Markets – Sales and Trading, Full Time Analyst, London – United Kingdom, 2026

Citi; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A global financial services company is seeking full-time Analysts to join their Markets team in London. The role offers comprehensive training across various products and mentoring from experienced professionals. Candidates should be final year students or recent graduates with a strong interest in financial markets, programming skills, and exceptional interpersonal abilities. This position also includes a hybrid working model and a competitive salary.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Paid annual leave

Discretionary annual performance bonus

Private medical insurance

Employee Assistance Programme

Pension Plan

Paid Parental Leave

Special discounts for employees

Access to learning resources

Qualifications

• Final year or recent graduate in any degree discipline.
• Strong interest in Financial Markets.
• Excellent communication skills in English.

Responsibilities

• Collect and analyze market information.
• Develop growth strategies across product lines.
• Network with various desks on the trading floor.

Skills

Programming languages (VBA, Python)

Microsoft Excel

Interpersonal skills

Attention to detail

Planning and organizational skills

Intellectual curiosity

Integrity

Fluency in English

Education

Bachelor's degree (expected 2:1 or equivalent)

Master’s degree in Business or Engineering (preferred)

Job description

You're the brains behind our work.

Are you ready to bring your knowledge from the classroom to the trading floor? Citi wants to help you get there! Whether it’s honing your skills or building your network, we know that success can’t come without growth. Our programs equip you with the knowledge and training you need to play a valuable role on your team and establish a long-term career here. At Citi, we value internal mobility and career growth; it is not a question of if, but when.

Citi is looking for full-time analysts to join our Markets team in London. Markets at Citi provides world-class solutions that are as sophisticated and diverse as the needs of the corporates, institutions, governments and individual investors we serve in 160 countries and territories. We work on trading floors in over 80 countries, enriching client relationships around the clock. The breadth and depth of our underwriting, structuring, securitisation, sales and trading and distribution capabilities span asset classes and currencies, sectors and industries. And our expertise covers a vast array of products including equities, commodities, credit, futures and foreign exchange (FX).

Your time here will look something like this

Our program is a highly competitive and selective program that gives you the opportunity to rotate across both product and function. In addition, as a full-time analyst, you will be allocated to a product and given the opportunity to rotate within the product. If none of these terms make sense right now, that's OK! As an analyst, you will join a training program where you will receive an in-depth education to learn the fundamentals of the analyst role and an introduction to Citi's culture.

We’re committed to teaching you the ropes. Citi’s full-time Analyst program starts in the Summer of 2026 and begins with orientation and training. You’ll be introduced to our Fixed Income, Currency, Commodity, and Equity franchises, across sales, trading and structuring. Full time Analysts will gain exposure to senior professionals who will serve as their mentors throughout the program. At the end of the program, our goal is to ensure that Analysts are placed in a role that best pairs their skill sets and personal interests with the needs of the firm.

What you’ll do

1. We'll empower you to collect and analyse macro and quantitative market information to directly support your team's success.

2. We'll support you with developing growth strategies across our product lines, including coordinating client and market data and assisting in preparing innovative solutions for clients.

3. We'll help you build and leverage your professional network by providing opportunities to shadow a variety of desks and asset classes across the trading floor.

4. We'll provide increasing responsibility and client interaction as you build your knowledge and expertise within the program.

5. We'll invest in your development by providing time and resources to learn and build your knowledge of liquidity dynamics through market making, risk management, and trade execution.

What we’ll need from you

You are interested in Markets, and you're determined to succeed in the field. As industries all over the globe continue to restructure and grow, we are hiring professionals who have a global perspective on the future of banking and want to make an impact on the corporate level. We value diversity and so do you.

We'll also be looking for the following:

• You are in your final year of university or have recently graduated.

• You are expected to achieve or have achieved a 2:1 (or equivalent) at undergraduate level in any degree discipline.

• Ideally, you are graduating with a Master’s/Bachelor’s degree from a Business or Engineering school, have an interest in Financial Markets and expressed this through your prior work experience and/or choices of modules within your degree preferences.

• You are proficient in programming languages (VAB, Python) and Microsoft office, especially Excel

• You have excellent interpersonal skills, coupled with a strong attention to detail and exceptional planning and organisational skills

• You are intellectually curious and proactively seek out new and creative ideas

• You are a self-starter who thrives both independently and as part of a collaborative team, with a strong commitment to personal growth and career development, including mobility and flexibility

• You have an unwavering commitment to integrity and ethical decision-making

• You are fluent in written and spoken English; proficiency in a second language is advantageous.

Applications are reviewed on an ongoing basis, if you’re a proactive analyst with a passion for financial markets, we want to hear from you. Apply now.

What we can offer you

By joining our Citi London offices, based at 33 Canada Square Canary Wharf - London, E14 5LB, United Kingdom, you will not only be part of a business casual workplace with a hybrid working model (up to two days working at home per week), but also receive competitive salary, paid annual leave, and enjoy a whole host of additional benefits such as:

• A discretionary annual performance related bonus.

• Private medical insurance packages to suit your personal circumstances.

• Employee Assistance Programme.

• Pension Plan.

• Paid Parental Leave.

• Special discounts for employees, family, and friends.

• Access to an array of learning and development resources.

Job Family Group: Institutional Trading

Job Family: Trading

Time Type: Full time

Most Relevant Skills

Please see the requirements listed above.

Other Relevant Skills

For complementary skills, please see above and/or contact the recruiter.

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