Our diverse, inclusive culture drives better outcomes
At EDF Trading, you'll work alongside people from a wide range of backgrounds, perspectives and experiences. Diversity is one of our greatest strengths.
With colleagues representing more than 30 nationalities and speaking over 35 languages, we bring together a broad mix of ideas that strengthens decision-making driving creativity, innovation and ultimately better outcomes in global energy markets.
We continually test our assumptions, explore new ideas and adapt quickly as the energy industry evolves. While we set high standards and work hard, we do so in a collaborative, supportive workplace where innovative thinking is encouraged and everyone has the space to contribute, develop and grow.
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Our teams
We typically have internship opportunities across the following teams
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Power Trading
EDF Trading's power trading team are one of the leading energy traders in the European power market. We have capacity on all the major interconnectors and across every significant national and international network. The team employ advanced technologies and data analysis to monitor trends, flows and price differentials to identify and capture market opportunities and better manage physical and financial risks.
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Gas Trading
Our gas trading team is one of the largest wholesale natural gas market traders in Europe. We operate on all the major gas hubs across Europe and neighbouring regions. Our services range from procurement, supply and logistics to contract management, portfolio analysis, pricing, hedging and reporting. The role will involve learning about storage and transport optimisation, option theory, FX trading and exposure to oil and US gas trading.
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Systematic Trading
Our systematic trading team develops and runs quantitative strategies across energy and related asset classes, combining fundamental insights with technical and statistical signals. We focus on disciplined, repeatable decision making using data-driven models to capture structural risk premia, market inefficiencies, and short-term trading opportunities. The role involves exposure to market microstructure, cross-asset relationships, portfolio construction, risk management, and performance attribution, working closely with traders, analysts, and technologists to continuously research, monitor and refine strategies in dynamic markets.
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Origination
Our origination teams are responsible for business development and structuring transactions. The role involves supporting the team in developing new business opportunities, and following regulatory developments in the energy and environmental space that could have a commercial impact on EDF Trading’s activities.
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Analytics
Our energy market analytics teams look at the fundamental dynamics of our markets, developing models, conceptual frameworks and tools to create a market view for our trading desks. The teams cover areas including meteorology, gas and power analytics, and quantitative modelling.
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Market Risk
Controlling risk is embedded into our operational practices to allow analysis of the risk in every transaction. Our credit risk team reviews and monitors counterparty risk and our corporate and industry risk exposure at a global portfolio level. You will be involved in validating pricing models and developing quantitative risk methods in our market risk model validation team or quantifying and modelling the credit risk across a diverse portfolio of energy counterparts in our quantitative credit risk team.




Gas Trading
Systematic Trading
Origination
Analytics
Market Risk