Description:
The Commodities Trading team sits in the Markets division, which is the organisational umbrella housing all of Rabobank’s financial markets related activities. The team is the centre of excellence for the position management, risk taking, and pricing in the commodity derivatives markets for all Rabobank clients.
Skills & Experience Required:
Key Responsibilities:
- Execute and manage trading activity and risk positioning across the base metals portfolio, ensuring alignment with the Bank’s strategic objectives and risk framework.
- Provide liquidity and market-making services to corporate and institutional metals clients, supporting their trading and hedging needs.
- Monitor and manage real-time risk exposures, maintaining strict adherence to market, credit, and desk limits.
- Partner with quantitative and technology teams to enhance pricing capabilities, trading infrastructure, and automation.
- Leverage programming skills (Python, VBA) to support data analysis, improve operational efficiency, and assist with strategy evaluation.
- Ensure full compliance with UK and EU regulatory standards, as well as internal governance and control policies.
- Promptly escalate any risk or control concerns through appropriate channels.
Skills & Personal Attributes Required:
- Solid trading experience within base metals on LME.
- Knowledge of option trading and non-linear risk management.
- Strong understanding of market structure, pricing and liquidity dynamics.
- Experience in quoting and executing trades for clients.
- Ability to manage client relationships and tailor solutions to their needs.
- Demonstrated ability to evaluate and manage trading risk, with a strong understanding of market dynamics and impacts.
- Trusted, credible and has high integrity.
- Leads by example, collaborative, fosters a positive team culture and is someone others genuinely enjoy working with.