European Power Trader

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European Power Trader

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Koch Minerals & Trading, with offices in London, Geneva and with its head office in the US, is a global commodity trading company participating in nearly all commodity markets but focusing in energy, freight and metals. As part of the European Gas and Power business the European Power Trader will provide proprietary trading strategies in NW European power markets. The candidate would be expected to have a deep understanding of European power and a proven track record of several years or more in power trading.

What You Will Do

The European Power Trader will work as part of a team of traders and analysts to grow the portfolio outside the current capability in NW Europe.

Specific responsibilities include:

• Ownership of the book for power proprietary positions in European power markets.
• Communicate with the wider commercial team to maintain and develop desk trading strategy and POV.
• Drive the development of new power analytics and future strategy development.
• Maintain and support fundamental research on the power and gas markets for Koch.

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• Five years plus trading NWE power markets with experience in Southern Europe and/or Nordic markets.
• Accomplished at building a diversified strategy approach to Risk deployment.
• Understanding of flow-based market coupling and European interconnector flow.
• Strong analytical capabilities and problem-solving skills.
• Good knowledge and proven application of weather fundamentals in power markets.
• Previous experience of European Power market fundamental analysis.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent.
• High level of intellectual curiosity.
• Ability to work accurately and efficiently.
• Entrepreneur in nature.

At Koch companies, we are entrepreneurs. This means we openly challenge the status quo, find new ways to create value and get rewarded for our individual contributions. Any compensation range provided for a role is an estimate determined by available market data. The actual amount may be higher or lower than the range provided considering each candidate's knowledge, skills, abilities, and geographic location. If you have questions, please speak to your recruiter about the flexibility and detail of our compensation philosophy.

Who We Are

As a Koch company, Koch Minerals & Trading (KM&T) specializes in the innovative procurement, exchange, and delivery of essential commodity products and services that empower our daily way of life. We pursue the development of investments into successful ventures and new, transformative platforms.

At Koch, employees are empowered to do what they do best to make life better. Learn how our business philosophy helps employees unleash their potential while creating value for themselves and the company.

Additionally, everyone has individual work and personal needs. We seek to enable the best work environment that helps you and the business work together to produce superior results.