Commodity trader vs floor trader

Differences between commodity trader and floor trader duties and responsibilities

Commodity trader example responsibilities.

• Trade, build, manage, and modele interest rate derivative positions via exchange floor
• Manage and execute physical/financial grains book as well as base metal arbitrage portfolio.
• Manage procurement and sales of bulk grains and agricultural commodities for redistribution into local dairy operations in Idaho.
• Trade a variety of investment vehicles including commodity futures, FOREX and equities.
• Develop automated and discretionary trading systems for currency, commodity futures, and equities markets.
• Assist in audits from FINRA at corporate and branch levels.
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Floor trader example responsibilities.

• Manage business, sales, marketing, international negotiation and communication for a commodities business.
• Lead arbitrage trader with the highest return on investment.
• Demonstrate outstanding performance and become recognized as one of the top producing firms on the NYSE.
• Facilitate trades, generate commission dollars, and reduce risk for clients by reflecting liquidity on the NYSE to senior traders.
• Automate the trade allocation and reconciliation procedures using VBA programming which is leveraged to systematically detect any trade breaks or discrepancies.
• Integrate into an existing trading pit on the CBOE, illustrating success in new, challenging work environments.