Koch Minerals & Trading (KM&T) is seeking a Gasoline Proprietary Trader to join their team in Houston! As part of a global team, this role will help drive analysis and profitability predominantly in the domestic U.S. gasoline markets while working alongside other global physical and paper traders.
Our Team
With offices in Geneva, London, Singapore, Wichita, Houston and New York, this role reports to an International Gasoline Trader and will be based in Houston, TX, working across multiple time zones.
What You Will Do
- Develop and communicate regional points of view for trading strategies
- Execute gasoline trades in accordance with market trends, pricing strategies, and risk management guidelines. Trades will be in paper and physical markets, with an emphasis on allocating risk capital to proprietary strategies effectively
- Maintain and further develop our information sharing both within the gasoline team and the other energy trading teams within KM&T
- Develop and maintain relationships with key industry stakeholders, including suppliers, customers, and brokers
- Identify changing market regimes and their resulting impact to global gasoline markets
- Partner with our fundamental analysts to continually evaluate supply and demand assumptions
Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)
- Professional experience as a Gasoline Trader with a proven track record in paper and physical markets
- Experience using an analytical approach to deploy risk without a physical asset
- Understanding of gasoline blend economics and ability to translate that into risk taking
- Experience partnering collaboratively to pull together analytics from all asset classes to make trading decisions
What Will Put You Ahead
- Experience trading PADD 1 and Gulf Coast gasoline markets
- Experience trading proprietary positions in paper markets
- Experience building or operating a physical asset footprint
- Experience with domestic diesel and naphtha markets
This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship
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Hiring Philosophy
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Who We Are
As a Koch company, Koch Minerals & Trading (KM&T) specializes in the innovative procurement, exchange, and delivery of essential commodity products and services that empower our daily way of life. We pursue the development of investments into successful ventures and new, transformative platforms.
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Our Benefits
Our goal is for each employee, and their families, to live fulfilling and healthy lives. We provide essential resources and support to build and maintain physical, financial, and emotional strength - focusing on overall wellbeing so you can focus on what matters most. Our benefits plan includes - medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts, life insurance, ADD, disability, retirement, paid vacation/time off, educational assistance, and may also include infertility assistance, paid parental leave and adoption assistance. Specific eligibility criteria is set by the applicable Summary Plan Description, policy or guideline and benefits may vary by geographic region. If you have questions on what benefits apply to you, please speak to your recruiter.
Equal Opportunities
Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status. Except where prohibited by state law, all offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test. This employer uses E-Verify. Please visit the following website for additional information: http://www.kochcareers.com/doc/Everify.pdf