Trading Assistant & Risk Analyst - Systematic Commodities Hedge Fund
Trading Assistant & Risk Analyst – Systematic Commodities Hedge Fund
Moreton Capital Partners is seeking a Trading Assistant & Risk Analyst to support live trading, portfolio monitoring, and risk analytics across our systematic commodities strategies.
We trade global commodity futures using machine learning and institutional-grade infrastructure. Our portfolios rebalance frequently, run across dozens of markets, and depend on precise execution and disciplined risk oversight.
This role sits directly alongside the investment team and is ideal for someone who wants to work at the intersection of trading, quantitative research, and analytics.
You will help ensure trades execute correctly, risks are understood in real time, and portfolio performance is measured accurately.
This is not a back-office role.
You will be embedded with traders and quants and directly support live capital.
What you will work on
- Daily portfolio monitoring of positions, exposures, and PnL
- Execution support for rebalances and systematic trades
- Trade reconciliation and broker coordination
- Real-time risk dashboards and reporting
- Volatility, VaR, and drawdown tracking
- Sector and factor exposure analysis
- Performance attribution and diagnostics
- Weekly and monthly investor analytics packs
- Process automation to improve speed and reliability
Key Responsibilities
- Assist with staging and executing systematic trades across futures markets
- Monitor fills, slippage, and transaction costs
- Maintain accurate positions and reconciliations
- Produce daily risk and exposure reports
- Analyze portfolio behavior during volatile periods
- Investigate anomalies and escalate issues quickly
- Build tools and scripts to automate manual workflows
- Collaborate closely with researchers and engineers to improve trading operations
Requirements
- Strong quantitative and analytical mindset
- High attention to detail and reliability under pressure
- Proficiency in Excel and data analysis
- Comfortable working with numbers and large datasets
- Strong communication and organizational skills
- Interest in financial markets and trading
Highly Advantageous
- Ability to code in Python (strongly preferred)
- Experience with pandas/numpy/data analysis workflows
- Familiarity with backtests, time series, or risk metrics
- Exposure to futures or derivatives markets
- Experience building dashboards or automation scripts
(Candidates who can automate reporting and analytics in Python will have a significant edge.)
Why this role is unique
- Direct exposure to live trading and portfolio decisions
- Work side-by-side with CIO, traders, and quants
- Blend of markets + quantitative + technical skills
- Strong learning curve into systematic investing
- Clear path into quant research or trading roles over time
Benefits
- Market leading benefits
- High responsibility from day one
- Performance bonus tied to firm growth and personal performance (up to 3x salary)