Rand Merchant BankEnergy Derivatives Trader
Nov. 2007 - Oct. 2011Responsible for the entire energies and coal books, including hedging and
speculation
Managing exposure in commodity price risk, exchange rate risk, interest rate risk and curve shape risk Trading products such as oil, gasoil, jet fuel, bunker fuel and coal. Derivative products on the book includes; futures, swaps, options and forwards Dealing with internal as well as external clients
Proprietary trading on all energy products, as well as gold and platinum. Market making on SAFEX, on oil, gold and platinum products Managing the base metal book for the last 8 months Reason for Leaving: Travelling overseas, reached a ceiling. Most recent Achievement: The movement into Africa through commodities. An initiative was needed to expand the business and I found a sector that needed some options as to how to manage their fuel exposure. Documents and processes had to be put in place at RMB. I project managed the whole approach and sign-off was received to go ahead and trade these products. Media Experience: Regular television interviews regarding the current and future movements on commodities in general on CNBC, eNews and others