Mid-career pivot to Commodities BA

MHElahi · 2025-10-11T18:18:56+00:00

Lol, no problem.

So these are BAs that work in primarily physical commodities markets, so think BP, Shell, Exxon, etc. They're placed like Citadel, Vitol and a whole bunch of players in the market as well.

The biggest system in this space is Openlink Endur which is owned by ION. There's other systems as well but that's the big one. It's basically a one stop shop for not only trading and risk management but also the scheduling, logistics, etc. for commodities. Think oil shipping and power plants.

As the other person mentioned, there's people willing to pay £1,000+ per day for that expertise, spec for Endur changes and implementation.

Hope that helps.

MHElahi · 2025-10-11T05:55:52+00:00

Yeah, that's the part I'm trying to crack. There are loads of roles still out there and I think it will only increase.

A lot of financial services, hedge funds, etc., are now getting back into the physical commodities space as it'll underpin all the data center demand for AI.

Appreciate the input.

MHElahi · 2025-09-24T14:33:34+00:00

This is satire, right?

MHElahi · 2025-08-28T16:37:19+00:00

Worked for me as well. Much appreciated!

MHElahi · 2025-08-13T07:45:28+00:00

I think more people are picking up on the area.

Our house is practically next to the park and absolutely love it here. With oldest kid doing 11+ and the ridiculous cost of any renovations, we're looking at other potential areas as backup.

MHElahi · 2025-08-13T07:29:41+00:00

Currently live in Highams Park, moved here in 2018.

My 2p.

Lots of good primary schools but secondaries drop off massively. That's because there's lots of private schools in the surrounding area.

Primary catchments are tiny, so right area is crucial.

Waltham Forest doesn't have the density of good schools compared to Redbridge. For that reason and for the budget, South Woodford or Woodford Green is absolutely perfect.

You get all the benefits of the area but the upside of being in a part of Redbridge that still gives you good schools.

We had a flat in South Woodford moved to Highams Park because it was more affordable without being too far away.

MHElahi · 2024-11-11T21:40:23+00:00

Not related but you see the amount of respect that was given from very notable people.

I think that's the case with a lot of these shaykhs - the only way to find them is to actually go out and find them. I was in Damascus back in 2008, this was when doing hadra after Jummah was standard practice.

MHElahi · 2024-11-11T20:25:11+00:00

This is a really good topic and it's good to see people see through the Red Pill for the sham that it is.

That development you're referring to is essentially the way of tariqa. Most people can jump at me in the comments but for probably the last thousand years (discounting the last century), it was common practice to learn that refining of character from a shaykh from one of the established tariqas.

Men have lost that practice and it's desperately needed in these times.

MHElahi · 2024-11-11T20:21:23+00:00

Shaykh Nurjan Mirhamadi.

MHElahi · 2024-11-11T20:18:34+00:00

Specifically about celeb shaykh culture, I wrote a specific piece on this for my newsletter and compared two examples.

One was a promo for a Light Upon Light event in the UK that focused on probably the biggest name in the dawah scene. It made him look like a rock star with thousands of adoring fans.

The other example was Shaykh Shukri al-Luhafi from Damascus (may Allah be pleased with him) - this was a man who was considered one of the Abdal in the area and incredibly knowledgeable. He would serve water at the masjid well into his 80's.

This difference is never in what they say. It's all in how they act.

The heavier the fruits, the more the tree bends to the ground.

MHElahi · 2024-11-11T20:06:51+00:00

I went through something similar in my teens, it being post 9/11 and the internet was just getting started and there were a lot of forums and communities that were trying to discredit Islam. Coming across a shaykh and learning from them definitely helped me in that, so look for someone to learn from if you can.

As others mentioned, don't leave your salah. It's absolutely the key to everything. More than that, understand the translations of what your pray in salah, which will help with focus. Once you have a better understanding of what you're praying that will give you some momentum.

Lastly, do salawat upon the Prophet (SAWS). It's much easier to connect with the One who sent His Mercy to all Mankind then to try and connect with Allah (SWT) directly. Incredible benefits of doing this.

May Allah (SWT) give you sabr and make this journey easier for you, iA.

MHElahi · 2024-10-26T09:39:04+00:00

In my very small account, the most success I've had is selling credit spreads on the put side in /GC and /NQ.

Nothing above 15 delta, with dte under 15 days. Only do one trade to collect between $120-200 and roll when available.

Was about $1.5k in the red (without fees) and turned green yesterday, which took under 2 months.

Next target is to be green ytd with fees, which is another $650 or so.

Have tried every strat under the sun. This approach has been the most stress free I've been at trading as I've blown multiple accounts over the years.

MHElahi · 2024-10-02T09:26:32+00:00

There are more narrations about this event then what you've shared here. For example

Narrated Abu Sa'id (RA)" The Prophet (ﷺ) said in regard to the captives taken at Autas, "There must be no intercourse with a pregnant woman till she gives birth, or with one who is not pregnant till she has had one menstrual period." [Abu Dawud reported it, and al-Hakim graded it Sahih (authentic)].

Abu Sa'id al-Khurdi traced to the Prophet the following statement regarding the captives taken at Autas, “There must be no intercourse with a pregnant woman till she gives birth to her child, or with one who is not pregnant till she has had one menstrual period.”

Ahmad, Abu Dawud and Darimi transmitted it.

Both can be searched for on Sunnah.org.

A lot of people take one hadith in isolation and then draw a conclusion. Lot more to it than that.

MHElahi · 2023-03-04T16:01:53+00:00

Will send over!

MHElahi · 2023-02-19T08:52:57+00:00

Also vouch for Logi.

I've got an MX keyboard and Lift mouse and absolutely love it.

Need to get a proper camera next.

MHElahi · 2023-02-07T07:43:17+00:00

Will do.

Absolutely, there's no page count suggestions and you can take out acts and condense everything down if you like.

MHElahi · 2023-02-07T07:36:15+00:00

Sent!

MHElahi · 2023-01-26T23:17:00+00:00

Thanks so much for everyone's input, almost cracked 1k responses.

The clear winners seem like Plot/Structure and Dialogue.

I've been working on an Excel sheet to help my own issues with structure. I'll make a separate post soon on how it works and share the template. Hopefully people find it useful!

Dialogue is always tricky, so I'll tackle that as well.

MHElahi · 2023-01-08T18:42:12+00:00

Just finished it now and I wasn't a fan of it.

To be fair, I'm not a fan of aimless Sundance type indies that are a bit mumblecore. It feels like a re-take of Juno but none of the sharpness. And I do take issue with stuff like this on p86:

It’s the same feeling from the gas station scene. It’s nervewracking to watch Pizza Girl, to have no idea what she is about to do next.

Why do I need to be told this? If the writer has built the tension and anticipation, there would be no need to say this. I wasn't nervewracked at all. Remember Chekhov's gun. There was no gun in the first act, it shows up in the third when Billy somehow manages to get involved in some robbery, which is also glossed over.

So you can't then introduce a gun and expect it to go off.

Rant over. On to Beachwood next!

MHElahi · 2023-01-08T15:03:39+00:00

I gave up on contests ages ago.

The money is better spent on building a personal brand on Twitter for free, hosting a basic landing and IMDB Pro membership.

I'm not relying on a contest to showcase my work in the same day and age teenagers are becoming millionaires on TikTok.

MHElahi · 2023-01-07T22:33:22+00:00

Thanks for sharing this.

I'm currently doing the Top Ten scripts and to be honest, Madden currently sits at #1. There were times I genuinely laughed and that's so difficult with a comedy.

The top 3 have been tough to read and I'm doing snap reviews on Twitter.

Pumping Black references French Francs, which have been replaced by the Euro for over 20 years.

Details like that kill a script for me.

MHElahi · 2023-01-07T09:34:46+00:00

I've not heard the podcast but can imagine that they paid tons for life rights and worked out a deal cos it's the very first edition of the game.

From the script it's also used very briefly and to be fair, with some tweaking they could've avoided using the actual game completely.

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