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Experienced Trader – Energy (DV Commodities)

An energy trading seat at DV Commodities that owns P&L and builds fundamental and quantitative models. It is aimed at traders with power or grid experience.

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.

Run and grow trades in one or more energy areas
Build fundamental and quantitative trading models
Work with risk on sizing and limits
Share ideas with senior energy traders

What they ask for

Required

Energy trading experience
Understanding of grid fundamentals and ISO markets
Maths, probability and statistics
Excel and VBA proficiency
Handling pressure

Preferred

SQL, Python or statistical modelling
Proven historical P&L

Education: Not specified
Experience: Established energy trading experience
Languages and tools: Excel/VBA
SQL
Python
Markets: commodities

How to prepare

Learn power market and grid fundamentals
Build a simple supply-demand model for a power market
Practise position sizing and risk
Study energy derivatives

What to study

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