As Singapore’s longest established bank, we have been dedicated to enabling individuals and businesses to achieve their aspirations since 1932. How? By taking the time to truly understand people. From there, we provide support, services, solutions, and career paths that meet their individual needs and desires.
Today, we’re on a journey of transformation. Leveraging technology and creativity to become a future-ready learning organisation. But for all that change, our strategic ambition is consistently clear and bold, which is to be Asia’s leading financial services partner for a sustainable future.
We invite you to build the bank of the future. Innovate the way we deliver financial services. Work in friendly, supportive teams. Build lasting value in your community. Help people grow their assets, business, and investments. Take your learning as far as you can. Or simply enjoy a vibrant, future-ready career.
Your Opportunity Starts Here.
Why Join
Become part of a dynamic team at the heart of OCBC’s Global Markets. You’ll gain hands-on experience in FX Options trading, working alongside industry professionals to support critical desk functions. This internship offers a unique blend of operational support, data analysis, and technology – a fantastic launchpad for a career in financial markets.
How you Succeed
You’ll thrive by embracing challenges and diving into complex tasks. Success means proactively seeking solutions, collaborating effectively with traders and developers, and consistently improving the tools and processes used by the desk. A willingness to learn quickly and apply your technical skills to real-world problems will be key.
What you do
- Provide operational support to the FX Options trading desk: manage funding, monitor risk, and prepare reports.
- Build and maintain a comprehensive database of FX options trade data.
- Collaborate with traders to automate trading signals and backtest trading strategies.
- Work with developers and quants to enhance the FX options pricing system.
- Maintain and upgrade VBA-based automations to boost desk efficiency.
- Consolidate market analyses to prepare for team meetings.
Who you work with
OCBC Global Markets encompasses Treasury Advisory and Institutional Sales, Asset Liability Management, Trading, and Business Management. All working together. Offering services that enable efficient business operations. And enabling customers to focus on growth. You’ll be joining a dynamic team. Ambitious. Award-winning. Dynamic. Driven. It’s about multiproduct solutions that maximise opportunity for everyone. You included.
Who you are
- Currently pursuing a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree.
- Proficient in programming, particularly Python and VBA.
- A proactive learner with a curious mindset.
- Organised, detail-oriented and able to manage multiple tasks.
- Effective communicator and a team player.
Learning Objectives
This internship will provide you with:
- Practical experience in FX Options trading and market operations.
- Hands-on skills in data analysis and automation.
- Collaboration experience with front office traders, quants and developers.
- Exposure to the lifecycle of trading strategies, from ideation to backtesting.
Competitive base salary. A suite of holistic, flexible benefits to suit every lifestyle. Community initiatives. Industry-leading learning and professional development opportunities. Your wellbeing, growth and aspirations are every bit as cared for as the needs of our customers.
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OCBC Bank Singapore Office
65 Chulia St, Singapore, 049513
