Role Overview

As Commodity Market Analyst, you will track and interpret market-moving developments across three asset classes: power/energy, agricultural commodities, and metals. You will produce fundamental research, market commentary, and price outlook reports that inform trading and risk decisions across the desk. This role is suited to someone who enjoys following markets closely, synthesizing news and data into clear views, and communicating those views effectively to traders and stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

- Track and analyze fundamental drivers across power/energy, agricultural, and metals markets, including supply-demand balances, weather patterns, crop cycles, inventory levels, and macroeconomic trends.
- Prepare regular market commentary, price outlook notes, and research reports for traders and senior stakeholders.
- Monitor news flow, regulatory developments, and geopolitical events, and assess their likely impact on commodity prices.
- Maintain and update price trackers, fundamental datasets, and market dashboards across all covered asset classes.
- Build relationships with data providers, industry contacts, and market participants to strengthen research quality.
- Conduct historical and seasonal analysis to identify recurring patterns in price behaviour.
- Collaborate with traders to translate market views into actionable insights and support trade idea generation.
- Present findings clearly in written reports and verbal briefings, tailored to both technical and non-technical audiences.

Qualifications

- Bachelor's degree in Economics, Finance, Statistics, Agricultural Sciences, Engineering, or a related field.
- 3–6 years of experience in market research, fundamental analysis, or a similar analyst role, with direct exposure to commodity markets spanning at least two of: power/energy,



agricultural commodities, or metals.
- Solid understanding of the supply-demand fundamentals and pricing drivers of commodity markets.
- Working knowledge of Excel for data analysis and reporting; basic Python or SQL is a plus but not required.
- Solid understanding of derivatives (futures, options) as they relate to commodity price risk.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to distill complex information into clear market views.

Preferred Qualifications

- Familiarity with power market structures (CRR, DAM, PTP trading, congestion analysis).
- Exposure to agricultural commodity fundamentals (crop reports, seasonality modeling, weather-driven demand).
- Exposure to metals market dynamics (industrial demand cycles, inventory data, macro correlation).
- NISM certifications (Equity Derivatives, Commodity Derivatives).
- Experience building market dashboards or reports (Excel, Power BI, or similar tools).

Needful Qualities

- Strong analytical curiosity; able to independently investigate market developments and form well-reasoned views.
- Well-organized, detail-oriented; able to manage multiple research streams and reporting deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
- Highest level of integrity, empathy, and character.
- Mature and thoughtful, with the ability to operate in a collaborative, team-oriented culture.

Why Join Us?

- Be part of a fast-growing, innovative firm at the forefront of financial technology.
- Work directly on research that spans power, agricultural, and metals markets: a rare breadth for a single analyst role.
- Close collaboration with traders and researchers, with your work feeding directly into live trading decisions.
- Competitive compensation package with performance-based incentives.
- A dynamic work environment with exposure to cutting-edge technologies in trading.

📌 Commodity Market Analyst (Mumbai)
🏢 Quant Trading Firm
📍 Mumbai