Options Trading Analyst, Financial Trading

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Job Summary

This position is part of the Financial Gas and Power Trading Team. The role is primarily responsible for-profit seeking analytics in natural gas and power options supporting the Vistra trading floor in nation-wide portfolio optimization. Overall, this position will be considered as a wholesale energy options specialist and expected to build and maintain option valuation models

Job Description

Key Accountabilities

Financial Gas and Power Trading

•Develop and maintain option pricing models for Natural Gas and Power•Process large amounts of fundamental and technical data to develop short and long term point of view in support to power and natural gas option trading•Apply market knowledge and insight to make informed risk management decisions for trading book

Portfolio Optimization Support

•Support the design and execution of corporate macro hedge strategy predominantly with gas related products as proxy for power for Vistra wide portfolio positioning•Support the design and execution of strategies to capture extrinsic value of the Vistra generation portfolio

Education, Experience & Skill Requirements

•1-2 years relevant experience•1-2 years of experience in a commercial organization supporting trading, analysis or structuring in energy space•Experience in areas of mathematics and/or financial engineering gained through college degree programs and/or certifications is applicable to above skills

Key Metrics

•Ability to manage multiple priorities effectively•Problem solving attitude•Technical proficiency in skills such as: Programming (Python or R), Statistical Analysis, Mathematical Modeling, Visualization, Data manipulation•Communication skills

Job Family

Trading

Company

Luminant Energy Company LLC

Locations

Irving, Texas

Texas

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