Markets and Research
Markets is the financial barometer of world events. You’ll help institutional investors, like governments and pension funds, to identify market opportunities, manage risk and generate returns for their portfolios in a world of constant change. By doing so, you’ll facilitate the flow of finance that drives the world economy; helping the businesses all around us to grow and innovate.
Research is an ideas factory. We dig deep into the underlying factors that affect the world’s financial markets and provide insights that empower our clients to take key strategic and investment decisions. Research is a centre of subject-matter expertise on the companies, markets and securities that we cover, delivering real time intelligence and long-term vision. It’s vital to the performance of our global investment bank.
Highlights
- Dig deeper into factors that affect the world’s financial markets to find solutions that match the present and fit the future
- Provide insights that empower our clients to take informed investment decisions on a range of markets, from equities and bonds to commodities and derivatives
- Put your analytical skills to work on complex projects with global impact
About the role
Join us, and you’ll be at the heart of the world’s financial markets, in an exciting, demanding environment where fast reactions and clear analysis of market trends are essential. You’ll be part of a team that’s key to the growth of our clients’ businesses and our own. Working and learning alongside experts in their field, you’ll make sure we deliver the right products and solutions every time.
What to expect
Our two-year Markets Expert Programme focuses on helping you develop specialist expertise in your chosen discipline. Following intensive training, you’ll go straight into a sales, trading or structuring role on a specific desk, where you’ll rapidly build up your knowledge of global markets, as well as your quantitative and analytical skills, through live work including analysing data and developing solutions, monitoring markets and formulating trade ideas, and attending meetings with clients and colleagues. You’ll interact closely with our Legal, Compliance and Quantitative business areas. And you’ll quickly build professional acumen, a great internal network, and a solid understanding of different roles within the bank. From early on, you’ll be exposed to everything from product pricing to proprietary Index Development and managing risk of the team’s trading books.
How you’ll develop
This is job-based, hands-on training, as you build your skills on live projects that really matter. You’ll receive personalised support from a line manager who is committed to your success, fostering your development, so you can explore, grow, and achieve mastery. Together, they’ll help you to explore, develop and achieve mastery. And we’ll encourage you to learn, at your own pace, all the skills and techniques you need to thrive in the world of Data and Analytics at Barclays. Our vast suite of learning materials will always be at your fingertips. You’ll be surrounded by colleagues you can share with and learn from. You’ll gain membership of our global graduate network, with exclusive access to content, events and forums to support you and help you develop. And you’ll get the opportunity to have an impact on the communities in which we live and work.
By the end of your programme you’ll have gained all the understanding and skills you need to move into a fulfilling permanent role.
Who thrives here
We welcome people from any educational background, so long as they have a strong interest in business and finance. To make the most of this opportunity, you’ll be curious and creative, tech-savvy and adaptable. You’ll be great at communicating and collaborating, competitive but caring. Motivated by pace and pressure, you’ll be driven to achieve — and to do it right. You’ll also be ready to develop a deep understanding of what we do, why we do it, and how your role impacts on our business outcomes. These are qualities that people at Barclays have in abundance, and we’ll help you develop and strengthen them from the day you arrive.
What to expect
Our two-year Research Expert Programme focuses on helping you develop specialist expertise in investment research. After this, you’ll go straight into the credit research team, working with senior analysts and contributing insights and ideas to investment theses and reports. Working on live projects, you’ll find yourself analysing macro industry trends, gathering data, building models and databases and developing and delivering marketing materials for clients. In time, you’ll find yourself presenting your ideas to colleagues as well as clients.
How you’ll develop
This is job-based, hands-on training, as you build your skills on live projects that really matter. You’ll receive personalised support from a line manager who is committed to your success, fostering your development, so you can explore, grow, and achieve mastery. Together, they’ll help you to explore, develop and achieve mastery. And we’ll encourage you to learn, at your own pace, all the skills and techniques you need to thrive in the world of Data and Analytics at Barclays. Our vast suite of learning materials will always be at your fingertips. You’ll be surrounded by colleagues you can share with and learn from. You’ll gain membership of our global graduate network, with exclusive access to content, events and forums to support you and help you develop. And you’ll get the opportunity to have an impact on the communities in which we live and work.
By the end of your programme you’ll have gained all the understanding and skills you need to move into a fulfilling permanent role.
Who thrives here
You should be an MBA or Masters student with advanced knowledge in areas such as accounting, bond math, corporate financial valuation, financial modelling and the market. You’ll be curious and creative, agile and adaptable. You’ll be great at communicating and collaborating, competitive but caring. Motivated by pace and pressure, you’ll be driven to achieve and always search for the best solution. You’ll also be ready to develop a deep understanding of what we do, why we do it, and how your role impacts on our business outcomes. These are qualities that people at Barclays have in abundance, and we’ll help you develop and strengthen them from the day you arrive.
What to expect
Our two-year Research Expert Programme focuses on helping you develop specialist expertise in investment research. After this, you’ll go straight into the equity research team, working with senior analysts and contributing insights and ideas to investment theses and reports. Working on live projects, you’ll find yourself analysing macro industry trends, gathering data, building models and databases and developing and delivering marketing materials for clients. In time, you’ll find yourself presenting your ideas to colleagues as well as clients.
How you’ll develop
This is job-based, hands-on training, as you build your skills on live projects that really matter. You’ll receive personalised support from a line manager who is committed to your success, fostering your development, so you can explore, grow, and achieve mastery. Together, they’ll help you to explore, develop and achieve mastery. And we’ll encourage you to learn, at your own pace, all the skills and techniques you need to thrive in the world of Data and Analytics at Barclays. Our vast suite of learning materials will always be at your fingertips. You’ll be surrounded by colleagues you can share with and learn from. You’ll gain membership of our global graduate network, with exclusive access to content, events and forums to support you and help you develop. And you’ll get the opportunity to have an impact on the communities in which we live and work.
By the end of your programme you’ll have gained all the understanding and skills you need to move into a fulfilling permanent role.
Who thrives here
We welcome people from any educational background who are excited by the idea of building expertise in equities, markets and thematic trends. We offer training and professional development to support career growth, and access to a network of creative, smart, fun analysts to learn from. To make the most of this opportunity, you’ll be curious, creative, and adaptable. You’ll be great at communicating and collaborating, enjoy writing and working with numbers, and you’ll have strong attention to detail. You’ll be driven to achieve — and to do it right. You’ll also be, ready to develop a deep understanding of what we do, why we do it, and how your role impacts on our business outcomes. These are qualities that people at Barclays have in abundance, and we’ll help you develop and strengthen them from the day you arrive.
What to expect
Our two-year Research Expert Programme focuses on helping you develop specialist expertise in investment research. It starts with intensive training covering the core knowledge and skills you’ll need to make a strong start. Then, you’ll work closely with a senior analyst to contribute ideas to thematic research reports and investment recommendations. Diving deep into the fundamentals of key markets and economies, you’ll learn how we form our macro outlook on the global economy.
How you’ll develop
This is job-based, hands-on training, as you build your skills on live projects that really matter. You’ll receive personalised support from a line manager who is committed to your success, fostering your development, so you can explore, grow, and achieve mastery. Together, they’ll help you to explore, develop and achieve mastery. And we’ll encourage you to learn, at your own pace, all the skills and techniques you need to thrive in the world of Data and Analytics at Barclays. Our vast suite of learning materials will always be at your fingertips. You’ll be surrounded by colleagues you can share with and learn from. You’ll gain membership of our global graduate network, with exclusive access to content, events and forums to support you and help you develop. And you’ll get the opportunity to have an impact on the communities in which we live and work.
By the end of your programme you’ll have gained all the understanding and skills you need to move into a fulfilling permanent role.
Who thrives here
With a Masters or PhD in a technical discipline such as Finance, Econometrics or Operations Research, you must have strong quantitative skills, including statistics and time series analysis. You should also be comfortable programming with Python, Matlab, SAS, Eviews and Excel VBA. You’ll be curious and creative, agile and adaptable. You’ll be great at communicating and collaborating, competitive but caring. Motivated by pace and pressure, you’ll be driven to achieve and always search for the best solution. You’ll also be ready to develop a deep understanding of what we do, why we do it, and how your role impacts on our business outcomes.
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