Evidence of sustained high performance in a demanding extracurricular pursuit may be beneficial as an indicator of discipline, resilience, competitiveness and commitment, but is not required.
• Experience working in a regulated environment and knowledge of the risk and compliance requirements associated with this
• Conduct Rules

You must:

• Act with integrity
• Act with due skill, care and diligence
• Be open and cooperative with the FCA, the PRA and other regulators
• Pay due regard to the interests of customers and treat them fairly
• Observe proper standard of market conduct
• Act to deliver good outcomes for retail customers

Company Values

Be collaborative- by working together across the organisation, we foster teamwork, can better respond to challenges and successfully deliver for our clients

Act with integrity- we pride ourselves on our honesty and high ethical standards. We apply these values when working with all our clients, colleagues and other stakeholders

Be adaptable and entrepreneurial- we embrace change as markets evolve to constantly increase our efficiency and create innovative solutions for our clients. We are interested in the world around us and inquisitive about understanding the challenges and opportunities our clients face.

Be respectful– how we treat each other, and our clients says everything about who we are. We always act respectfully and treat people fairly in everything we do.

Nurture talent – we aim to grow our own talent and make Marex the place ambitious, hardworking and talented people choose to build their career. This means giving and taking stretch opportunities, taking risks, and committing to career development and support – for ourselves, and our teams.

Marex is fully committed to being an inclusive employer and providing an inclusive and accessible recruitment process for all. We will provide reasonable adjustments to remove any disadvantage to you being considered for this role. We value the differences that a diverse workforce brings to the company. We welcome applications from candidates returning to the workforce. Also, Marex is committed to avoiding circumstances in which the appearance or possibility of conflicts of interest may exist within the hiring process.

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