Description :
Position Purpose:
Economists within the Commodity Research & Product Development (CR&PD) Department work per the direction of the Associate Director, CR&PD, Director, CR&PD or Managing Director, R&PD. The primary role is to identify and develop new product opportunities, maintain viability of current product offerings, and contribute insight into market and business development in commodity products.
Principal Accountabilities:
Research and identify new commodity product opportunities.
Develop those products into viable, working markets by actively engaging externally with market participants, government regulatory agencies, i.e. CFTC, cash and OTC market participants and technology and other service providers as well as information licensors; and coordinating internally with Products & Services, product marketing, regulatory, operational staff, and Corporate Communications.
Maintain viability of existing commodity products by monitoring market trends, identifying areas to improve or expand the existing product line, and pursuing necessary product and rule modifications where required.
Provide marketing support by supplying data, writing product related materials as well as articles for publication and preparing and delivering presentations.
Actively solicit feedback from industry participants through various means including trade calls, surveys, industry events, trade shows and conferences to stay abreast of changing demands and market needs and report back intelligence gathered to all stakeholders in a systematic fashion.
Experience:
3 to 5 years
Education: Minimum of a Master’s degree in economics or related field or MBA