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Job Purpose and Impact

In metals volatility trading has largely been a prop exercise to date. With this hire we look to  reposition vol trading activity as a cornerstone of our business. The ‘vol book’ has the potential to be a unique differentiator within our global metals system and a significant driver of our earnings. The aims of the role are, firstly, to elevate the ‘vol book’ to a central, strategic role in the Metals system, thereby enhancing our ability to differentiate and, secondly, increase the 'vol book’s contribution to our earnings growth.

Key Accountabilities

• Generate Diversified Earnings:
• Leverage options across the entire ferrous complex to monetize volatility-related trading opportunities.
• Enable Earnings and Distribute Risk Across Sub-Books:
• Use options to enhance our proprietary trading in sub-books and to improve the risk-reward profile of our trading strategies.
• Provide Insights and System Edge:
• Leverage our presence in the options market to generate insights that give our system an edge.
• Identify and Monetize Optionality:
• Leverage our global physical footprint and customer base to originate and monetize undervalued optionality and intgegrate this function in our tool box.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree
• Proven track record (3-10years) of high performance volatility trading experience. 
• Strong math and quantitative skills
• Strong analytic mindset and sound understanding of NFAs
• Demonstrated high execution capacity and redord of delivering results across as well as within teams.
• Strong written and verbal communication and documentation skills
• Proven strategic thinking, decision making and problem solving skills
• Able to operate in a complex and fast changing trading environment
• Strong soft skills – Intellectual humility and agility, self-awareness, stress management, broad perspective, entrepreneurial spirit