Short-Term EUA Trader

Berlin Office | On-Site | Full-Time Role 

 

About the Role 

We are looking for a Short-Term EUA Trader to join our growing Berlin office. This role provides the opportunity to develop a career in Carbon ETS Trading, as an integral part of the Trailstone Environmental Team, trading Compliance Carbon markets on a proprietary basis. 

If you have strong programming and analytics experience, an interest in commodity trading and a commercial outset, we want to hear from you! This role provides exposure in a fast-growing start-up environment within international commodity trading and asset management; including an attractive compensation package and bonus scheme.   

This will be a full-time role, in our Berlin office, owning the following responsibilities: 

• Developing, maintaining and applying quantitative models to short-term trading of ETS markets. 
• Gaining an in-depth knowledge of the fundamentals and technical dynamics of the Compliance Carbon markets. 
• Optimising Intraday volatility and executing trades, including ownership of monitoring profit and loss. 
• Working within a fast-paced team environment whilst managing market and operational risks. 
• Contributing to and working as part of an entrepreneurial culture. 

  

About You 

We are looking for somebody with the following skills & attributes: 

Essential Skills: 

• Strong working knowledge of programming, with Python and/or C#. 
• An academic or working background in data analytics, ideally within energy markets or portfolio optimisation. 
• University degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics or Business. 
• Fluent English language skills. Other language skills are desirable but not essential. 
• Theoretical and practical knowledge of commodity trading and renewable energy is not essential – but an interest in developing expertise in these areas is a must-have! 

Other Attributes:

• Willingness to act as a team player within a highly functioning, collaborative and friendly team. 
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced trading environment. 
• Strong commercial acumen. 
• Analytical and highly numerate, with strong attention to detail. 
• Excellent communication and inter-personal skills, with the ability to engage in effective, direct communication across different levels of seniority with colleagues globally. 

  

About Trailstone 

Trailstone is a global energy and technology company, operating at the intersection of renewable and conventional power. We trade energy in global markets, and we provide a best-in-class service to manage the inherent intermittency of renewable power generation across the short, medium and long term. 

As an energy trader, we buy and sell electricity and gas which is physically delivered on the grids, and we leverage our physical market knowledge to trade financial commodities. 

As a provider of renewable energy management services, we take on the complexity of managing renewable power across different countries so that our customers can focus on their core mission of investment and growth. Trailstone offers an efficient, fully automated front-to-back renewable power management platform underpinned by our long-standing market experience, proprietary technology, data analytics and meteorology. 

 

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Here at Trailstone, we value our differences. In fact, our success depends upon them. 

Differences in backgrounds, identities and experiences lead to differing views of the world. Different world views lead to healthy differences in opinions. Different opinions are essential to creating a robust marketplace of ideas. And it is our ideas that will make Trailstone a market leader in energy innovation and disruption! 

By our commitment to a diverse and inclusive workforce, Trailstone is creating value for our employees, our investors, and our communities. 

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