Commodities Analyst - China
Commodities Analyst - China
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Our Analyst team plays a vital role in supporting the trading desks decision-making. We are seeking a Commodities Analyst who will bridge the gap between market intelligence and trading. Working closely with traders quantitative researchers and technologists the analyst will deliver real-time insights and conduct in-depth fundamental analysis to inform trading strategies. By synthesizing data from global markets domestic Chinese trends and macroeconomic indicators the analyst will help identify opportunities manage risk and ensure the trading team stays ahead of market movements. This position is essential to enabling fast accurate and confident trading in a highly competitive environment.
Your Core Responsibilities:
- Conduct detailed fundamental macroeconomic and geopolitical analysis on Chinese and global commodity markets (e.g. oil LNG coal base metals).
- Track regulatory developments and government policy globally and within China that are relevant to commodity trading.
- Identify monitor and evaluate upcoming catalysts for the commodity markets we trade.
- Generate trading ideas based on expected volatility and direction. Work closely with the trading team to execute these strategies.
- Monitor supply/demand trends inventory levels shipping flows policy changes and other market-moving factors.
- Develop and maintain data models dashboards and research tools using Python SQL and other analytics platforms.
Your Skills and Experience:
- 3 years of experience in a commodities-focused analytical role (buy-side sell-side consulting or trading house).
- Bachelors or Masters degree in Economics Finance Engineering Data Science or a related quantitative field.
- Strong understanding of Chinese commodity markets and macroeconomic factors.
- Proficiency in Python and SQL for data handling modeling and visualization.
- Familiarity with Bloomberg or other market intelligence platforms.
- Fluent in Mandarin Chinese and English (written and spoken).
- High attention to detail strong communication skills and the ability to work in a fast-paced collaborative environment.
About Us
IMC is a global trading firm powered by a cutting-edge research environment and a world-class technology backbone. Since 1989 weve been a stabilizing force in financial markets providing essential liquidity upon which market participants depend. Across our offices in the US Europe Asia Pacific and India our talented quant researchers engineers traders and business operations professionals are united by our uniquely collaborative high-performance culture and our commitment to giving back. From entering dynamic new markets to embracing disruptive technologies and from developing an innovative research environment to diversifying our trading strategies we dare to continuously innovate and collaborate to succeed.
Required Experience:
IC
Employment Type
Full Time
