Role Overview
We are looking for a highly motivated individual to take the lead in building and developing our physical trading desk. This role will focus on creating the foundation for short-term trading strategies in Japan, while coordinating internally across analytics, IT, and operations to ensure a scalable and robust setup. The role will also include contributing to curve trading.
Key Responsibilities
- JEPX Trading Setup: Own the development of our trading framework for JEPX, including market access, data infrastructure, risk controls, and reporting.
- Market Analysis: Conduct in-depth analysis of JEPX spot and EEX forward prices, supply-demand dynamics, and key market drivers(e.g., weather, fuel, regulation).
- Curve Trading: Contribute to curve trading through identifying, modelling, and executing opportunities in the Japanese forward curve (e.g., Tokyo-Kansai spreads, peak/base spreads).
- Strategy Development: Help build and back test systematic and discretionary trading strategies for JEPX and Japanese power curves
- Internal Coordination: Act as the main point of contact for Japanese trading, working with internal stakeholders(analytics, risk, operations, IT) to ensure alignment.
- Continuous Improvement: Monitor performance, adapt strategies, and refine models to stay competitive in the evolving Japanese market.
Profile
- Strong knowledge of power markets, ideally with direct exposure to JEPX or Asian electricity trading.
- Solid analytical skills with ability to translate market dynamics into trading strategies.
- Experience with curve analysis and derivatives trading is highly valuable.
- Strong communication and coordination skills for working across teams.
- Coding/quantitative skills (Python, R, or similar) are a plus.
