How to become an Oil Trader? - Forum

23/07/2014 09:47 Ardit

I a looking to learn skills as an oil trader. Actually I am working in a petrol station company in the trading department and I want to learn how to be a professional oil trader. The aim would be for me is to be a specialized trader for oil products ( Diesel and Gasoline ) - any tips?

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RE: How to become an Oil Trader?

04/09/2014 07:46 tgy84

What exactly are you doing now??

If you want people to take you seriously you would probably need a degree in business or finance, for starters. Then there are specialised courses you can take to get stuck in with the nitty gritty. You can probably get away with max 4-5 days of training, but again it depends on your base level of skill because the competition will be tough.

Try searching for oil trading training, I'm sure you'll find something. not sure how many companies out there do this kind of thing but if I'm not mistaken people like Euromoney and other big training companies should have an energy/oil & gas division..

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RE: How to become an Oil Trader?

18/09/2014 11:48 Course Adviser

To follow up on this question, you can find Finance courses specifically dedicated to oil trading here.
There is actually quite a lot of choice in terms of providers - Euromoney Energy is one of them, but there are numerous others.

I have to say that what tgy84 is probably true - these courses tend to be delivered at quite a "high" level, so previous experience and or study in a Finance-related discipline is probably necessary.
As for duration, you can also find some 2- and 3-day courses in the mix.

Hope this helps!
Course Adviser, Findcourses.co.uk

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