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Agri Fundamental Analyst bei Optiver

Optiver · London, Vereinigtes Königreich · Onsite

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Our traders need fast information of fundamental market changes and trends. As an Agri Macro Analyst for Optiver’s agricultural options team, you will be joining a burgeoning set up aiming at providing the best insight possible into the agriculture commodity market. You will be collaborating closely with other Analysts and Traders by providing research and scenario analysis plus suggesting how this could impact the price or volatility of a commodity.

What You'll Do:

As a Macro Research Strategist for our agricultural options trading team you will need to understand the wider the picture and be able to relate this to volatility into fundamental and pricing decisions. This is a role where you’ll get to shape how we approach this market and build out our macroeconomic understanding.

  • Continuously interact with our option traders, communicating what’s driving intra-day moves in commodities markets as they happen together with potential consequences for realized and implied volatility
  • Identify emerging themes in commodities markets that could impact future volatility
  • Produce thorough scenario analysis of known market events. In particular the analysis should contain information about how the commodity is expected to move in each scenario.
  • Become an influential team member in how we approach analysis and utilise data

Who You Are:

  • Significant macro research experience across the Agri commodity markets; grains, oilseeds, sugar, coffee and/or cocoa
  • An ability to know where to look to quickly understand intra-day moves in commodity markets
  • A mindset that thinks in volatility, understands scenario/event analysis, supply and demand modelling and an ability to run regressions into fundamental decisions.
  • Familiarity with various research/database platforms
  • Knowledge of some of the structural flow we see in the commodities option space and how various market participants are using commodity options for their portfolio is a bonus.
  • A good understanding of what data is available in order to support your research to the business. The ability to decipher large datasets using programming languages such as Python or C# is beneficial but not essential
  • An understanding of options and experience working directly with options traders is desirable but not essential

Who We Are:

At Optiver, our mission is to constantly improve the market by injecting liquidity, providing accurate pricing, increasing transparency and acting as a stabilizing force no matter the market conditions. With a focus on continuous improvement, we participate in the safeguarding of healthy and efficient markets for everyone who participates. As one of the largest market making institutions, we are a trusted partner of 70+ exchanges across the globe.

What You’ll Get:

Optiver’s London office is the location of our foreign exchange trading business and a growing hub for our commodity trading business. You will be part of a well-established and high performing global firm whilst experiencing the excitement that comes from a growing operation. As our London operations grows there is a real opportunity to make a huge impact and take us and your career to a new level. We offer a supportive environment for you to perform at your best.

In addition, you’ll receive:

  • A performance-based bonus structure, enabling all of our employees to benefit from our global profit pool.
  • 27 paid vacation days plus all UK public holidays.
  • Daily breakfast and lunch, along with support on commuting expenses.
  • Private medical insurance, pension scheme, and ClassPass fitness membership.
  • Training and continuous learning opportunities, including access to conferences and tech events.
  • International transfer opportunities for global career growth.

How To Apply:

Are you interested in furthering your career in our rapidly-expanding office in the heart of London?

Apply directly via the form below and please provide us with a CV in English. When we think there is a potential match, you will hear from us sooner than you expect. If you have any additional questions, please feel free to reach out to [email protected].

Please note:

  • We do not require any assistance from third-parties including agencies in the recruitment of this role
  • We cannot accept applications via email

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