Gas and Power Risk Quantitative Researcher

Balyasny Asset Management

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Work type
On-site
Location
Greenwich, CTHouston, TXNew York, NY
Salary
$200,000–$275,000 / yr
Posted
78 days ago
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About Balyasny Asset Management

Balyasny Asset Management (BAM) is a global multi-manager hedge fund offering diversified investment strategies across equities, macro, commodities, and systematic trading.

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TL;DR · Gas and Power Risk Quantitative Researcher

The US FTR, Gas and Power Risk, Quantitative Researcher joins the Commodities Risk Management team to partner with risk and investment teams in building trading, risk, and physical commodity models. The role involves formulating and implementing models for risk analysis of commodity products and derivatives, including term structures and volatility surfaces. Key responsibilities include improving risk reporting tools, performing P&L attribution, conducting stress testing using statistical metrics, and calibrating risk systems. The position focuses on the specific domain of US FTR, Gas, and Power markets, requiring experience in modeling physical assets like gas storage and power tolls. Candidates must possess a master's or doctorate in quantitative fields and demonstrate proficiency in Python, SQL, and libraries such as pandas and numpy. The role addresses complex risk topics including market liquidity, liquidation costs, and seasonality within commodity risk models.

What you'll do

  • Formulate and implement models for risk analysis of commodity products and derivatives, including term structures and volatility surfaces.
  • Improve and extend existing risk reporting tools for P&L attribution and portfolio construction.
  • Develop methodologies and procedures to conduct historical and hypothetical stress testing using statistical metrics.
  • Configure and calibrate risk systems in coordination with the Risk Management team.
  • Apply quantitative methods to estimate market liquidity and liquidation costs.
  • Automate, maintain, and enhance the integration of research and reporting solutions into existing infrastructure.
  • Onboard new portfolios and products by working closely with risk management teams.

What we're looking for

  • 10+ years of experience as a commodities quant, strategist, or quantitative risk officer at a fund, investment bank, or physical energy trading firm.
  • Expertise in US FTR, Gas, and Power with specific experience supporting FTR trading.
  • Master's or Doctorate degree in a quantitative field such as math, physics, engineering, statistics, economics, or finance.
  • Experience valuing and modeling physical commodity assets and structured transactions like gas/oil storage, power tolls, and transmission.
  • Experience with seasonality in commodities risk models.
  • Strong programming skills in Python (including pandas and numpy) and SQL.
  • Experience with electricity, natural gas, crude oil, oil products, energy assets, agricultural commodities, or shipping (preferred).
  • Advanced Python knowledge, Plotly Dash dashboards, factor analysis, PCA, machine learning, or experience with systematic futures strategies (preferred).

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