VP/ED: EMEA Gas & Power Trader — Market Hedging & Growth

JPMorgan Chase & Co.; Greater London; On-site; GBP 250,000 - 350,000; Full time

Job summary

JPMorgan Chase & Co. in London is seeking a Vice President or Executive Director for the Global Commodities - Gas and Power trading desk.

The role focuses on pricing and managing risks in physical and derivative gas and power transactions across EMEA, collaborating with sales and banking to grow the franchise. You will analyze energy trends, develop commercial ideas, and lead a diverse team through the life cycle of energy risk management transactions while delivering asset optimization

Qualifications

• Significant experience trading European gas and power benchmarks both physically and in derivatives.
• Strong understanding of gas and power options in structured trading of time, location and cross-asset basis.
• Proficiency in gas and power fundamentals modelling and analysis.
• Proven ability to translate fundamental analysis into trading opportunities and asset optimization.

Responsibilities

• Price and manage physical and derivative risks in liquid and illiquid benchmarks across the EMEA gas and power space
• Structure and execute complex and bespoke transactions within EMEA gas and power space
• Set up access to new markets to harvest future opportunities in the structured trading space
• Drive growth of the bank's customer franchise via design and delivery of risk management and asset optimization solutions
• Demonstrate initiative and resourcefulness in terms of pricing models and fundamentals analysis and help build analytical infrastructure as required

Skills

Gas trading

Power trading

Derivatives trading

Fundamental modelling

Quantitative modelling

Leadership

Team collaboration

Job description

JPMorgan Chase & Co. in London is seeking a Vice President or Executive Director for the Global Commodities - Gas and Power trading desk.

The role focuses on pricing and managing risks in physical and derivative gas and power transactions across EMEA, collaborating with sales and banking to grow the franchise. You will analyze energy trends, develop commercial ideas, and lead a diverse team through the life cycle of energy risk management transactions while delivering asset optimization