Trader

DUOTECH PTE. LTD.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading trading firm in Singapore is seeking an experienced trader to lead trading for Gold perpetuals and related cross-asset strategies. The ideal candidate must have at least 10 years of trading experience in Gold or metals markets and be comfortable using analytical tools. This role offers the opportunity to build and operate market-making strategies while working closely with technical teams.

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years of trading experience in Gold or metals markets.
• Solid grasp of commodity market fundamentals and macro impacts.
• Experience with systematic trading environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead trading for Gold perpetuals and related strategies.
• Build and operate market-making and hedging strategies.
• Oversee risk management and multi-venue inventory balancing.
• Collaborate with engineering to optimize quoting behaviour.
• Analyse exchange liquidity and order-book irregularities.

Skills

Trading Gold or metals markets

Analytical tools (Python, R)

Risk management

Job description

Role Overview

You will lead trading for Gold perpetuals and related cross-asset strategies (XAUUSD, Gold futures, and crypto settled synthetic Gold instruments). Your role blends discretionary understanding of macro and commodity flows with systematic market-making logic adapted to crypto derivatives markets

Key Responsibilities

• Build and operate market-making, relative-value, and hedging strategies for Gold perps
• Develop fair-value models incorporating macro factors, commodity flows, futures curves, and volatility structure
• Oversee risk management, delta exposure, and multi-venue inventory balancing
• Collaborate with engineering to optimize quoting behaviour, auto-hedging rules, and outlier-event protections
• Analyse exchange liquidity, funding mechanics, and order-book irregularities
• Explore cross-asset opportunities (Gold vs. BTC, Gold vs. stocks, Gold vs. FX) where appropriate

Requirements

• Minimum 10 years of trading Gold or metals markets (spot, futures, or OTC)
• Solid grasp of commodity market fundamentals, macro impacts, and volatility dynamics
• Experience with systematic, execution-driven trading environments
• Comfortable using analytical tools (Python, R, or similar)
• Strong risk discipline and experience managing high-leverage positions
• Ability to work closely with technical teams to refine strategy logic