Commodity Trader Compensation Thread
This year was a great year for commodities - payouts should be good.
Age: YOE: Comp: Role: Product:
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Age: 30
YOE: 8
Comp: $480k ($150k base, $330k bonus)
Product: Power/FTR
Role: Trader
nice job! happy new year
Thanks. This is likely a one-off year considering that Nat Gas prices ballooned bringing huge volatility to power.
What kind of shop?
Spec
mm hf, trade shop, producer, or utility?
Can you please share your background ?
Is it possible to make Trader with a finance masters degree with no applied maths background ?
Age: 26
YOE: 4
Comp: $120k ($55k base, $65k bonus)
Product: Ags
Role: Junior Trader (first yr as a "trader")
ABCD?
Yes ABCD midwest based
30
7
275k
Trader at a large processor
wheat and corn
ABCD mid-west based?
Age: 29
YOE: 4
Comp: 1.2m (50k base, 1.15m bonus)
Product: EU Power and Gas
Role: Trader
This has gotta be cap
Disagree there are guys at my shop making 550 after 2 YOE
:O
Is it normal to have a $50k base in Europe?
It’s Probably in GBP. Which makes the bonus even more impressive but given the year in Europe. Not surprised either you killed it or are dead. Congrats man
Don't think so. Almost a purely performance based contract, it's a quite small prop shop. Think base salaries should be around 150k for similar position, esp in London.
are you based in London ?
Age: 25
YOE: 2 ( no clue what "YOE" means? but i assume it means years of experience?)
Comp: 500k
Product: EU Power
Role: Trader
London based?
Has to be EDF...
I didn't know EDF paid that much. Makes sense though with the "Nuclear" Username
Bonus season around the corner so would love to hear more about this.
also curious
30 years old. Trade grains for a large processor. Base 110k. Bonus is expected to be about 240k.
Guessing location is U.S midwest? Congrats
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