CFTC – Economist
Job Title: Economist
Agency: Commodity Futures Trading Commission
Job Announcement Number: 10-037
SALARY RANGE: | 60,490.00 - 153,221.00 USD /year |
OPEN PERIOD: | Friday, January 22, 2010 to Friday, February 05, 2010 |
SERIES & GRADE: | CT-0110-9/13 |
POSITION INFORMATION: | Full-Time Permanent |
PROMOTION POTENTIAL: | 13 |
DUTY LOCATIONS: | 1 vacancy - Washington DC Metro Area, DC |
WHO MAY BE CONSIDERED: | Applications will be accepted from US Citizens, from current and former competitive service Federal employees, and people eligible under special hiring authorities. Relocation expenses will not be paid. |
JOB SUMMARY:
| If you are an exceptionally talented and motivated professional with a strong academic record and excellent analytical and problem-solving skills and you want to play a significant role in a small, dynamic organization, consider joining the Commodity Futures Trading Commission's (CFTC), Division of Market Oversight (DMO). As an independent Federal financial regulatory agency, the mission of the CFTC is to provide oversight of the commodity futures and option market in the United States. Please visit www.cftc.gov to learn more about the CFTC. One or more positions may be filled using this vacancy announcement. | |
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Additional Duty Location Info:
1 vacancy - Washington DC Metro Area, DC
As an Economist in the Product Review Branch, you will review the terms and conditions of futures and option contracts, new exchange applications, and exempt market filings to determine whether they conform with the economic requirements of the Commodity Exchange Act and the rules and policies of the Commission. Other specific tasks may include:
- Providing related technical expertise and conducting analyses regarding energy and natural resources markets that are relied upon in decisions by agency officials that affect the structure and usefulness of derivatives markets overseen by the Commission.
- Determining whether certain contracts traded on exempt commercial markets serve a significant price function.
- Performing economic analyses to complete reviews of filing by exempt markets.
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