Agriculture Specialist jobs in Illinois

Marex is a diversified global financial services platform, providing essential liquidity, market access and infrastructure services to clients in the energy, commodities and financial markets.

The Group provides comprehensive breadth and depth of coverage across four core services: Market Making, Clearing, Hedging and Investment Solutions and Agency and Execution. It has a leading franchise in many major metals, energy and agricultural products, executing around 50 million trades and clearing 205 million contracts in 2022. The Group provides access to the world’s major commodity markets, covering a broad range of clients that include some of the largest commodity producers, consumers and traders, banks, hedge funds and asset managers.

Marex was established in 2005 but through its subsidiaries can trace its roots in the commodity markets back almost 100 years. Headquartered in London with 36 offices worldwide, the Group has over 1,900 employees across Europe, Asia and America.

For more information visit www.marex.com

Purpose of Role:

Marex is seeking an experienced, strategic, diligent, ambitious, and proactive individual, responsible for driving an execution desk supporting brokers. The initial focus is CME product however, grains product from all exchanges are in scope. Intermediate level position with the ability to work autonomously, and as part of a team and directly engage with clients. Commercial ability to maintain good relationship with clients and find new ones to bring flow.

Marex has unique access across markets with significant share globally both on and off exchange. The depth of knowledge amongst its teams and divisions provides its customers with clear advantage, and its technology-led service provides access to all major exchanges, order-flow management via screen, voice and DMA, plus award-winning data, insights, and analytics.

The Agriculture department is one of the largest and most experienced agriculture teams in the market, with established teams in London, New York, and Chicago. This includes RCG, which has been one of the mainstays on the Chicago exchange trading floors since 1923.

This role covers the agriculture product execution function within the Agriculture department.

Responsibilities:

• CME agriculture product trade execution and allocation, with the ability to expand to all exchanges and products.
• Originate and execute orders across the portfolio.
• Ensure that actions and behaviours are always in line with the company’s policies & procedures in a regulated role.
• Entrepreneurially look for opportunities to use this capability to expand the Marex agricultural business.
• Capture and disseminate market information to broker and customers.
• Ensuring compliance with the company’s regulatory requirements under the SEC, FINRA, NFA, CFTC and other applicable exchanges.
• Adhere to the operational risk framework for your role ensuring that all regulatory or company determined parameters are complied with.
• Role model for demonstrating highest level standards of integrity and conduct and reflecting Company Values.
• At all times complying with Marex’s Code of Conduct.
• Carrying out regulatory activities under the Marex Financial and MSIL trading books.
• Liaising with clients in US; clients include banks, hedge funds, market makers, fund managers, institutional, trading houses and other trading boutiques.
• To ensure that you are fully aware of and adhere to internal policies that relate to you, your role or any other activities for which you have any level of responsibility.
• To report any breaches of policy to Compliance and/ or your supervisor as required.
• To escalate risk events immediately.
• To provide input to risk management processes, as required.

The Company may require you to carry out other duties from time to time.

Competencies, Skills and Experience:

Competencies

• Excellent verbal written and communication skills.
• A collaborative team player, that is approachable, self-efficient and influences a positive work environment.
• Excellent commercial insight and understanding combined with exceptional negotiating skills.
• Results focused, able to be decisive and adaptable to the changing needs to the business.
• Demonstrates curiosity.
• Ability to take a high level of responsibility.
• Excels at building relationships, networking and influencing others.
• Resilient in a challenging, fast-paced environment.
• Strategic collaborator with insight and agility, able to anticipate future challenges, ensuring operational effectiveness.
  

Skills and Experience

• Good understanding of global commodities and Agricultural markets.
• Good knowledge of financial derivatives, especially exchange traded options.
• Strong communication, interpersonal, and sales skills with a proven track record of forming strong record of forming long-lasting relationships.
• Dependable, self-motivated, and resilient individual, with a proven ability to work as a proactive team player.
• Strong attention to detail, particularly in a high-pressure environment.
• NFA Series 3 (preferred – but can be achieved in the role).
• Analytical skills, identifying opportunities and risks in a quick and decisive manner.
• Comprehensive knowledge of the financial service markets and relevant regulatory requirements.
• Experience working in a regulated environment and knowledge of the risk and compliance requirements associated with this.
• Experience in operating on electronic infrastructure.

Marex is fully committed to the elimination of unlawful or unfair discrimination and values the differences that a diverse workforce brings to the company.

We are an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by the law.

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