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Commodities Broker Trader

An execution-focused trader managing broker relationships for a new listed commodities options desk. It sits on the trading desk alongside volatility traders.

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.

Manage brokers for the commodities desk
Work with volatility and screen traders on risk portfolios
Analyse completed trades to improve execution
Research new trading opportunities for the growing desk

What they ask for

Required

2+ years as an execution or broker trader
Statistics
Python
Quantitative mindset
Fast decision-making
Communication

Education: BS or MS preferably in business, economics or a STEM field.
Experience: 2+ years as an execution or broker trader
Languages and tools: Python
Markets: commodities, options

How to prepare

Learn how listed commodity options are quoted and traded via brokers
Build a post-trade analysis notebook measuring slippage versus benchmarks
Study options Greeks and how they drive hedging
Practise basic statistics for evaluating trading decisions

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 IMC Trading and doesn’t handle applications.