Precious Metals Options Trader: Impactful Global Role

Macquarie Bank Limited; Greater London; On-site; GBP 75,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Wellbeing leave

Parental leave

Fertility leave

Volunteer leave

Job summary

Macquarie Bank Limited in London seeks a Precious Metals Options Trader to join the Precious Metals Trading team. You will identify opportunities, manage risk, and execute strategies across OTC options and major exchanges, leveraging fundamental, quantitative, and technical analysis.

You will build relationships with brokers and counterparties, analyze trends and supply/demand dynamics, and contribute to strong risk-adjusted returns.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years’ experience in options trading, preferably with exposure to precious metals or other commodities.
• Good understanding of options markets, including volatility, pricing, and risk-management principles.
• Experience managing trading positions and risk, with the capability to take increasing ownership of risk-taking decisions.
• Knowledge of precious-metals fundamentals (e.g. Platinum Group Metals) and their application to market views and trading strategies would be advantageous.
• Strong entrepreneurial drive with the ability to independently source and structure new opportunities
• Demonstrated success in high-pressure trading environments and collaborative team settings
• Excellent analytical, quantitative, and communication skills, with an established network in the precious metals trading community
• Fluent in English; proficiency in additional languages is advantageous
• Technically skilled in Excel and AI coding tools

Responsibilities

• Identify and capitalize on opportunities to grow the business in precious metals OTC options and major global exchanges.
• Deploy and manage risk while executing trading strategies across precious metals OTC options and major global exchanges.
• Build and maintain relationships with brokers, counterparties, and other market participants.
• Analyze market trends, volatility, price movements, and supply and demand fundamentals across global precious metals markets.
• Contribute to the team’s ongoing success.

Skills

Options trading

Risk management

Trading positions

Market analysis

Entrepreneurial drive

High-pressure performance

Analytical skills

English fluency

Communication skills

Tools

Excel

AI tools

Job description

Macquarie Bank Limited in London seeks a Precious Metals Options Trader to join the Precious Metals Trading team. You will identify opportunities, manage risk, and execute strategies across OTC options and major exchanges, leveraging fundamental, quantitative, and technical analysis.

You will build relationships with brokers and counterparties, analyze trends and supply/demand dynamics, and contribute to strong risk-adjusted returns.