hero background
Company Logo

Markets Sales & Trading

Analyze the outcomes of an FOMC meeting and pitch a trade to your client with Citi's Markets Sales & Trading team

Banking & Financial Services Free 2400+ 5 Star Reviews

Get Career Ready

Complete work that simulates life on the job. 6-7 hours and self-paced.
Stand out in your application to Citi. Show us you're a motivated candidate.

Why complete our Job Simulation

A risk-free way to experience work on the job with us at Citi. Practice your skills with example tasks and build your confidence to ace your applications.

Welcome to our job simulation! We are so excited to have you here.

Citi is a leading global investment bank offering a wide variety of roles across its different divisions. During this program, you will have the opportunity to experience life on two different desks on the trading floor and complete tasks that mimic the work that our sales and trading teams do each day. 

In this program, you'll learn to synthesize market news, formulate a market view and develop trade ideas to profit from this view as well as hedge risk. We hope this program serves as a valuable resource for you to gain new skills while strengthening your resume as you explore career options and a potential career here at Citi!

This Job Simulation is not an employment relationship with Citi. It is Forage’s policy and recommendation that you do not list this job simulation as employment work experience or an internship. You are welcome to consider adding your completion as an extracurricular activity, as outlined in Forage’s CV Policy reference guide. You will receive a certificate at the end of this experience. To receive your certificate, you must confirm that you have reviewed and consented to the Forage CV Policy reference Guide.

Skills you will learn and practice:
Written Communication
Market Research
Summarization
Research
Critical Thinking

How it works

Complete tasks guided by pre-recorded videos and example answers from our team at Citi. No live sessions, all self-paced.
Earn a certificate and add it to your resume and LinkedIn as an extra curricular activity.
Stand out in applications. Confidently answer interview questions and explain why you’re a good fit for our team.
Company Logo

Introduction from Citi

Explore Our Job Sims

Tasks in this program

Task One: Prepare for the morning meeting
1-2 hours
Intermediate
Gather information on overnight moves and preview the upcoming FOMC meeting
What you'll learn
  • About The Federal Reserve's (The Fed's) Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting 
  • How to research and provide a rates summary to your internal team
What you'll do
  • Use resources to review overnight economic events focusing on USD rate movements
  • Review key economic data and market consensus for the FOMC meeting
  • Write a 2-3 paragraph summary for an internal sales meeting

Reviews

Over 2400
5 Star Reviews
Not the right career for you?