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ACT Commodities & Entering Commodities Trading
Hello all, I was recently contacted by a firm called ACT Commodities, which specializes in the niche environmental commodities trading space. They are a small Dutch-based firm trading a variety of environmental commodities, such as renewable energy, biofuels, etc. After talking to their HR staff, it...
The Litasco SA conspiratorial HR plot isn't so silly.
There is movement currently at Litasco Short Story Russian speakers are OUT, Frenchs Italians get IN. the thesis of the new hiring manager (French) is very inclined in hiring the people she knows. Quite often employees have co-opted with the HR for a while. Remove the HR and see the card games...
Trafigura Board Member arrested in bribery scandal
Was rejected by this company in 2015. Now I'm here spewing crap haha. But it doesn't change the fact that the crap is true. Marco Ferraz, a Trafigura board member from Argentina. Very close to Trafigura founder Claude Dauphin who was also notoriously corrupt. Claude Dauphin was a Marc Rich protege...
Oil vs Nat Gas Trading
I was recently offered a summer internship at an oil major at a certain location, my home town, in their natural gas trading program and accepted it. I am extremely excited about the opportunity! But, I have always been interested in crude oil. Maybe I am a little biased; as I took a certificate...
Q&A: Commodity Energy Merchant
They called me the Commodity Merchant, I prefer "relationship manager". It not just buy low, sell high. It's managing the relationships, structuring the logistics assets and trades from the origin to the destination. We are a regular shipper on the Colonial Pipeline Line 2, Off-Exchange EFP cash...
Top Tips for Commodity Futures for Active Traders
We are talks about commodity futures trade and has expert advice with commodity trading tips for UAE traders and investors. Commodity trading offers a vast horizon for the traders and investors like Commodity Futures UAE. This is so because many commodities are extremely essential for life and...
Being Typecast in Agri Role
I can't seem to be able to get into a Trader role with my current employer because I think I'm good at my current role (procurement) in country elevator & they have no replacement. Keep getting passed over for new grads out of uni with bachelors degree & 0 experience Any advice?
Trafigura Salary and Culture (Ops/Risk)
Does anyone know first or second hand how much Trafigura pays its ops or risk/deals desk analysts in their first few years there? Seems like culture there is as tough as it gets in the industry with no job security. Any opinions on that?
TRAFIGURA COMMODITY TRADING APPRENTICESHIP
LOCATIONS: Geneva, Switzerland / Houston, Texas, USA If you have decided not to go to university, you are excited by a career in commodity trading and you are happy to work anywhere in the world, we believe we can offer you an unparalleled opportunity. Even with a couple of years’ work experience,...
LPG??
Seems trading this product is still somewhat niche and that the market still has a ways to go before it becomes as mature as gasoline, heating oil etc. Does anyone know much about what being in the LPG trading business is like in terms of volatility, liquidity and general particuliarities vs other...
Commodity Sales vs Commodity Trading at BB
Hi Guys, I've been reading around a bunch about this question but can't find a clear awnser on this one. I've heard Commodity sales in BB is slightly diff from say FX sales in that you'll do a broader range of activities and often work together with the IBD ? How does this then relate to commodity...
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Best Podcasts for Market Information
As I was walking to work yesterday listening to Ludacris "Move Bitch" (great song for NYC walking mindest), I realized that I should be listening to much more enlightening material; material that could be beneficial to me in my job. What do you guys listen to? Any energy sector or capital market...
How to break into Commodity Trading with a Bachelor's in Chemical Engineering and Master's in Math
I am graduating with my bachelor's degree in Chem Engr from UW-Madison. I will going to Uchicago for Master in Physical Science Division. I was thinking about doing Math for the Master's degree. I once had a phone interviewed with Trafigura during my junior year when I had almost no knowledge about...
should I continue IB ops or join Trafigura......advice needed
Hi all, I used to work in one of those big name IB ops, but now I got a chance to work for Trafigura, starting in Deal Desk, may got the chance move to trading desk, I got couple of things hanging around me.... I never heard of Trafigura, I never have an previous exp related on commodity trading,
Loooking for information on MTFX Foreign Exchange Corporation
Hey all, was just hoping one of you have worked here or knows a little about them. Anyone heard of them? Pros/Cons? Thanks all
The Chocolate Hunt
For those who don't know the story...back in 1979/80 ex-oil executive Nelson Bunker Hunt and his brother William Herbert Hunt unsuccessfully attempted to corner the silver market. They spent most of the decade stock piling the precious metal, pushed the price up from $11 to $50 per ounce between...
Breaking into Commodity Trading
Hello Forum, BACKGROUND: I am a recent (2010) graduate from Imperial College London (University Ranking: 3rd in the UK) with a first class degree (GPA: 3.5+???) in Aeronautical Engineering. My aim is to become a (refined metals) commodity trader. SITUATION: Unfortunately, I have no previous work...
Refinery Outages
Anyone know of a good source which tracks refinery outages? I know IRR and PIRA do but their subscription is about 100k a year. Bloomberg does a decent job at tracking Refinery outages(REFO GO) but is there anything better out there? Any good blogs that write about refineries? Thanks
commodity traders ex energy?
Hey guys, So monty already put up a list of all the energy trading firms but what I'm curious for is, aside from Cargill, Louis Dreyfus, Bunge, Glencore, and the other big name shops and banks, who are the other players in non-oil/gas/energy commodities? I've searched and most of the info here is on...
Any Commodity Desks Hiring?
Are there any commodity desks you know of that are seeking candidates?
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