GBM Public, Commodities Products Trading, Analyst, London

at  Goldman Sachs

GLOBAL MARKETS

Our core value is building strong relationships with our institutional clients, which include corporations, financial service providers, and fund managers. We help them buy and sell financial products on exchanges around the world, raise funding, and manage risk. This is a dynamic, entrepreneurial team with a passion for the markets, with individuals who thrive in fast-paced, changing environments and are energized by a bustling trading floor.

MINIMUM EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS/DEGREE AND FIELD:

• Strong academic record with minimum Bachelor’s degree in Mathematics, Engineering, Computer Science or a related discipline
• Strong quantitative, analytical and problem-solving ability
• Ability to multi-task, manage competing priorities and work well under pressure
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, strong interpersonal skills
• Two (2) years of experience in the job offered or in a related role, preferable oil & refined product knowledge

• Organize market data, analytics done by individual members of the team in a centralized repository
• Improve, build upon the existing analysis by studying correlations, second-order effects, quantifying risk-reward metrics etc.
• Assisting in pricing, executing transactions particularly in oil options – vanilla and exotic
• Executing and booking of flow-based trades across oil complex
• Understanding commodities market fundamentals and trends and communicating information succinctly to salespeople and clientsProducing commentary ranging from a variety of client e-mails to weekly and monthly strategy performance updates