Senior Bulks & Metals Trader - Front Office (APAC)

Morgan Stanley; Singapore; On-site; SGD 200,000 - 360,000; Full time

Job summary

Morgan Stanley in Singapore is seeking an experienced Metals Trader to facilitate market-making and client flows in bulks and base metals. You will price and execute trades across derivative products, manage risk and positions, and read market signals to form trading views.

Working with Sales and the regional team, you will develop trade ideas, handle desk administration, and monitor physical market fundamentals affecting the book, while actively minimizing aging fails.

Qualifications

• 5–8 years of relevant experience across metals products, including bulks and metals.
• Direct front-office trading or risk-management experience.
• Exposure to commodity derivatives (futures, options, swaps, forwards) or a mix of derivatives and physical trading.
• Quantitative skills and strong understanding of commodity markets and pricing drivers.
• Able to articulate the inputs behind outputs expressed as numbers.
• Data management skills; analytical and detail oriented.
• Strong communication and teamwork capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate market-making and client flows in bulks and base metals while managing risk and maximizing profit.
• Price and execute trades across derivative products, taking direct responsibility for risk and position management.
• Read market information, flows and price behavior closely to analyze situations and form trading views.
• Work closely with Sales and the regional team to formulate trade ideas and deliver solutions to clients.
• Manage trading desk administration, including trade bookings and amendments.
• Identify and follow up on aging fails and promptly escape to Management.
• Monitor physical market fundamentals (supply and demand, freight, inventories, China demand and policy) and their impact on the book.

Skills

Front-office trading

Risk management

Commodity markets

Data analysis

Analytical thinking

Team collaboration

Communication skills

Tools

Python

Excel

Job description

Morgan Stanley in Singapore is seeking an experienced Metals Trader to facilitate market-making and client flows in bulks and base metals. You will price and execute trades across derivative products, manage risk and positions, and read market signals to form trading views.

Working with Sales and the regional team, you will develop trade ideas, handle desk administration, and monitor physical market fundamentals affecting the book, while actively minimizing aging fails.