Senior Futures Gas Trader

Charles Levick Limited; Greater London; On-site; GBP 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading trading firm in Greater London is seeking a Senior Gas Trader to take a leading role in proprietary trading across European gas markets. You will manage risk, develop high-conviction trading strategies, and analyze market fundamentals. The ideal candidate has extensive experience in trading European gas markets and a proven track record of generating PnL through disciplined risk management. This position offers a performance-driven environment with significant responsibilities and the opportunity to influence market strategy.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience trading European gas markets within a trading house or fund.
• Deep understanding of gas market structure and pricing drivers.
• Proven track record of generating PnL through disciplined risk taking.
• Strong commercial judgement with the confidence to run risk and defend positions.

Responsibilities

• Lead proprietary trading activity across European gas markets.
• Develop and execute high-conviction trading strategies.
• Analyse gas market fundamentals including supply and demand.
• Identify structural, cross-hub, and relative value opportunities across European gas products.
• Actively manage positions, PnL, and exposure within agreed risk limits.
• Contribute to desk strategy, market views, and mentoring of junior traders where appropriate.
• Work closely with risk, analytics, and commercial teams to enhance trading performance.

Skills

Trading European gas markets

Risk management

Market analysis

Commercial judgement

Communication

Job description

As a Senior Gas Trader, you will take a leading role in proprietary trading across European gas markets within a well-capitalised, performance-driven trading environment. You’ll be trusted with meaningful risk, expected to run conviction-led positions, and contribute consistently to desk PnL.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead proprietary trading activity across European gas markets, managing risk across the forward curve.
• Develop and execute high-conviction trading strategies across short, medium, and long-term horizons.
• Analyse gas market fundamentals including supply and demand, storage, LNG flows, pipeline flows, weather, and regulatory developments.
• Identify structural, cross-hub, and relative value opportunities across European gas products.
• Actively manage positions, PnL, and exposure within agreed risk limits.
• Contribute to desk strategy, market views, and mentoring of junior traders where appropriate.
• Work closely with risk, analytics, and commercial teams to enhance trading performance.

Requirements

• Extensive experience trading European gas markets within a trading house, fund, or major merchant.
• Deep understanding of gas market structure, pricing drivers, and forward curve behaviour.
• Proven, sustained track record of generating PnL through disciplined risk taking.
• Strong commercial judgement with the confidence to run risk and defend positions.
• Comfortable operating in a fast-paced, high-accountability trading environment.
• Clear communicator able to influence at desk and management level.