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Junior Trader

Primary office location
Paris
Date
20-Dec-2024
Permanent - Full time, Junior
Job category
Sales, Structuring & Trading
The Trading team for our European entity (Macquarie Bank Europe) provides pricing and risk management of client hedging solutions, working in close partnership with the client coverage team. The role is cross-asset but with a particular focus on commodities and specifically European Natural Gas, Power and Emissions markets.
At Macquarie, our advantage is bringing together diverse people and empowering them to shape all kinds of possibilities. We are a global financial services group operating in 34 markets and with 55 years of unbroken profitability. You’ll be part of a friendly and supportive team where everyone - no matter what role - contributes ideas and drives outcomes.

What role will you play?

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In this Role you will Manage pricing requests from the client coverage team in Macquarie’s developed commodities business and execute the initial hedging of client transactions on a principal basis. You will also closely monitor the market risk of the trading books at a portfolio level and carry out ongoing risk management of positions whilst developing strong market knowledge of commodity markets to profitably risk manage the trading books and support the client business. You will also interact with internal colleagues including client coverage, market risk, finance and operations in order to ensure efficient flow of the business.

What you offer

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• 1-3 years of relevant experience in financial markets. Knowledge of Power, Gas and Emissions markets is highly advantageous.
• A minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field such as Mathematics, Economics, or related quantitative discipline
• An analytical and curious mindset with exceptional attention to detail.
• Resilience, persistence and a being able to “think on your feet”.
• Proficiency in English is essential, further language skills and coding skills are desired but not essential.

We love hearing from anyone inspired to build a better future with us, if you're excited about the role or working at Macquarie we encourage you to apply.

About Commodities and Global Markets

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Commodities and Global Markets is a global business offering capital and financing, risk management, market access, physical execution and logistics solutions to its diverse client base across Commodities, Financial Markets and Asset Finance.

Our commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion

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We are committed to providing a working environment that embraces diversity, equity, and inclusion. We encourage people from all backgrounds to apply regardless of their identity, including age, disability, neurodiversity, gender (including gender identity or expression), sexual orientation, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy, parental status, race (including ethnic or national origin), religion or belief, or socio-economic background. We welcome further discussions on how you can feel included and belong at Macquarie as you progress through our recruitment process.

Our aim is to provide reasonable adjustments to individuals as required during the recruitment process and in the course of employment. If you require additional assistance, please let us know during the application process.