Is a career path from scheduler to trader difficult?

Quote from Rtrader2525:

Hahaha, I don't think you pay much attention to the energy forums pal. There are some extremely knowledgable guys in here, Energy threads are by far the best on ET.
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Completely agree! Energy forum, then Ag forum, then it goes down hill fast with nothing but useless drivel and slap-fights in the rest...
 
Quote from petrotrader:

There isn't a good answer. I've seen it happen in as few as 3 months (Small company, a trader quit and the scheduler had to step in while they searched for a replacement. They eventually decided to let her become the permanent trader for that book) to many years, too many variables to make a generalization.
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that is my guess. I had siblings who worked for a national natural gas/propane company. And trying to get this kind of answer off a forum seems really guesswork.

He wants an answer, go talk to the gas traders for his company. At least they have a clue how they got there.
 
I interviewed with Shell for a real time trader position and the guy interviewing my said that 4 out the 5 RT traders he had working for him started as schedulers. Energy is tough to break into, i've been trying for at least a year now with only 1 interview in the last year.
 
Quote from TraderZones:

The question was "how long does one usually need to work as a scheduler before they could be a serious candidate for a gas trader job"

I doubt even the Energy forum is going to answer has the capability to answer this question reliably
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ogarb, paparoach, lynx, thegazzelle, Bone, and rbob trader all work in Physical natty I believe (or at least have) These are the highest quality threads on ET. I'm not trying to be argumentative at all, but it would serve anybody to read through these forums. There are some real gems.
 
I would not say the jump is tough to make but more the culture of the firm to make it.

For instance, if you have some turnover or a growing desk then it may happen quicker. If you have a head of trading that rather hire exp people then bring someone up then it may be tough.

Often times there is much more happening then the person simply requesting a job. You need a few things to happen or go your way.
 
Quote from rbobtrader:

actually, apart from helping out on a couple power deals many moons ago, I have never worked in physical anything i
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I stand corrected, my apologies.
 
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