Junior Derivatives Trader

B&R Beurs Eindhoven Investment Society; Bladel; On-site; EUR 20.000 - 40.000; Full time

Job summary

A leading trading company in Bladel, The Netherlands, seeks a Junior Derivatives Trader. You will manage part of the local derivatives book, collaborate with traders, generate trading ideas, and optimize market strategies. Candidates should possess a Master's degree in a relevant field and programming skills in Python, R, or VBA. This position offers competitive compensation, development opportunities, and a focus on personal growth.

Benefits

Competitive compensation and benefits

Free delicious and healthy lunch

Participate in fun team activities

40 hour work week

25 holidays

Free gym inside office

Qualifications

• Master's degree in a relevant field such as Finance, Economics, Mathematics, or Engineering.
• Interest in financial markets and/or commodities trading.
• Experience with programming languages (Python, R, VBA).
• Excellent command of English and a second language is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Conduct local dairy derivatives trading by identifying and executing trades.
• Generate new trading ideas for global proprietary trading book.
• Collaborate with physical traders to identify opportunities.
• Create presentations explaining the value of risk management solutions.

Skills

Interest in financial markets and/or commodities trading

Strong analytical skills

Experience with programming languages (Python, R, VBA)

Excellent command of English

Education

Master degree in Finance, Economics, Mathematics, or Engineering

Tools

Electronic trading platforms

Job description

Interfood is looking for a junior Derivatives Trader to join the commercial team in Bladel, The Netherlands. In this role you will be responsible for the local derivatives trading by identifying and executing trades, helping our physical traders in taking positions and developing new OTC style business with our clients and suppliers in the dairy supply chain. In addition, he or she generates new trading ideas for our global proprietary trading book and is keen to utilize data and other information to create (spread trading) algorithms or run an option book. Also important, a derivatives trader must have a solid understanding of the risk associated with derivatives trading.

As Our New Junior Derivatives Trade You

• are responsible for part of the local (dairy) derivatives book for Interfood, including but not limited to options, swaps and other financial products used to manage speculative, hedging, arbitrage strategies and positions.
• contribute to the global proprietary spread trading P&L, by initiating new arbitrage trades or deploy other financial trading strategies.
• maintain a strong link with the commercial traders and position holders and support them in managing (physical) price risk and positions.
• collaborate with the physical traders to identify opportunities and deliver value added solutions to mitigate dairy price exposure for our clients and suppliers.
• have daily contact with brokers and market stakeholders to execute financial trades (futures, options, forwards).
• find ways to further optimize (or increase) the stakeholders (like brokers) Interfood is conducting its Derivatives business with.
• grow into the role of conducting regular on-site meetings with prospects and clients by recommending risk management strategies.
• develop OTC deal-type structures that provide tailor made hedging solutions for our clients on top of existing physical deal flow.
• create presentations and marketing material that explain the value of mismanagement solutions to potential clients and suppliers.
• regularly track and report on the progress made with new client engagements (CTRM).

Our offer

• Competitive compensation and benefits. Salary depends on your experience and education.
• Free delicious and healthy lunch.
• Participate in fun team activities.
• 40 hour work week, 25 holidays.
• We value your personal development and have a strategic focus on our learning program.
• Free gym inside our office

Your profile

• Master degree in a relevant field such as Finance, Economics, Mathematics, or Engineering.
• Intrest in financial makets and/or commodities trading
• Experience with programming languages (Phyton, R, VBA)
• Experience with execution on electronic trading platforms.
• Excellent command of English and a second language is preferred.
• Strong analytical skills, logical reasoning, conceptual and strategic thinking.
• Self-reflective and motivated to continuously develop skills and perspectives.
• The inclination to seek and analyze data from a variety of sources to support decisions.