Junior Trader

Summary

The job is for a trader at DV Trading, a financial services firm. The role involves working with senior traders, learning proprietary trading systems, managing risks, building and maintaining trading models, enhancing existing trades, identifying new opportunities, and liaising between the trading group, internal departments, and OTC relationships.

Requirements

• Possess a strong work ethic and ability to learn quickly in a fast-paced, high-pressure environment
• Detail oriented, organized, diligent
• Maintain composure and communicate clearly when under pressure
• Ability to succeed working as part of a diversified team
• Strong interest in trading and energy markets in particular
• Strong understanding of math, probability, and statistics
• High level of proficiency in Excel and VBA; SQL, python, statistical modeling, other programming a plus
• Advanced aptitude for problem solving and multitasking

Responsibilities

• Work side by side with senior traders
• Learn proprietary methodologies and trading systems that support an established trading business
• Real-time risk management in the form of trade entry and risk layoffs
• Build and maintain trading models
• Enhance existing trades; identify and pursue new opportunities
• Liaise between trading group, internal company departments, and OTC relationships