Global Markets Trading

Analyze economic events and their effect on Global Markets Trading with Standard Bank

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Get Career Ready

Complete work that simulates life on the job. 4-5 hours and self-paced.

Stand out in your application to Standard Bank . Show us you're a motivated candidate.

Get Career Ready

Complete work that simulates life on the job. 4-5 hours and self-paced.

Stand out in your application to Standard Bank . 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 Standard Bank . Practice your skills with example tasks and build your confidence to ace your applications.

Self-paced4-5 hoursNo gradesNo assessmentsintroductory

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

Here at Standard Bank, we’re passionate about driving sustainable, inclusive growth across Africa. The kind of growth that will make a positive and lasting impact on all our lives. And we put Africa’s dreams, our clients’ dreams, and our people’s dreams at the heart of everything we do.

During this programme, you will get the opportunity to step into the shoes of a Standard Bank team member and complete tasks that replicate the work that our Global Markets Trading team does every day. You’ll learn how to prepare a weekly market view, prepare for key economic and earnings events, analyse the impact of economic events on the investment landscape, and more.

We hope this programme provides a great resource for you to upskill and strengthen your resume as you explore career options and a potential career at Standard Bank!

All tasks, materials, companies, and people featured in this programme are simulated and entirely fictional. Any resemblance to real persons (either living or dead) or other real-life entities is purely coincidental.

Skills you will learn and practice:

Fact Finding

Communication

Presentation

Data Analysis

Judgement

Financial Markets

Asset Classes

Commercial Awareness

Stock Analysis

How it works

Complete tasks guided by pre-recorded videos and example answers from our team at Standard Bank . 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.

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Tasks in this program

Task One: Recapping last week's events

30-60 mins

Introductory

Prepare a weekly market view for your team meeting

What you'll learn

How professional traders research and review current events to have informed conversations with their clients.
The ways global economic and geopolitical events impact trading activities.

What you'll do

Research and summarize recent economic and geopolitical events.

Reviews

Over 550

5 Star Reviews

"The tasks provided a realistic glimpse into the daily work of a Global Markets Trading team member. I appreciated the opportunity to prepare a weekly market view and analyze the impact of economic events on trading activities. The content was well-structured, and the pre-recorded videos were informative. They helped me understand how professional t..."-- Student from Wits University

"The online programme has really developed my knowledge on global trading and the firm itself. It has put me in realistic situations that could occur in the real world so the preparation of this course was outstanding"-- Student from Birmingham City University

"Was very interesting and challenging. Was also very applicable to the real world and put me under pressure."-- Student from University of Birmingham

"The program was very straight forward and easy to understand. it was also very informative on the topics that affect the company itself."-- Student from Edinburgh Napier University

"That it helped me with basics of stock analysis and what things are required in order to know what you want to buy/sell"-- Student from My institution is not listed

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