West Natural Gas Trader: From Physical to Financial Trading

Aurex Group; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Aurex Group is seeking a West Natural Gas Trader to join our Houston team. This role targets individuals with a background in physical natural gas trading, cash markets, or short-term trading who want to move into a more speculative, financially focused trading track.

You will analyze Western US gas markets and work with experienced traders and analysts to develop analytics, signals, and trading strategies.

Qualifications

• Experience in physical natural gas trading, especially cash or short-term markets.
• Strong understanding of gas market fundamentals and regional infrastructure.
• Analytical mindset with ability to interpret price signals and fundamentals.
• Comfortable operating in a collaborative, entrepreneurial trading environment.

Responsibilities

• Analyze Western US natural gas markets, including supply/demand, pipelines, storage, and pricing dynamics.
• Identify short-term trading opportunities using physical market knowledge to inform financial strategies.
• Collaborate with power traders and quantitative analysts to develop market analytics and signals.
• Develop and refine gas market analytics within the firm’s trading framework.
• Advance the firm’s natural gas trading capabilities by integrating physical fundamentals into analytics.

Skills

Physical gas trading

Cash markets

Short-term markets

Market analysis

Collaborative trading

Job description

Aurex Group is seeking a West Natural Gas Trader to join our Houston team. This role targets individuals with a background in physical natural gas trading, cash markets, or short-term trading who want to move into a more speculative, financially focused trading track.

You will analyze Western US gas markets and work with experienced traders and analysts to develop analytics, signals, and trading strategies.