Commodity Trader Futures & Options

Job Summary

We are looking for a Commodity Trader – Futures & Options with hands-on experience in commodity derivatives trading and a solid understanding of market dynamics, technical/fundamental analysis and risk management.

The role will involve analysing commodity markets, identifying trading opportunities, developing and executing trading strategies, and actively managing positions across commodity futures and options.

The ideal candidate should be comfortable making time-sensitive trading decisions, managing risk within defined limits and working closely with research and analytics teams to improve trading strategies and profitability.

Key Responsibilities

1. Commodity Market Analysis
- Track and analyse price movements, market trends, volumes, open interest and volatility across commodity markets.
- Monitor commodities across Metals, Energy and Agricultural Products, as relevant to the trading desk.
- Analyse domestic and global factors influencing commodity prices, including supply-demand dynamics, inventories,



geopolitical developments, currency movements and macroeconomic indicators.
- Track relevant domestic and international commodity exchanges and market developments.

2. Trading & Strategy Execution
- Identify and evaluate trading opportunities across commodity futures and options.
- Develop, implement and continuously refine trading strategies based on market conditions.
- Execute trades with a strong focus on timing, liquidity, price and risk-adjusted returns.
- Monitor open positions and actively manage trades throughout the trading session.
- Evaluate opportunities across futures, options, spreads and other commodity derivative structures where applicable.

3. Position & Risk Management
- Monitor real-time positions, margins, exposure, P&L; and risk limits.
- Ensure all trading activity remains within defined position and risk parameters.
- Manage stop-losses, hedges and position sizing in accordance with the

📌 Commodity Trader Futures and Options (Mumbai)
🏢 Intellectual Capital HR Consulting
📍 Mumbai