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Role Summary
We are seeking an experienced Gas & LNG Options Broker to join our dynamic team. The successful candidate will be responsible for broking Gas & LNG options transactions between counterparties, providing market intelligence, and ensuring optimal execution for clients in the global Gas & LNG market, and will play a key role in growing the desk and client base.
What you'll be doing
- Broking Gas & LNG Options ensuring competitive pricing and efficient execution.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with new and existing clients to drive growth.
- Monitor Gas & LNG markets, price movements, and volatility to provide clients with timely insights and trading opportunities.
- Understand and communicate the risk profiles of Gas & LNG options products, including pricing structures and hedging strategies.
- Negotiate terms and conditions of Gas & LNG options contracts, ensuring compliance with regulatory and internal standards.
- Maintain accurate records of trades and provide regular updates to clients and internal stakeholders.
- Participate and attend all necessary regulatory training and be responsible for your individual regulatory compliance, and support the team with ensuring they meet this also.
- Assist the Onboarding team regarding AML/KYC due diligence queries.
- Attend team meetings to discuss commercial performance.
- Represent the company at industry events and initiatives (e.g. Baltic Exchange etc) and act as an ambassador.
- Understand and input into the business strategy for the company and seek to help identify new business opportunities relating to trends, future markets, products and clients.
- Travel and attend client social events where required.
- Additional / ad hoc duties as required to meet the needs of the business.
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What we're looking for:
We welcome applications from candidates who share our Company Values and key attributes, as follows:
- Qualified - holding all the necessary regulatory registrations required for the role, including compulsory examinations.
- Fit and proper - having the requisite honesty, integrity, reputation, competence and financial soundness.
- Integrity and respect - acting thoughtfully and ethically to do the right thing in accordance with Conduct Rules, and to promote and foster a respectful work environment for all.
- Drive - self-motivation and the desire and commitment to succeed, deliver excellence and make positive change.
- Relationship building - excellent communicator to effectively build strong, long-lasting relationships with colleagues, clients and others.
- Collaboration - working well with others across diverse backgrounds to share information, develop skills and deliver results.
- Resilience - persisting and adapting to changing or difficult situations, and adopting a positive and focused approach.
- Smart - problem-solving and analytical abilities, with a curious and inquisitive mind, and an openness to new ideas.
Other Requirements
- Min. 2 years' experience in Gas & LNG options derivatives broking markets.
- Existing network within Gas broking and trading community.
- Strong understanding of Gas markets, options pricing, and risk management.
- Excellent negotiation and interpersonal skills; ability to build trust with clients.
- Strong commercial instinct and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, high-pressure environment.
- Proficient in market analysis and financial modelling.
- Familiarity with relevant regulations and trading standards.
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Company Overview
Clarkson plc is the world's leading shipping service provider - we are the largest physical shipbroker across all markets. The group also provides sector specific financial services and port services, all of which are underpinned by the industry's most authoritative shipping intelligence and supported with leading edge technology. The group is quoted on the London Stock Exchange and is a FTSE 250 company.
Clarksons Futures Limited is the derivatives broking division of Clarkson plc. It operates from the UK and through its branches in Dubai, Geneva and Singapore as a voice broker in OTC cleared derivatives contracts across CME, EEX, ICE and SGX. These derivatives contracts encompass dry and wet forward freight agreements ("FFAs"), and commodity-based derivatives including iron ore, fuel oil, gas, battery metals and carbon credits.
We aim to deliver best-in-class futures and options broking services to our shipping, trading, banking and other clients. Discover more at www.clarksons.com/broking.
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