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This sector is the category for commodities jobs and careers.

The commodities sector on eFinancialCareers offers jobs from both investment banks and commodities trading houses.

The over-arching term 'commodities' comprises a wide range of different tradable products. Broadly, these include coal and freight; metals and steel; agricultural or 'soft' commodities; gas and power; renewable energy and emissions; and crude oil and petroleum products.

Commodities houses often also produce, store or distribute the products themselves, which means they also employ a whole range of people in non-financial roles. However, here we only look at the financial jobs related to their trading activities, such as commodities broker jobs.

The focus of the commodities trading houses is to deal in the raw materials. Investment banks, meanwhile, largely create and trade commodity derivative products. Derivative products, such as over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives or commodity futures, are an important way for farming cooperatives and other producers to protect against a poor year or negative price fluctuations and for investment banking clients to hedge against their exposures.

Despite these disparities, jobs in commodities generally fall into the following categories:

Trading: Commodities traders will have a particular area of expertise, usually falling into one of the product types above. Their role is to manage a trading portfolio on behalf of either their company or client, through the buying and selling of either raw commodities or commodity derivatives. They will also perform regular market analysis and research to inform their trading decisions and be expected to take both a long-term and short-term view of the market. Traders working with the physical products also have to consider issues such as shipping, storage and stock levels as well as how pricing exposure is managed using derivative products.

Sales: It's largely investment banks who recruit sales staff. A sales job in commodities is largely about developing relationships with clients. These can be commodities producers, who want to use derivative products to manage their price exposure, or simply consumers. Commodities sales staff need good analytical skills to keep up with the latest movements in the commodities markets and their implications in order to explain the rationale for trading decisions and strategies to clients. Commodities salespeople will develop pitches, write reports and compile presentations for clients.

Structuring: This role involves a high degree of statistical analysis and is a highly quantitative job. For a junior role, most banks will only recruit people with a Masters degree in a highly mathematical subject, usually physics or quantitative analytics. As the name suggests a structuring job involves creating commodities structured products to offer clients, as well as performing statistical analysis to track their performance. Examples of these products include commodity-linked notes or baskets of commodities. Depending on the organisation, structuring roles can also comprise creating bespoke solutions to a client's (usually a corporate) commodities hedging needs.

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Energy Private Equity Analyst / Sr. Associate Michael Page International - US Competitive Base plus Bonus USA-CT-Stamford 18 Jun 13

Our client is a Top tier Private Equity Firm seeking an Energy Analyst (2-3 yrs) and/or a Sr. Associate (3-5 y...

VP Project Finance - Oil & Gas - Houston Selby Jennings $150000 - $170000 per annum USA-TX-Houston 17 Jun 13

If you have project finance experience in Oil & Gas please get in touch.

Associate/VP - Commodity Finance Metals - NYC Selby Jennings Competitive USA-NY-New York City 17 Jun 13

My client is willing to pay a competitive base and bonus to attract one of the best candidates in the market.

Commodity Market Risk Manager OCG - Obtain Consulting Group Competitive USA-NY-New York City 17 Jun 13

We are currently working with a leading financial insitution who are looking for a Commodities Market Risk Man...

Senior Analyst Gasoline Thomson Reuters Not Specified USA-TX-Houston 17 Jun 13

Overview This role is responsible for fundamental analysis of the US Gasoline market.   It includes responsi...

Sr Quality Analyst- Front office Trading Systems experience Synechron Inc. Competitive USA-NC-Charlotte 17 Jun 13

Synechron is looking for QA Analyst –Trading Application System experience. This role is based at Charlotte,NC...

Manager - Energy Derivatives Product Control Michael Page International - US Competitive USA-NY-New York City 17 Jun 13

We are looking for an experienced Energy Professional to join a growing Energy and Agriculture Commodities bus...

AVP/VP Credit Officer (Chemicals/Natural Resources) JCW Search 75k to 150k USA-NY-New York City 14 Jun 13

Two International Investment Banks seek skilled Credit Officers/Analysts at the AVP/VP level with an emphasis ...

Business Analysts - Dodd-Frank experience Synechron Inc. DOE USA-TX-Houston 14 Jun 13

Synechron is looking for Business Analysts – Dodd-Frank experience to be part of their team involved in delive...

Agricultural Proprietary Trader - New York Hedge Fund Not Disclosed $130000 - $180000 per annum USA-NY-New York City 14 Jun 13

I am working with a leading Hedge Fund that is looking to expand their trading team in New York. They are seek...

Energy Analyst Supreme Energy Inc. $70,000-$85,000 USA-NJ-Orange 14 Jun 13

Growing, entrepreneurial energy marketer in NJ seeks skilled analyst to help manage commodity portfolios:

Senior Physical Fuel Oil Trader, New York/Houston Selby Jennings Highly Competitive USA-TX-Houston 14 Jun 13

Our client, one of the world?s leading oil traders and refiners, are seeking an experienced individual within ...

Power Trading Product Controller needed for Tier one global investment banks Houston base energy trading arm. Not Disclosed $120000 - $150000 per annum USA-TX-Houston 14 Jun 13

- Energy Trading Product Controller | Global Commodities trading firm. - Houston| USA - Base Salary ? $120,0...

Trade Advisory & Compliance Manager for Highly Successful Energy House - NY Tri-State Area, USA Selby Jennings $Competitive Salary + Excellent Bonus &... USA-NJ-Princeton 14 Jun 13

A highly successful and rapidly expanding commodities trading firm with major offices across the USA are seeki...

Latin America Senior Upstream Research Analyst Wood Mackenzie - US Competitive USA-TX-Houston 12 Jun 13

Wood Mackenzie seeks experienced professionals to take our Latin America upstream sector research to a new lev...

Head of oil and gas coverage Not Disclosed competitive USA-NY-New York City 11 Jun 13

Our client is an international bank and as part of their growth plans would like to hire a head of oil and gas...

C++ Lead Synechron Inc. Open USA-NY-New York City 10 Jun 13

We are looking to hire C++ Lead. It's a Long Term Role and based in New York City, NY.

Administrative Assistant Castleton Commodities International (CCI) Competitive USA-CT-Stamford 07 Jun 13

Castleton Commodities International is hiring an Administrative Assistant to provide support for the General C...

Planning & Analysis Manager Bunge North America Competitive USA-MO-St. Louis 07 Jun 13

Serve as a key resource and driver of the financial performance of the designated business unit(s). Key role ...

Core Java Developer Synechron Inc. Competitive USA-NC-Raleigh 04 Jun 13

Core Java Developer with Fixed Income Domain Experience

Quantitative Developer at commodity hedge fund J E Moody & Company Competitive USA-OR-Portland 28 May 13

Highly-successful, award-winning hedge fund. Founded in 2001, firm's commodity strategy has a seven-year trac...

Financial Operations Analyst INTL FCStone Inc. $32,000-$37,000 plus bonus potential USA-FL-Orlando 24 May 13

Provide operational back up and support to accounting to ensure proper information flow between the department...

Finance Manager - Energy Commodities Trading Firm Michael Page International - US Competitive salary, benefits and an oppo... USA-NY-New York City 22 May 13

The new Oil & Gas Finance Manager will head the New York finance function and establish an optimal structure. ...

Senior Operations Manager - Energy Commodities Trading Firm Michael Page International - US Competitive salary, benefits and an oppo... USA-NY-New York City 22 May 13

The Senior Oil & Gas Operations Manager is responsible primarily for all the logistic requirements starting fr...

Commodity and Agricultural Market Specialist Job Bloomberg Negotiable USA-NJ-Jersey City 26 Apr 13

Commodity and Agricultural Market Specialist

CFO-Commodities Michael Page International - US Depends on Experience USA-NY-New York City 26 Apr 13

Tri-state commodities investment management firm is seeking a financial executive to serve as the Chief Financ...

Paralegal (302347-747) Castleton Commodities International (CCI) Competitive USA-TX-Houston 23 Apr 13

Corporate Development Analyst - Energy Sector Not Disclosed Competitive USA-NY-New York City 24 Mar 13

NY-area based prestigious Energy firm is looking for an investment banking or private equity analyst with 1.5-...

Commodities Finance Associate Not Disclosed Competitive USA-NY-New York City 14 Mar 13

A large international bank is looking for banking professionals with 3+ years experience to join its Commoditi...

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