Responsibilities:
- Able to run a book on the futures markets and manage a positive P&L record
- Strong know how & insights into the cotton industry and its supply and demand dynamics
- Develop and execute hedging strategies to minimize physical position exposures/basis/spread risk to market volatility
- Interact with key stakeholders and other trading desks daily to facilitate hedges
- Responsible for derivative positions including analysis, risk metrics, position limits, daily reconciliations and strict adherence to regulations regarding trading practices and reporting
- Part of the team for developing gameplan for trading short-term and long-term strategies
Requirements:
- Have 7-10 years of trading (physicals and futures) experience in Cotton
- Have an ownership mindset and desire to run the show independently
- Have very good people management, communication and interpersonal skills with an ability to collaborate with and influence a matrix of internal and external customers at varied levels
- Relationship building & strong industry knowledge & contacts
- Travel extensively across international markets
- Good command of English & Mandarin
