Associate, Research Analyst at Castleton Commodities International LLC in Stamford, Connecticut

Job Description:

Castleton Commodities International is a leading global energy commodities merchant and infrastructure asset investor. As a trader, CCI deploys capital on a proprietary basis in the physical and financial commodity markets, providing the Company with market insights and access. As a strategic investor and developer, CCI leverages its market expertise, operations capabilities, and industry knowledge to invest in, and develop, select commodity infrastructure assets. This fully integrated platform has generated strong risk-adjusted returns for our investors since our formation.

Position Summary:

The employee with be providing in-depth analysis of the US energy market with a focus in the US power and renewable market. They will report directly into the Head of US Power Strategy and have close interaction with the Head of US Gas and Power. The role will encompass the creation and maintenance of both new and existing fundamental supply and demand models as well as pricing models, which will then be presented in a useable format for the trading teams. This will allow the successful candidate to make a meaningful contribution to the US energy trading businesses.

Responsibilities

• Perform power and renewable market research and analysis directly supporting trading activities


• Report and communicate data to both research analysts as well as the risk takers; exploring price and fundamentals relationships


• Be a key contributor to efforts to
  
  
  
  • design, develop and continuously improve both fundamental supply and demand, and power pricing models, that support the energy trading desk decisions
  
  
  • support and improve the power strategy team's analytical tools
  
  
  
  


• Work closely other analysts as well as with traders to identify market opportunities


• Perform ad-hoc analyses for trade ideas and other project

Qualifications

• Minimum of 1 year of experience in an analytical role covering North American financial markets - experience in commodity markets and specifically US power or renewables is a plus


• Bachelor's degree in Physics, Computer Science or related field
  
  • With a very good understanding of statistics and microeconomics
  
  


• Individuals must exhibit strong communication skills as well as strong quantitative abilities.


• Individuals must have the ability to solve loosely defined complex problems with minimal supervision.


• Excellent computer programming skills are essential
  
  
  
  • Proficient in a variety of programming languages (e.g., python, Matlab, SQL)
    
    • Experienced in programing in an organization with a strict version control culture
    
    
  
  
  • Strong knowledge of Excel
  
  
  
  


• Demonstrate a passion for markets, modelling, for the energy industry and show a dynamic approach to learning. Continually expand upon your existing technical knowledge.


• Demonstrate ability to successfully communicate and execute projects in a team environment

Employee Programs & Benefits:

CCI offers competitive benefits and programs to support our employees, their families and local communities. These include:

• Competitive comprehensive medical, dental, retirement and life insurance benefits


• Employee assistance & wellness programs


• Parental and family leave policies


• CCI in the Community: Each office has a Charity Committee and as a part of this program employees are allocated 2 days annually to volunteer at the selected charities.


• Charitable contribution match program


• Tuition assistance & reimbursement


• Quarterly Innovation & Collaboration Awards


• Employee discount program, including access to fitness facilities


• Competitive paid time off


• Continued learning opportunities

Visit https://www.cci.com/careers/life-at-cci/# to learn more!

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