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Javelin Global Commodities is hiring an Associate Quantitative Strategist in London. This role is part of the Quantitative Strategies team, acting as a bridge between commercial, functional, and technical departments. You will assist in understanding trade valuation and risk, build pricing models, analyze risks, evaluate performance, and support operational teams. You will also collaborate with developers to enhance trading platforms and automate business processes. The ideal candidate has a strong mathematical background, experience in Python, and familiarity with commodities or banking sectors.
About Javelin
Javelin Global Commodities is a leading global commodities marketing, trading, logistics services and investment firm headquartered in London with offices in New York, Singapore, Dubai, Switzerland, Canada, Poland, India and Australia. Javelin was founded in 2015 and operates across more than 20 different commodities including metals, coal, oil, iron ore, gas and power, freight, agriculture and renewable energy.
We employ over 200 people but maintain the flat corporate structure and agility of a smaller company. We take pride in our values, global reach, meritocratic culture and strong work ethic. Our success over the years has been built on our guiding principles of customer service, creativity, transparency, integrity, and responsibility.
Javelin has a dedicated strategy to support local and meaningful charities through volunteer days, donation matching, a ‘give as you earn’ scheme and other fundraising activities. We are committed to the wellbeing of our colleagues and organise various social evenings, sports clubs and lunchtime activities. Our London office has on-site gym facilities and a golf/sports simulator. Discover more at http://www.javelincommodities.com/.
The Role
The Quantitative Strategies team is an integral part of Javelin’s DNA and acts as the glue between commercial, functional and technical parts of the organisation. We are engaged in all aspects of deal development from conception to execution and we actively advise on the risk and management of the firm’s most complex trades. Tactically we are a small team of experts, ensuring the role is varied and exciting.
Our role is similar to Quantitative Research at investment banks and hedge funds, but the opportunity at Javelin is broader in scope and influence. Whilst the team is embedded on the trading floor and has a front office focus, our company performs significant logistical, financing, and operational activities and our team bridges all these areas. As a result, the problems that we solve are varied and challenging and invariably in a fast-paced environment.
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Who We Are Looking For:
A proactive, inquisitive individual with relevant experience in the commodities or banking sectors. Market specific knowledge is preferred, with strong developer credentials. Candidates should have a good analytical background, founded in mathematics, engineering or science, and should be familiar with options pricing theory, probability and calculus. We require experience in python and familiarity with GIT, co-pilot and VS-code is welcomed. Candidates should be open to the changing priorities of our business, with a dynamic and pragmatic mindset and ability to apply their skills across multiple commodity classes and business lines.
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