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Precious Metals Trader

Trade precious metals and develop market opportunities at Bank of Communications. The desk combines position decisions with market research and risk controls.

What you’d work on

Our reading of the posting: what a new hire in this role would most likely spend their first months on.

Execute bullion trades and develop trading ideas.
Analyse precious-metal trends and market conditions.
Manage risks and contribute to new commodity products.

What they ask for

Required

Bullion trading
Market analysis
Trading systems
Risk discipline
English and Chinese

Preferred

Banking experience
Precious-metal loan and swap products

Education: Bachelor’s in economics, finance or a related subject.
Experience: At least 5 years of relevant bullion-trading experience.
Markets: commodities

How to prepare

Analyse metal spot, forward and swap relationships.
Develop a trade thesis with explicit hedge and exit conditions.
Stress a bullion position for liquidity and price changes.

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SelfMadeQuant wrote this summary from the employer’s public posting, last checked 6 November 2026. SelfMadeQuant isn’t affiliated with Bank of Communications and doesn’t handle applications.