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Programme
Graduate
Location
Zurich
About the role
Barclays’ Zurich Sales, Trading and Structuring Graduate Programme develops analysts through intensive training and desk-based experience across global markets. Graduates may pursue sales or trading roles, supporting client solutions, market analysis, product pricing, trade reporting, risk management and new product opportunities across multiple asset classes.
Programme and training
- Join the Markets division as an analyst after completing intensive initial training.
- Develop global markets knowledge alongside communication, quantitative and analytical skills.
- Participate in ongoing training and development programmes to enhance technical expertise.
Potential responsibilities
- Analyse client needs, develop solutions, monitor markets and formulate trade ideas.
- Conduct fundamental and technical analysis, and support client meetings with sales, trading and research colleagues.
- Price products, complete trade reporting and P&L analysis, and assist with trading-book risk management.
- Research market opportunities, prepare presentations and reports, and support strategic decision-making.
- Help develop business cases and launch new products and services for the global markets division.
- Support client relationships, answer product and service questions, and process transactions with decreasing supervision.
Business areas
- Potential desks include commodities, credit, equities, foreign exchange, rates and securitised products.
- Other areas include client capital management, client strategy, eFICC trading, equity financing, municipals and structuring.
- Markets provides insights, execution services, financing solutions and risk management support to institutional investors.
Requirements
- Degree or expected degree in any subject area.
- Motivated, curious and interested in business and finance.
- Good work ethic and willingness to learn and develop a technical skill set.
- Fluent English required; German is desirable.