Analyst to Markets Trading

Job ID:  27490 
 

Would you like to join the largest bank in the Nordics? Securities Finance, Structured & Equity Trading in Nordea Markets is looking for an Analyst with a strong drive and commitment. This is an opportunity for you to kickstart your career and develop in a dynamic and international organisation. The job will give you a unique opportunity to be part of a global trading team with multiple products and cross-asset focus including equities and fixed income.

The job is based in Copenhagen, starting 1 July 2025, and designed to kick-start your career within the Markets area.

About our team
 

Meet the Securities Finance, Structured & Equity Trading team. We are a broad team consisting of several trading desks covering equities, structured trading, credits and rates. In our team you get a unique opportunity to work with professionals trading everything from structured products, listed derivatives, credits and rates, to secured financing transactions including stock borrowing and lending.

You will get hands-on experience in market making, pricing, structuring and executing many different equity, fixed income, credit and commodity-based derivatives. You will work in teams responsible for quoting and trading cash products. Additionally, this role offers learning in how to efficiently structure secured financing transactions – a key tool for leverage. The trading team is based in Copenhagen but has international coverage with clients and counterparties in Nordics, Europe, North America and Asia.

Collaboration. Ownership. Passion. Courage. These are the values that guide us in how we work and how we make decisions – and that we imagine you share with us.    

What you’ll be doing  
  

Main responsibilities in this role:

• You will deal with clients and international banks.
• You will be part of enhancing and automating the trading activities.
• You will be involved in quoting instruments, managing risk positions, analysing the market and listing new instruments.
• You will rotate within and learn from all the different trading desks.
• You will be part of a motivated and engaging team in which we appreciate our individual values and qualities that help us shape our team.

Who you are
  

We are looking for a curious and highly motivated team player with a positive can-do attitude and a high level of commitment and passion for the securities market. Responsibility, attention to detail and thriving in a fast-paced environment are all key qualities for a candidate in this role. You will benefit from having great interpersonal skills and if you find it easy to build relationships.

Your background and skills include:

• Maximum two years’ work experience post-graduation from university.
• Master’s degree in finance, economics, industrial engineering, management or similar.
• Excellent English skills, both spoken and written – knowledge of a Scandinavian language is an advantage.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Programming knowledge and excellent knowledge of Excel and VBA is an advantage.

What we offer
  

People come here when they want to get somewhere. For some, it’s to take their career to the next level. For others, it’s to break new ground within their area of expertise – in other words, with us, you will always move forward.

A culture that fosters performance and growth in one of the largest Nordic banks, offering various opportunities to evolve, develop and learn from brilliant colleagues with diverse backgrounds in a vibrant working environment.

Diversity and inclusion are a natural part of our daily work. We know that an inclusive workplace is a sustainable one. We genuinely believe that our diverse backgrounds, experiences, characteristics and traits make us stronger together. Every day we strive to find new ways to improve diversity and inclusion within our community e.g. we have signed the European Diversity Charters in the countries where we operate to show our commitment and engage with others to continue learning and improving.

If this sounds like you, get in touch!

Next steps

Process is ongoing, so submit your application no later than 03/12/2024. For more information, you’re welcome to contact Anders Edquist at anders.edquist@nordea.com.

The recruitment process consists of the following steps:  

• Preliminary CV selection  
• Test/assesment screening
• Online interview with the hiring leader   
• Background check   

We enable dreams and aspirations for a greater good.

We build relationships. We add a personal touch to everything we do – when advising our customers, collaborating with colleagues, and meeting our potential candidates.

We learn and develop. We take pride in being experts and thinking ahead. We use our expertise to meet our customers’ needs, from the simplest to the most complex. We bring a growth mindset to our work that enables us to focus on a broader perspective in our daily challenges.

We lead change. We are responsible and aware of the impact of our decisions, both for our customers and for our local and global communities. Mindful of our responsibility towards current and future generations, we have made sustainability an integrated part of our business strategy.

We are Nordea. We have a 200-year history of supporting and growing the Nordic economies and our values are deeply rooted in these open, progressive and collaborative societies. As one of the biggest employers in the Nordics, Poland and Estonia, you have excellent opportunities to evolve, develop and move forward with us.