Job Description
About Us:
Founded more than 15 years ago and headquartered in Chicago, the DV Group of financial services firms has grown to more than 450 people operating throughout North America and in Europe. Since spinning out of a large brokerage firm in 2016, DV Trading has rapidly scaled as an independent proprietary trading firm utilizing its own capital, trading strategies, and risk management methodologies to provide liquidity to worldwide financial markets and hedging opportunities to commodity producers and users. Now, DV group affiliates include two broker dealers, a cryptocurrency market making firm, and a bourgeoning investment adviser.
DV Commodities is a division within DV Group that specializes in trading commodities markets, including crude oil, refined products, natural gas, power, emissions, metals, softs, and agriculture. DV Commodities' risk management, world-class technology, and talented traders have enabled it to become one of the world’s largest liquidity providers and risk allocators in the energy and commodities spaces. DV Commodities currently has over 35 desks, with traders and staff located in London, New York, Chicago Houston, and Dubai.
Overview:
As a Junior Direct Trader, you'll work with our direct trading team in a business development capacity. You will learn about the oil & gas industry and develop a pipeline of counterparties to trade with. You will learn about the methodology of trade and proprietary systems that allow you to do so, along with business development and sales techniques. You will contact counterparties across the globe with a particular focus in Asia and the Middle East, developing relationships with decision makers. You will engage in one-to-one conversations in order to extract final deals from researched counterparties, which requires attention to detail.
Requirements:
BS or MS in Business Administration, Financial Studies or PPE
Ability to read, write and speak fluent Mandarin Chinese and English
Strong interest in energy markets, sales and trading
Possess a strong work ethic and ability to learn quickly in a fast-paced, high-pressure environment
Demonstrated ability to learn and apply new concepts
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