Senior Freight Trader - FFAs & Bunker Derivatives

Redstone Commodity Search focus on offering 360° search solutions to the global commodities markets. With a competitive coverage of Trading Houses, Producers, Majors, Utilities, Merchants, Hedge Funds, Investment Banks and Brokerages; Redstone Commodity Search can confidently offer you an edge in today’s volatile market.

Redstone Commodity Search are working with an established commodity trading company seeking a Senior Freight Derivatives Trader to join its Geneva-based team. The successful candidate will be responsible for trading freight and bunker derivatives, managing freight market risk and supporting the optimisation of physical freight exposures through market analysis and strategic execution.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage and develop a proprietary trading book across FFAs, voyage FFAs and related freight derivative products.
• Trade paper bunker products including fuel oil, VLSFO and gasoil derivatives, identifying and executing profitable market opportunities.
• Develop and implement directional, spread, relative value and hedging strategies across freight and bunker markets.
• Work closely with commercial teams to analyse physical freight exposures, vessel positioning and market opportunities.
• Monitor market fundamentals, manage portfolio risk and provide freight market insight to support commercial decision-making.

Key Requirements

• Proven experience trading freight derivatives (FFAs) with a successful track record of generating trading P&L.
• Strong understanding of dry bulk shipping markets, freight fundamentals, vessel economics and freight risk management.
• Experience trading or managing exposure in fuel oil, VLSFO and/or gasoil derivative markets.
• Knowledge of physical freight trading, vessel chartering and freight execution would be highly advantageous.
• Strong analytical, risk management and communication skills, with the ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced trading environment.
• Geneva Based

For all positions based in Switzerland, Redstone Commodity Search works with their licensed Swiss partner Accurity GmbH. All candidate applications are handled in accordance with Swiss law.