2027 Equities Sales & Trading Summer Analyst – High Touch Trading – Hong Kong

About the role

The 2027 Equities Sales & Trading Summer Analyst program in Hong Kong offers penultimate-year students hands-on experience supporting high-touch equity trading and client execution. Participants collaborate across sales, trading, research, operations, compliance, and technology while developing market, analytical, and automation skills through mentoring and feedback.

Responsibilities

• Support traders executing client orders across equities and related products while monitoring markets, liquidity, news, and macroeconomic developments.
• Analyze trading activity, execution performance, and market trends to support client discussions, execution strategies, and market commentary.
• Assist with trade booking, reconciliation, exception resolution, and coordination with Operations and other support functions.
• Partner with traders and sales professionals on client flow management, market updates, and daily desk activities.
• Develop knowledge of market structure, trading venues, order types, execution algorithms, and best execution principles.
• Build analytical tools, dashboards, and automated workflows using Excel, Python, AI technologies, or similar tools.

Program Experience

• Collaborate across Research Sales, Cash Trading, Derivatives, Prime Brokerage, Electronic Trading, and Desk Strategy.
• Work with colleagues across Sales, Research, Operations, Compliance, and Technology on process improvement projects.
• Receive real-life on-the-job learning from colleagues serving as instructors and mentors.
• Review professional development and receive detailed performance feedback during the program and at its conclusion.

Requirements

• Be in the penultimate year of university with an anticipated graduation date from October 2027 through July 2028.
• Pursue an undergraduate degree in Finance, Economics, Mathematics, Engineering, Computer Science, Data Science, or a related discipline.
• Have a strong academic record with a minimum GPA of 3.6 or equivalent.
• Demonstrate interest in financial markets, electronic and agency execution, market structure, and client trading activity.
• Possess strong analytical, quantitative, problem-solving, communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Be proficient in Excel and able to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.

Preferred Skills

• Experience with Python, VBA, SQL, artificial intelligence tools, or other analytical technologies is advantageous.
• Interest in applying data analytics and emerging technologies to improve decision-making and operational efficiency.
• Additional language capabilities are considered advantageous.
• Organization, attention to detail, intellectual curiosity, and effective cross-team collaboration are valued.