Short-Term Electricity Trading Trader (Day-Ahead & Intraday)

Quick Facts

• Short-term electricity trader for day-ahead and intraday markets
• Focus on fundamental signals: weather, generation (incl. renewables), consumption, and cross-border flows
• Full ownership of positions and P&L

Description

You will trade electricity on day-ahead and intraday markets—your position, your P&L, your decisions. You will monitor and evaluate fundamentals that drive price movements and help build and test trading strategies and tools. The role is designed for people who are comfortable making decisions under uncertainty and learning fast from mistakes.

Responsibilities

• Execute trades on day-ahead and intraday electricity markets
• Track and evaluate price-moving fundamentals (weather, power generation including renewables, consumption, and cross-border flows)
• Co-create and test trading strategies and tools
• Take responsibility for trading results

Requirements

• Strong analytical skills with comfort in numbers, probability, and rapid calculations under pressure
• Ability to make fast decisions even without all information; ownership of outcomes
• Emotional discipline and composure when positions don’t follow the plan
• Willingness to compete for results and admit mistakes
• Strong interest in energy markets and how real-world events influence prices

Benefits

• Monthly compensation: 100,000–500,000 CZK (base plus performance-based bonus)
• Immediate impact: decisions affect real money the same day, not on a distant roadmap
• Small team with high visibility and recognition
• Minimal bureaucracy: flat management, quick decisions, low approval overhead
• Opportunity to build processes and tools from scratch
• Office in Karlín, Prague; full-time role with a supportive team