Found this on a webiste.  The job was posted on 3/18/02. Thoughts?

 
Title: Mid-Continent Gas Trader		
Location: Houston, TX		
Job Number: WG-0005		
Sector: Natural Gas 		
Occupation: Trading 		
Education: Bachelors/ 		
		
Description: Reliant Resources, based in Houston, Texas, provides electricity and  energy services to wholesale and retail customers in the U.S. and  Europe, marketing those services under the Reliant Energy brand name.  The company has nearly 29,000 megawatts of power generation capacity in  operation, under construction or advanced development, or under contract  in the U.S. It is one of the top marketers of both power and natural gas  in North America. The company also has wholesale trading and marketing  operations and nearly 3,500 megawatts of power generation in operation  in Western Europe. At the retail level, Reliant Resources provides a  complete suite of energy products and services to 1.7 million  electricity customers in Texas ranging from residences and small  businesses to large commercial, institutional and industrial customers.  Reliant Resources currently is a majority-owned subsidiary of Reliant  Energy. 		
		
Duties/Responsibilities: Responsibilities include reporting and explaining in detail trading positions, mark-to-market evaluations, and profit and loss statements relating to trading activities.  Must grow and sustain a profitable natural gas trading book, as well as a natural gas transportation book for the Mid Continent and Chicago regions. Ability to trade illiquid, uncommon points on pipelines for profit and capture arbitrage from fuel switching capabilities. Will also assist the Business Origination and Development group in evaluating projects and structuring products.   Must have complete knowledge of futures, structured options, extendables, swaps, and other financial instruments; capacity release and the management and acquisition of pipeline capacity; the transportation system infrastructure; and fuel switching capabilities. Understands mark-to-market and profit and loss reports, technical evaluations and financial modeling.  		
		
Skills Required: Bachelor's degree required. Must have at least seven years of related industry experience, as well as five or more years gas trading experience. Must be able to participate in a team environment, sharing knowledge with trading and gas control personnel and have the ability to interact with people at all levels within and outside the company. 		
		
Contact Information 		
mgibbs@reliant.com  <mailto:mgibbs@reliant.com>		
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
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