Experienced Energy Trader
Gelber GroupAbout the Role
As an Experienced Discretionary Energy Trader at Gelber Group, you will have a real opportunity to have a huge impact on the firm, working side by side with other successful and talented individuals to capitalize on market opportunities across global energy markets. This is a senior risk-taking role and a key idea generator for the desk, suited to someone who flourishes in a fast-paced environment.
- Manage your own trading book with a focus on energy markets such as refined products, natural gas, and power
- Manage your own risk across a portfolio of active strategies and drive trading decisions
- Analyze market fundamentals including supply/demand dynamics, storage levels, weather patterns, geopolitical developments, and regulatory changes
- Interpret price action, spreads, and order flow to identify trading opportunities
- Develop, test, and refine discretionary or systematic-informed strategies using historical and real-time market data
- Continuously monitor market conditions, news, and macroeconomic and energy-specific events
- Monitor material changes in levels of risk and variance in PnL, especially deviation from your plans, and proactively communicate those changes to leadership
Requirements
- Experience trading energy products such as natural gas or power
- Nice-to-have experience includes emissions markets, biofuels, Renewable Energy Certificates, or cross-commodity trading
- Proven track record independently managing a PnL, or being a senior member of a team driving strategy
- Prior Proprietary Trading or Hedge Fund PM experience strongly preferred
- Larger bank or physical trading shop experience may be considered if significant decision-making autonomy existed
- Defined discretionary edge in energy markets such as fundamental modeling, weather-driven analysis, flow-based insights, or relative value/spread trading
- Strong understanding of energy market structure (e.g., storage, transportation, seasonality, regional dislocations)
- Entrepreneurial mindset with competitive nature
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to work both autonomously and as a team player
- Quant skills and data literacy are a plus but not required; ability to incorporate data into decision-making is preferred
- Openness to feedback and willingness to adapt your trading style with changes in market conditions
- 3+ years of verified, risk-adjusted profitability
- Flourishes in a fast-paced environment
- Strong work ethic
- Competitive attitude
- Proven record of profitability in a trading position for at least 3 years
What You'll Get
- $72k–$120k base salary
- Health benefits
- 401(k) plan
- PTO
- Parental leave
- Professional development
- Tuition reimbursement
- Traditional and Roth 401(k) retirement program
- Comprehensive health benefits including medical coverage provided by Blue Cross and Blue Shield (PPO and HDHP/HSA) and dental coverage
- Tuition reimbursement for Graduate courses (taken after employment begins)
- Flexible Spending Accounts for health care and dependent care; pre-tax commuter benefits for parking and transit expenses
- Life insurance and long-term disability coverage
- Generous vacation time, paid holidays, and paid parental leave
- Enjoyable collaborative and open work environment
- Employee referral bonus program
- Charitable giving and company matching opportunities
- Casual, relaxed dress code