Founded more than 15 years ago and headquartered in Chicago, the DV Group of financial services firms has grown to more than 350 people operating throughout North America and in Europe. Since spinning out of a large brokerage firm in 2016, DV Trading has rapidly scaled as an independent proprietary trading firm utilizing its own capital, trading strategies, and risk management methodologies to provide liquidity to worldwide financial markets and hedging opportunities to commodity producers and users. Now, DV group affiliates include two broker dealers, a cryptocurrency market making firm, and a bourgeoning investment adviser.
DV Energy is a rapidly growing division that specializes in trading crude oil, refined products, natural gas, and related energy markets across US, Europe, and Asia. Our proprietary risk management and trading methodologies along with a strong ability to adapt to changing conditions has allowed DV Energy to grow into one of the largest financial participants within the global energy complex.
Overview
DV Energy is looking for someone eager to join an actively growing natural gas team as we expand our presence in US, European, and Asian related products. Opportunity for fast track to active trading role, with independent decision-making responsibility.
Job Responsibilities:
Work side by side with senior natural gas traders
Learn and help expand upon existing playbook of proprietary trading strategies
Real-time risk management in the form of trade initiation and hedging across a variety of strategies
Run, maintain, and build upon fundamental supply, demand, and storage models for North American, European, and Asian gas markets used daily for short- and long-term trade idea calibration
Gain expertise in all real-time position management and pricing tools and implement upgrades as we expand into new products and markets
Own and improve upon daily operational processes necessary for efficient portfolio functioning
Flexibility around covering a mix of North American and European trading hours as needs and opportunities shift
Further responsibilities may be driven by the individual’s interests and specific skills
Requirements:
Previous experience in natural gas markets a plus
Strong interest in trading and energy markets in particular
Possess a strong work ethic and be able to learn quickly in a fast paced, high pressure environment
Detail oriented, organized, diligent
Maintain composure and communicate clearly when under pressure
Ability to succeed working as part of a diversified team
Advanced aptitude for problem solving and multitasking
Strong quantitative skills
High level of proficiency in Excel; python, statistical modeling, other programming a plus