Junior Derivatives Trader

Bnreindhoven; Bladel; On-site; EUR 48,000 - 72,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Lunch provided

Team activities

40-hour work week

Learning program

Gym at office

Competitive compensation

Job summary

Interfood in Bladel, The Netherlands, seeks a Junior Derivatives Trader to join the commercial team. The role focuses on local dairy derivatives, including options and swaps, and developing new OTC-style hedging solutions.

You will collaborate with physical traders to manage price risk, generate trading ideas, and support the growth of our proprietary trading philosophy through data-driven approaches.

Qualifications

• Master degree in a relevant field (Finance, Economics, Mathematics, or Engineering).
• Interest in financial markets and/or commodities trading.
• Experience with programming languages (Python, R, VBA).
• Experience with execution on electronic trading platforms.

Responsibilities

• Handle part of the local derivatives book, including options, swaps, and other products.
• Contribute to global spread trading P&L by arbitrage or other strategies.
• Support physical traders in managing price risk and positions.
• Collaborate with brokers to identify opportunities and mitigate dairy price exposure.
• Execute trades with brokers and market stakeholders (futures, options, forwards).
• Prepare presentations and marketing materials explaining hedging solutions.

Skills

Financial markets interest

Programming experience

Electronic trading platforms

Analytical thinking

English fluency

Data analysis

Education

Master's degree in Finance, Economics, Mathematics, or Engineering

Tools

Python

R

VBA

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.