Junior Analyst (Trading & Research)

BRIGHT POINT CAPITAL PTE. LTD.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully stocked pantry & coffee

In-house gym & shower

Lunch provided in office

Wide medical insurance coverage

Job summary

Bright Point Capital Pte Ltd seeks motivated individuals for a trainee role in asset & portfolio management. You will learn trading concepts from core team members and conduct fundamental and quantitative research across commodities, energy and financial markets.

Work closely with traders, quants and tech teams to enhance research capabilities, using Python and AI tools to automate workflows and generate market insights. A permanent position may follow after the training period.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Quantitative Finance, Financial Engineering, Mathematics, Statistics, Economics, Computer Science, Engineering or a related discipline.
• Strong self-motivation and team-player mindset.
• Programming skills: Python, C++, C#, VBA, etc.

Responsibilities

• Learn trading concepts from core team members and support trading decisions.
• Conduct fundamental and quantitative research across commodity, energy and financial markets.
• Monitor market developments and price movements to identify market trends.
• Analyse market data, pricing relationships and opportunities to prepare actionable insights.
• Develop and maintain analytical models, datasets, dashboards and reports.
• Collaborate with traders, quants and tech teams to enhance research capabilities.
• Utilise Python and AI tools to automate workflows and improve efficiency.
• Gain exposure to trading strategies, position management and risk controls with growth opportunities.

Skills

Python

C++

C#

VBA

Team player

Stress management

Trading ideas

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Quantitative Finance/Financial Engineering/Math/Statistics/Economics/CS

Tools

Python

Excel

Job description

ABOUT US

Bright Point Capital Pte Ltd is a Registered Fund Management Company in Singapore regulated by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS). We are currently looking to expand our team in asset & portfolio management for one of our funds, Theme International Trading.

Theme International Trading is a Singapore collective investment fund that invests and trades in listed financial instruments to achieve high risk-adjusted returns. The team of portfolio managers focuses on market-making listed products across different asset classes on global exchanges. We are currently seeking motivated individuals with entrepreneurial mindset to join our trading desks.

ROLE DESCRIPTION

You will work closely with the core members of our team to learn the concepts of trading.

Conduct fundamental and quantitative research across commodity, energy and financial markets to support trading decisions.

Monitor market developments, price movements, supply-demand fundamentals and key factors influencing market trends.

Analyse market data, pricing relationships and trading opportunities, and prepare actionable insights for traders.

Develop and maintain analytical models, datasets, dashboards and reports to support trading strategies and risk assessments.

Collaborate closely with traders, quantitative analysts and technology teams to enhance research capabilities and trading tools.

Utilise Python, AI tools and data analytics techniques to improve research efficiency, automate workflows and generate market insights.

Gain exposure to trading strategies, position management and risk controls, with opportunities to take on greater trading responsibilities as experience develops.

WHAT TO EXPECT

Our team of experienced traders are here to share their knowledge and provide mentorship

We encourage open communication for the curious minds and value proactiveness in solving problems and the sharing of trading ideas which make learning an efficient interactive process

Long working hours, especially during training period

Upon completion of the training period, the trainee may be given his/her own book to manage or share a book with our core traders.

A permanent position may be offered upon satisfactory performance after the training period

Performance will be measured based on sense of market actions, teamwork, attitude and overall deliverance of job tasks assigned

We are not an arcade trading firm

REQUIREMENTS

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Quantitative Finance, Financial Engineering, Mathematics, Statistics, Economics, Computer Science, Engineering or a related discipline.

Everyone with strong self-motivation to succeed and is a team player is welcomed to apply. Preferably, you also possess the following characteristics & skills:

• Able to handle stress in a hectic work environment
• Able to maintain good concentration and stay calm fast-paced and noisy trading environment
• Experience in situations involving risk-reward game theory scenarios
• A team player - willing to work together to generate and share trading ideas with team members
• Experience in competitive gaming
• Programming skills: Python, C++, C#, VBA, etc

OTHER BENEFITS

• Fully stocked pantry with coffee machine, steam oven, etc
• In-house gym & shower
• Lunch is provided in office
• Wide employee medical insurance coverage which includes GP, SP, hospitalisation & dental cover