Trading Assistant
About the job
- A minimum Bachelor's degree with a major in Finance, Economics, Business Administration, Accountancy, Mathematics, Statistics, or Computer Science.
- Fluency in spoken and written English.
- Strong Excel skills and proficiency in Python.
- Good IT skills, including SQL and MongoDB.
- Some knowledge of financial markets and financial derivatives.
- Prior experience maintaining and enhancing an algorithmic trading framework.
- Two to three years of similar work experience in a trading or commodities house or financial institution; fresh graduates with the required skills will also be considered.
- Ensure risk and profit and loss are accurately reflected in the system and in line with trader expectations, including analysing key profit and loss drivers and reconciling against trader estimates.
- Ensure timely and accurate deal entry of trades.
- Work closely with traders, quantitative analysts, and fundamental analysts on value-adding tasks.
- Design, implement, and maintain quantitative models and algorithms to analyse and forecast energy market trends, price movements, and supply-demand dynamics to support trading decisions.
- Identify and deliver improvements in processes and systems.
- Integrate alternative data sources, such as freight tracking and social media sentiment, into models; ensure data integrity and manage datasets efficiently using Python, time-series databases, or other tools.
- Build and maintain dashboards and tools for real-time analytics and monitoring of key market indicators.
- Gather and analyse large datasets from internal and external sources and present findings through data visualization tools.
- Develop and implement trading strategies.
- Perform other ad-hoc duties assigned by the manager.
- C++ or C# skills.
About the company
Gunvor moves physical energy, metals, and bulk materials from where they are produced to where they are needed most. The company operates by sourcing these commodities and using its own network of refineries, pipelines, and storage terminals to manage the logistics of the global supply chain. Unlike many competitors that focus solely on trading, Gunvor invests heavily in industrial infrastructure and upstream assets to gain direct control over the movement and processing of goods. Its goal is to create sustainable value for customers by providing efficient and safe transport solutions for essential global resources.
Company Size
501-1,000
Company Stage
Debt Financing
Total Funding
$8.3B
Headquarters
Geneva, Switzerland
Founded
2000
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Gunvor's first-half 2026 profits jumped 644% on volatility, showing exceptional trading leverage.
- LCIA ordered PGN to compensate Gunvor for nine LNG cargos, strengthening cash generation.
- Gunvor's broad bank support in June 2026 signals lenders still fund its growth aggressively.
What critics are saying
- Swiss prosecutors searched Gunvor's Geneva office in June 2026 over foreign-bribery allegations.
- The Rotterdam storage blast killed one worker in August 2026, intensifying operational and liability exposure.
- Gunvor's 2025 net profit collapsed 85% to $104 million, threatening talent retention and credibility.
What makes Gunvor unique
- Gunvor's 2026 management buyout created employee-owned control and installed Gary Pedersen as CEO.
- Its trading platform secured $1.366 billion Singapore RCF and $2.34 billion U.S. borrowing base.
- Gunvor now combines commodity trading with physical assets, including Bilbao's 785-megawatt BBE plant.
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Benefits
- Professional Development Budget