Quant jobs / Winton

Commodity Researcher

A quantitative research role in Winton's Fundamental Commodities strategy, forecasting energy supply and demand. It works closely with the senior portfolio manager.

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.

Build models that forecast energy supply and demand
Convert those forecasts into candidate trading signals
Judge signals against market benchmarks
Work with technology and data teams to get the data and infrastructure needed

What they ask for

Required

Deep knowledge of commodity market fundamentals
Supply and demand modelling
Python and data analysis
Understanding of how instruments work
Some experience turning forecasts into signals
Communication and leadership

Education: Not specified
Experience: Experience forecasting energy supply and demand
Languages and tools: Python
Markets: commodities

How to prepare

Study how energy balances (production, storage, demand) are modelled
Build a simple supply-demand forecast using public data
Test whether a fundamental forecast adds value over price-based signals
Learn futures curves and contract mechanics

What to study

The Energy Quant roadmap sets out the stages for this kind of role, with free resources for each.

Open the roadmap

Apply

Read the full posting on Winton’s site before applying: requirements, location and pay can change after we check them.

View the posting on Winton’s site ↗

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