Just joined now, unfamiliar with the working of this community. Can PDF files be attached to comments? Might be interesting to see daily trading results?
Commodity Traders
For those who know their cracks from their arbs, their blister from their cathode and their fats from their feeders.
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Anyone recruiting for a trading analyst /Jr trader role? I am currently a masters student with 2 years experience in soft commodities trading
Hi all, Anyone looking for sugar?
A bit uncertain about what I should do with my career. I am in a commercial role, doing some derivatives trading (mostly hedging, but getting to take some basis risk). My firm is small, and I am getti...
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Hi all, I am coming to the end of a two year stint as a lumber broker, where I had to build my own book. Looking for my next move that does not require cold calling. I have about 6 months until I f...
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Looking to make a switch to a more widely traded commodity. Are the skills applicable across products?
With the spread between spot crude oil and futures being so wide rn, I was wondering if there's a lot of arbitrage going on? How much does transportation and storage cost? Why does the spread persist?
Currently at a supermajor, wondering about job security given low oil prices. Any thoughts?
Currently a Trading trainee at major ag trader and have offers for trading assistant roles at Glencore and major energy focused HF. Better for long term if plan is to move to prop desk in 1-3 years?
How do you make a transition from physical commodity trading to a derivatives role? Like the role but exploring a transition to the paper side.
Will IMO impact crude flat price? If so how?