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Moreton Capital Partners

Systematic commodities investment manager using AI

Quantitative Researcher / Signal Generator - Alpha Signal Program

Full-TimeUpdated on 10/17/2026
No salary listed
Mid
Remote in USA
Remote
Quantitative FinanceQuantitative Research

About the job

Requirements
  • Demonstrate a genuine market edge and explain why it holds up.
  • Provide a verifiable track record or other supporting material that demonstrates the signal or approach.
Responsibilities
  • Develop and refine predictive signals in commodities, prediction markets, or global macro.
  • Provide a model, systematic strategy, or market-reading approach that the company can evaluate and potentially back with capital.
Desired Qualifications
  • A verifiable track record as a self-directed trader.
  • Research experience applying physics, mathematics, engineering, or computer science tools to markets.
  • Specialized knowledge of a commodity, energy market, election, or other market area.

About the company

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Moreton Capital Partners

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Moreton Capital Partners is a systematic commodities investment manager that runs market-neutral funds using a technology-driven approach that blends agentic AI, large language models, and machine learning with quantitative research. It processes hundreds of thousands of data points daily across fundamentals like supply and demand, market positioning, and volatility to generate trading signals for more than 100 commodity markets. The firm differentiates itself with an adaptive, data-rich system that evolves with changing market structure, grounded in founders’ deep experience in physical trading and systematic investing, and it offers institutional products designed to match different risk appetites. Its goal is to deliver attractive risk-adjusted returns for institutional investors by exploiting inefficiencies in global commodity markets, including weather-driven dislocations and inflation risks, while maintaining a market-neutral posture.

Company Size

11-50

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

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Headquarters

Delaware

Founded

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What believers are saying

  • Bloomberg on 2026-02-23 said MCP seeks $1 billion for its first commodities fund.
  • June 2026 launch targets weather-driven dislocations in South African corn, palm oil, and Australian wheat.
  • The website on 2026-09-03 shows active fundraising, indicating current institutional outreach and momentum.

What critics are saying

  • Millennium already redeemed Farrer, proving LPs can withdraw when performance disappoints.
  • MCP Special Opportunities Fund depends on El Niño timing; wrong weather kills the thesis.
  • The 2022 SEC alert for Moreton Capital shows name confusion and compliance scrutiny risk.

What makes Moreton Capital Partners unique

  • Les Finemore and Al Fullerton combine physical commodities trading with systematic AI research.
  • MCP Global Commodities Alpha Fund targets market-neutral returns across 80-plus commodities and 13 sectors.
  • MCP AI Lab and proprietary probability models differentiate research, execution, and event-markets strategy.

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Benefits

  • Performance Bonus
  • Relocation Assistance
  • Health Insurance
  • Life Insurance
  • Paid Vacation