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Senior Power Trader
US$190000 - US$200000 per annum
Energy Efficiency
US
Houston, Texas
Permanent
Hybrid

Responsibilities:

  • Trade prompt-to-term financial products in PJM, MISO, NYISO, and ISO-NE.
  • Conduct market analysis and fundamental research on the Eastern Interconnect.
  • Collaborate with the trading desk to share insights and strategies.
  • Support deal pricing and management with the Origination team.
  • Ensure compliance with governance, risk, and credit standards.

Qualifications:

  • Bachelor's degree in Economics, Business, Engineering, or Mathematics.
  • 5+ years of experience in physical and financial power trading.
  • Proficiency in trading heat rates, locational spreads, and time spreads.
  • Knowledge of power and gas fundamentals in the Eastern Interconnect and RTO/ISO market rules.
  • Familiarity with risk management principles.
  • Self-driven, adaptable, and thrives under pressure.
  • Strong analytical and quantitative abilities.
  • Programming (Python, VBA, SQL) and data visualization (Tableau, R, Power BI) skills are a plus.
  • Option trading experience is advantageous.
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