Natural Gas Trading Analyst

Karbone; New York (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Karbone Inc. is a front-office role on our Power & Gas trading desk, focusing on natural gas markets with exposure to North American power markets. You will work with experienced portfolio managers to analyze market fundamentals and support position management.

The role starts with building capabilities in financial natural gas markets and may expand to broader responsibilities as the business grows. Strong quantitative skills and Python/Excel proficiency are essential.

Qualifications

• 1–4+ years of experience in natural gas markets, energy trading, fundamentals analysis, or a related field.
• Bachelor's degree in Economics, Engineering, Mathematics, Finance, or a related field.
• Strong proficiency in Python and Excel; strong quantitative skills.

Responsibilities

• Support management of physical and financial power positions across ISO/RTO markets and assist with gas exposure.
• Monitor power and gas markets to identify trading opportunities and relationships between the two commodities.
• Help build natural gas market capabilities, focusing on financial markets with potential to evaluate physical markets.

Skills

Python

Excel

Quantitative analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

About Us:

Karbone Inc. is an award-winning liquidity services provider for energy transition and environmental commodity markets. Since 2008, we have offered integrated and innovative revenue hedging, risk management, and market advisory solutions to a global suite of clients across energy markets. Our teams are proudly ranked first amongst their peers and are all dedicated toward our core mission of providing our clients and partners with the necessary market access, liquidity solutions, and commercial insight to help them succeed in the new energy transition.

About the Role:

This is a front-office position on our Power & Gas trading desk, with a primary focus on natural gas markets and exposure to North American power markets. You'll work alongside experienced portfolio managers to analyze market fundamentals, support position management, and develop a deep understanding of the relationships between natural gas and power markets. The initial focus will be on building our capabilities in financial natural gas markets, with the opportunity to take on broader responsibilities as the business develops.

Key Responsibilities:

• Support the management of physical and financial power positions across ISO/RTO markets and assist with related gas exposure
• Monitor power and gas markets to identify trading opportunities, market dislocations, and relationships between the two commodities
• Help build out our natural gas market capabilities, initially focused on financial markets, with potential to evaluate physical market opportunities as the business evolves

Qualifications:

• 1–4+ years of experience in natural gas markets, energy trading, fundamentals analysis, or a related field
• Bachelor's degree in Economics, Engineering, Mathematics, Finance, or a related field
• Working knowledge of North American gas market structure: hubs, basis, pipelines, storage, and key data sources (EIA, pipeline EBBs, commercial data providers)
• Familiarity with North American power markets and ISO/RTO structures a plus
• Strong quantitative skills; proficiency in Python and Excel required
• High attention to detail, intellectual curiosity, and interest in helping build a new trading capability from the ground up