Derivative Sales Associate, EMEA

Job Description

Company Description

At Amius, we believe in doing great things together. With you. With our clients.

With a perspective on actions today that shape tomorrow. Amius is an innovative, global commodity OTC & brokerage firm. In an everchanging world, we pride ourselves in offering a unique service. We strive to be the best in our field through exceptional attention to our clients’ requirements; enabling them to protect their business margins and manage volatility.

Why Amius? At Amius you are never a number, you are recognized individually. Amius has more than 100 employees across its divisions and owned by the employees, with offices in London, Singapore, Chicago and Miami.

Duties and Responsibilities

We are looking for a Derivatives Sales Associate who will collaborate with the wider Sales and Trading team to manage and grow client trading relationships across derivatives structured on tradeable agricultural commodities (Cotton, Grains & Oilseeds, Sugar, Coffee, Cocoa).

The ideal candidate will have some experience and understanding in a commercial agricultural commodities role and have some understanding of how financial derivatives can be used to manage financial risk in this context.

• Support the wider sales team in managing existing client relationships and help with execution of derivatives trades
• Develop derivatives knowledge across futures, options and structured products to help provide our clients with tailored derivatives solutions to manage price risk
• Provide clients with updates on market trends, economic supply/demand fundamentals and macroeconomic developments affecting agricultural commodities
• Collaborate with the wider Trading and Research teams to provide market intelligence and hedging strategies
• Build a network and client book across agricultural commodities markets by attending industry events, conferences and trade shows
• Negotiate structured derivatives trades and monitor client positions, margin requirements and exposures

Essential skills & experience

• 1-5 years of experience in commodities markets, financial products trading or brokerage
• An eagerness to learn about commodities and desire to expand that knowledge into the trading of more complex derivatives
• Some understanding of financial derivatives, hedging strategies and structured products
• Excellent analytical, organisation, negotiation and communication skills
• Additional languages are beneficial but not essential
• Willingness to travel where required for network building
• Some existing network and understanding of commodities industry is beneficial but not essential
• Experience in structured derivatives, pricing, and risk management is beneficial but not essential.