Bjerknes

"Top Economist"
Mar 16, 2004
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I've never heard of any meteorology courses in universities here.

Edit: after a quick Google, there seems to be just one.
The UK has a couple schools with a meteorology program, but that's about it.

Then they also prefer trading experience for the job, which I have.

There aren't too many weather nuts out there who also love finance.
 

Bjerknes

"Top Economist"
Mar 16, 2004
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Who would you be working for? Do you know where in Dublin they're based?
It's an energy trading company based in Dublin City Centre.

Andy, what's the link between weather and trading? I never got that.
The weather has an effect on energy supply and demand. For instance, if there is a major heatwave in Western Europe, power companies will need to increase their output for cooling purposes. So what these companies need is someone who can predict these anomalies in the weather and thus become hedged against adverse price movements in the natural gas and crude markets. There also is actually a contract traded on the CME called a weather derivative used as insurance against adverse temperatures.

The weather also affects agricultural commodities such as soybeans and wheat, et cetera. Major shifts in weather forecasts cause changes in market prices because weather affects planting, output and supply concerns during the growing seasons.
 

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