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 sounds like the job is 80% sales (cold calling) and 20% trading. Sales commodities traders must find their own client base, including buyers & sellers, and execute their respective deals.
My current background is supporting Procurement/Operations for a large supermajor oil company, however I am interested in getting into trading by leveraging my oil & gas background. Would a company/role like this be a good starting place for entering commodities trading? Does anyone have any similar experiences or career moves?
Thanks in advance!
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back to back kings of the bio market. buyer beware
If you're already at an oil major I would try and get on the trading desk there or leverage your experience to move to a larger trading house.
Nothing against ACT but they are just having you cold call and back to back a physical transaction. High volume, low margin, and as little risk as possible.
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Thanks - I agree with all of your points. It was not the best opportunity for me, so I am looking elsewhere.
stay at your job. Pass on ACT
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