Feb 2025 Intake: Global Markets Trainee - Sales / Trading (One Year Contract)

Summary

The candidate will join Credit Agricole CIB Global Markets Division, which provides a wide range of Fixed Income, Equity and Securitization products and services for corporates and financial institutions locally and globally:

Global Markets Trading manages all cash and derivatives product risks, and is comprised of Macro and Non Linear Trading desks.

Global Markets Sales bring together Fixed Income and Equity expertise to service our clients, and is comprised of Flow Sales, Solution Sales, and Corporate Sales teams.

This opening is for those who will complete their degree requirements by December 2024 and are ready to start working in February 2025. Trainee contract is one year to begin with and renewable for up to two years in total.

Key Responsibilities

Sales and Trading Division trainee will join one of the functions above depending on the candidate’s skillset and the teams’ requirements. Main responsibilities include but not limited to the below:

Support daily operations of the desk: profit & loss calculations; risk positions monitoring, risk limit checks, ticket inputs and reconciliation, client servicing, deal pricing and execution, term sheet drafting, liaison with different teams across the bank to ensure smooth functioning of the business etc.

Support business development projects: for example, market research, data analysis, presentation material production, spreadsheet improvements etc

Develop skills required to be a trader, sales, research analyst, or structurer

Minimal education level

Bachelor Degree / BSc Degree or equivalent

Academic qualification / Speciality

Master/ Bachelor degree holders, with strong academic background in Accounting, Financial Engineering, Mathematics, Statistics, Finance, Economics or Engineering with less than 12 months' full-time experiences

Level of minimal experience

0-2 years

Experience

Internship experience in capital markets products will be an advantage

Required skills

Strong analytical skills and quantitative skills

Strong communication and problem solving skills with ability to provide solutions

Strong interests in financial markets

Strong presentation and marketing skills

Self-motivated and hardworking with a strong sense of commitment and responsibility

Responsible, self-initiative, positive attitude, attentive to details & hardworking

Technical skills required

Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, VBA and other PC applications

Languages

Fluent in both written and spoken English, Mandarin/ Cantonese is a plus