Trainee Sales Trader

**Job Title**

Trainee Sales Trader

**For all aspiring financial markets professionals, this is an exciting and dynamic opportunity to work in an ambitious company that is continually striving to deliver the best in class service to clients from all over the globe.**:
**So who are we?**:
We're a global FTSE 250-listed company made up of a collection of progressive fintech brands in the world of online trading and investing. The best part? We've snapped up many awards for our top-class platforms, forward-thinking products, and incredible employee experiences.

We believe in financial freedom. And our purpose is to help ambitious people achieve it. Around 400,000 people use our groundbreaking technology and forward-thinking platforms to trade the financial products they know and love.

Did we mention we have offices in 18 countries? Yes, when you join IG Group, you'll have the chance to work across multiple brands with people all over the world. We work in cross-functional teams, focused on delivering at pace to improve the experience of traders on our platforms. Join us for an exciting future and let's innovate together

**Your role in the Team**

Alongside our global client servicing teams, you will be joining the Singapore Trading Services team to deliver a stellar experience to clients from all over the world.

As a Trainee Sales Trader, we will provide you with dedicated training to equip you with the necessary skills to excel. As we are constantly innovating in the client servicing landscape, you'll get:

- Personalised one-on-one training with our dedicated trainers
- Gain a strong understanding of various financial instruments such as stocks, options, futures, FX, cryptocurrencies, bonds and commodities
- Develop a strong foundation of platform, account management and client support knowledge
- Continued training in every aspect of financial dealing to ensure you are equipped to provide trade execution services to our clients Â

**What you'll do**:
Trading Services is the knowledge base of our business, developing you for  a range of roles across our global organisation. Local and international opportunities within our dealing desk, risk, compliance, sales, operations, IT and many more lie for the best performers. You will:

- Champion the client across a wide range of queries and cross-selling of our products and platforms
- Provide trading expertise on P&L and margin calculations, order types, charges, trade investigations
- Deliver an execution-only phone dealing service (following relevant training and support)
- Assist clients with technical support on our front-end platforms and chart packages
- Convey any regulatory, financial markets or IG related changes to clients in a timely manner
- Conducting audit checks and client administration tasks
- Provide information relating to any ongoing Corporate actions on clients' accounts

**Who we're looking for?**:
**While there are many profiles of people who work at IG '“ across all roles, we're**looking for a few common traits**:

- You are curious about our product and the technology that sits behind it
- Y ou care about our clients, and you are hungry to improve their user experience
- You are impatient about driving change and willing to deliver at pace
- You are not afraid of the complexity of financial regulation and want to learn & grow your expertise
- You are a creative problem solver capable of innovating and thinking big

We don't fit the corporate stereotype. If you want to work for a traditional, suit-and-tie corporate, we might not be for you. But, if you have that IG Group energy and you can stand behind what we believe in **,**join us in raising the bar for our customers and across the trading industry.

**What you'll need for this role**:
You will need a genuine interest for working in financial markets, along with motivation levels as impressive as your aptitude for numbers and attention to detail '“ plus:

- A degree-level education, finance-related preferred
- 6 -18 months experience in a client facing or middle office role, preferably in the financial services space
- A keen, demonstrable interest in the understanding of financial markets
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Self-starting, enthusiastic team-player, with the ability to handle pressure
- A logical and analytical approach to problem solving, with a strong aptitude for numbers
- Strong organisational and time management skills '¢
- Fluency in English and Mandarin (written and spoken)

**How you'll grow**:
When you join IG Group, we want you to have more than a job '“ we want you to have a career. And you can. If you spot an opportunity, we want you to chase it. Stretch yourself, challenge your self-beliefs and go for the things you dream of. With internal and external learning opportunities, and the tools to help you skyrocket to success, we'll support you all the way.

And these opportunities truly are endless because we have some bold targets. We pl