Student Trader for Intraday Power Trading

Join a world of energy as MFT Energy's new Student Trader for the intraday power market

Are you our next student trader, and are you ready to learn the specifics of intraday power trading? Join our ambitious intraday trading team of experienced colleagues, who strive to be the best and find the edge in the market every day, all day.

The job as a Student Trader

As a student trader, you will play a vital role in our trading team, assisting with trading and ensuring that all operational processes run smoothly. You’ll take part in the development and execution of trading strategies and the continuous analysis of market trends to identify profitable opportunities. You will be responsible for monitoring real-time data, making quick decisions, and collaborating with our full-time traders to ensure we seize the right market opportunities. This role offers an excellent opportunity for growth and development in the energy trading industry.

We do not expect you to have experience in energy trading, but you should have a deep desire to learn and find trading interesting. If you have grit and hunger, we promise tailored training from some of the industry’s best traders and guarantee a fun work environment, a steep learning curve, and a unique career opportunity within intraday trading.

The work hours will mainly be on the evening and weekend shifts, which should fit well with your studies.

Your key responsibilities

• Covering a student position (at least 15 hours per week) as part of a shift schedule in our high-performing intraday team – we trade 24/7 365 days a year
• Daily trading and optimization of trading positions
• Continuously monitoring fundamental data such as solar and wind generation to take positions in a split second
• Continuous risk evaluation
• Always question status quo
• Share insights to optimize and rethink trading tools
  
  

Your Qualifications And Personal Skills

• Currently studying an AP, bachelor's, or master’s degree in economics, finance, mathematics or related degrees
• An interest in financial markets, stock trading, sports betting or similar
• Have a competitive mindset and the ability to make informed decisions in a fast-paced environment with the next deadline always coming up
• The ability and interest to learn about complex systems and methods – quickly
• A positive and competitive person with grit and at the same time, a great team player
• Can be direct with your colleagues and being able to receive direct constructive feedback
• Most importantly, a result-oriented mindset, always striving to be the best
• Fluent in English, both spoken and written, as our company language is English
  
  

Working in MFT Energy

You will be part of a young, global, and vibrant working environment in the heart of Aarhus. MFT Energy is a transparent and flat organization with entrepreneurship at heart. We are around 180 employees working out of our headquarters in Scandinavian Center in Aarhus C and from our international offices in Türkiye, Australia, USA, and Singapore as well as several remote colleagues working from all over the world. Our mission is to empower entrepreneurs to become the best. We believe this is done via a fair organizational structure, with the most competent people, based on the right values.

We Offer

• A competitive work environment
• Professional and committed colleagues with great ambitions
• Great employee benefits and a people-centered leadership approach
• The chance to one day have ownership within the company
• A celebrative work environment and an entrepreneurial and professional culture, with competent colleagues, lunch arrangement, coffee, fruits, and snacks, and regular friday bars, etc.
  
  

Make the most of your talent! Join us!

If you think there is a fit between our values and your aspirations, we will be looking forward to receiving your application with a CV and a few sentences about yourself. For questions, please contact career@mft-energy.com.

Deadline: Screening is ongoing, so apply as soon as possible.

Start date: As soon as possible.

As a global and independent energy trading hub, we specialize in power, gas, and environmentals trading 24/7 in 41 countries. At MFT Energy, we innovate energy trading through our people and technology, supported by our unique partner model. Our belief is that fostering a sense of ownership among employees is the most effective way to advance our business.