[tradingroom-announce] [Fwd: Job Opportunity for Seniors -- DC Energy]

[Andrew J. Lisy]

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Sloan Trading Room Taskforce,

I am an MIT alum (courses 14 and 15) now working for a specialized
energy trading firm, DC Energy (www.dc-energy.com
<http://www.dc-energy.com/>), focusing primarily in deregulated
electricity transmission markets.  The company is expanding rapidly and
looking to hire upwards of 15 people in the next year (including those
with undergraduate and advanced degrees).  I figure that students in
your group, given its trading focus, would be interested in learning
more about this opportunity.

I will be coming with my firm to the MIT Career Fair tomorrow, so I was
hoping that you might share in advance the following job description
with trading room taskforce members looking for jobs.  Interested
students should submit resumes to MonsterTRAK -- the resume deadline is
Tuesday, October 17th.

Thanks,
Jonathan Harris '04



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*Company Description*
DC Energy (www.dc-energy.com <http://www.dc-energy.com/>) is a
proprietary trading firm that focuses on the energy markets. DC Energy
was launched in 2002 and has quickly grown to over 40 professionals.
Headquartered in the Washington DC metropolitan area, DC Energy operates
in markets across the United States.

Our focus has been the electricity markets, currently a $250 billion
market with increasing liquidity due to ongoing deregulation. In these
developing markets, the price of power can vary dramatically over time
and by location depending on the economic matching of supply to demand
within the physical limitations of the transmission grid. This
complexity, combined with continued market growth, has created a strong
demand for financial instruments to hedge the risks inherent to these
complex markets.

DC Energy’s competitive advantage is based upon a rigorous, quantitative
analytical approach. We have developed robust, proprietary economic
frameworks to take positions across a range of energy contracts and
their derivatives to efficiently strike the balance between risk and
return. Through our activity, we provide liquidity, risk mitigation, and
efficient pricing to utilities, merchant power, transmission providers,
and end users – thus creating a healthier and more competitive market.

We are looking for talented professionals with high integrity, who excel
in general business problem solving and in quantitative analysis. These
professionals will have direct responsibility for investment
decision-making, as well as for research, analysis, and development. Our
office culture is entrepreneurial and collegial, so you must be able to
work well in teams, show initiative, be resourceful, and provide
leadership.


*Job Description*
DC Energy’s competitive advantage lies in its intellectual capital,
which is constantly expanding and evolving to optimally address
opportunities in today’s deregulated energy markets. Of course, bright
and motivated people are integral to our intellectual capital
development, and our analysts fulfill a key role at the core of our
team. This involves conducting research and analysis to develop and test
robust investment strategies and subsequently implement and track
resultant investment portfolios. Successful applicants will demonstrate
the following qualities:

• Exceptional quantitative analytic skill • Superior problem solving
abilities • Excellent oral and written communications skills •
Intellectual curiosity

Investment Analysts work within small teams organized by investment type
or market and take responsibility for an individual “module” within the
portfolio of the firm’s investments. Investment Analysts typically focus
on one investment type at a time but work across a variety of business
issues within this area. Experienced Analysts who are performing at
close to Associate level may begin to work on strategies that span
investment portfolios or markets as well as supervise newer analysts.

The investment Analyst position is an excellent learning opportunity and
career stepping stone and is designed to lead to positions of increasing
responsibility. Promotion is based on a 'speedometer' vs. an 'odometer'
philosophy meaning that it is skill-level, not tenure, which determines
career path. It is not uncommon for strongly performing Analysts to be
promoted directly to Associate without additional credentials (e.g.,
business school degree.)

The office culture is collegial and entrepreneurial; all analysts are
encouraged to play an active role in driving investment decisions and
contributing to firm development and work closely with the senior
management to achieve these ends.

DC Energy plans to hire a number of new Investment Analysts this year
and to continue to grow its staff to expand its operations. Our analytic
and problem solving focus along with a commitment to career development
provides a unique opportunity for candidates who have strong analytic
capability, high integrity, and an acute drive to produce tangible
results. /This is an Equal Employment Opportunity/


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Jonathan Harris
Analyst
DC Energy, LLC
8065 Leesburg Pike, Suite 500
Vienna, VA  22182
(703) 760-4367
harris at dc-energy.com <mailto:harris at dc-energy.com>