The Role
The Asia Base Metals Analyst will develop and monitor supply-demand models for base metals, particularly focusing on copper, aluminum, and iron ore dynamics. Responsibilities include integrating data from various sources, analyzing trends, generating trade recommendations, and collaborating with traders and analysts. The role requires strong documentation skills and fluency in Mandarin and English.
Summary Generated by Built In
Role: Asia Base Metals Analyst, Commodities
Location: Singapore
Position Overview:
Model development
- Drive the development of Squarepoint Asian Base Metal (S&D) balances:
- Keep track of S&D imbalances and explore the sources of those imbalances.
- Connect and collaborate with Squarepoint’s metal desk in London to integrate data and findings into the desk view. A particular emphasis should be put on traditional demand drivers and energy transition demand.
- Create models and scenarios stressing S&D variables and one-off events.
- Onboard new sources of fundamental data for the development and improvement of supply demand models, trade flow matrices and cash markets monitoring. A particular emphasis will be put on industrial and demand data for China and the rest of Asia.
Model monitoring
- Monitor skill of S&D against realized inventories.
- Monitor model inputs to ensure that model results are always to industry-leading standards.
- Monitor changing regulatory environment to include updates into models.
Analysis and trade recommendations
- Participate in industry events and field trips to follow trends and developments.
- Drive fundamental risk modeling of existing trading positions from model.
- Propose, support and follow trade ideas centered around base metals:
- Generate / update fundamental dashboards on demand or the trading team.
- Record and track trade ideas through Squarepoint dedicated system.
- Work with the extended research team to synthesize in-house S&Ds forecasts and monitor trade ideas.
Required Qualifications
- Strong understanding of Copper, Aluminum and/or Iron Ore fundamentals in Asia. Specific focus on demand drivers as well as smelting/refining and semi-manufacturing dynamics.
- Solid existing network with Chinese base metal industrials. Knowledge of local vendors is a plus. Knowledge of Indian industry is a plus.
- Good documentation skills (able to properly document models).
- Desire to interact with traders and other analysts on a frequent basis.
- Fluent in Mandarin and English.
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The Company
What We Do
Squarepoint Capital is a leading global investment management firm that develops quantitative investment strategies to achieve high quality returns for our clients. We are a data and technology driven firm who specialize in developing automated trading systems that execute across global financial markets.
