Junior Gas Trader Trading and Analytics · MFT Energy, Denmark

Junior Gas Trader
​MFT Energy specializes in power and gas trading. We are fast growing and on a mission to empower entrepreneurs to become the best​.
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Join a world of energy as MFT Energy's new Junior Gas Trader!
We are looking for a Junior Gas Trader ready to learn the specifics of the European gas market and join our ambitious gas team with experienced colleagues. Do you have quant qualifications and a trader mentality? Do you want to develop and execute trading strategies, analyze data, and implement automated solutions and processes? Then we have the right position and career opportunity for you!

Our gas team and the job as Junior Gas Trader in MFT Energy
As Junior Gas Trader in MFT Energy, you will take part in everyday trading and develop trading strategies and models for the European markets. In the gas team, we are 27 dedicated colleagues ready to welcome you and support you in your development of becoming a trader.

We do not expect you to have experience in trading, but you should have a deep desire to learn and have an interest in the energy business. We will provide you with best-in-class training and guarantee a fun work environment, a steep learning curve, and a unique career within European gas trading and quantitative trading analysis.

Your key responsibilities:

• Daily trading and optimization of trading positions
• Developing and implementing trading strategies
• Building and maintaining quantitative models
• Risk evaluation
• Always questioning the status quo
• Appling insight to optimize and rethink automated trading tools
• Developing projects and implementing these with support from our specialist colleagues and support teams

Your qualifications and personal skills:
Working as a trader involves using your analytical abilities to interpret complex market data, while maintaining a strong eye for detail and trends, and making quick, well-informed decisions under pressure. Therefore, becoming a successful trader depends not only on your professional capabilities but also on your personal competencies.

We imagine that you:

• Have a master’s degree in Finance, Economics, Mathematics, or a similar field.
• ... Or have experience with etc. stock trading, poker, or similar that gives you competencies relevant to trading
• Are competitive by nature, and able to thrive under pressure in a fast-paced environment.
• Are a strong team player with the ability to work independently
• Are a quick learner of complex datasets and methods
• Have excellent analytical, quantitative, and problem-solving skills

Working in MFT Energy
You will be part of a young, global, and vibrant working environment in the heart of Aarhus. MFT Energy is a transparent and flat organization with entrepreneurship at heart. We are just shy of 170 employees working out of our headquarters in Scandinavian Center in Aarhus C and from our international offices in Türkiye, Australia, Austin, Singapore, and we have several remote colleagues working from all over the world. Our mission is to empower entrepreneurs to become the best – we believe that this is done via a fair organizational structure, with the most competent people, based on the right values.

We offer, offer other things:

• A competitive and entrepreneurial work environment
• Professional and committed colleagues with great ambitions
• Great employee benefits and a people-centered leadership approach
• The chance to one day become partner
• A celebrative work environment, a modern workplace, and an ambitious and professional culture

Make the Most of Your Talent! Join us!
If you think there is a fit between our values and your aspirations, we will be looking forward to receiving your application with a short cover letter and CV. For questions, please contact Head of Gas Trading and Operations, Jonas Brosbøl Lauridsen, at [email protected].

Start date: As soon as possible

We will be screening candidates on an ongoing basis.

Department
Trading and Analytics

Role
Junior Trader

Locations
MFT Energy, Denmark

Employment type
Full-time