Job Description

Winterflood's Work Experience Programme is a fantastic opportunity for those looking to start a career in financial markets, sales, and trading with further scope to interview for subsequent entry-level/graduate roles.Overview:

• Location: Based in our offices in the City of London
• Duration: One-week experience on either Monday 23rd June Friday 27th June OR Monday 30th June Friday 4th July
• Expenses: The placement is unpaid, but reasonable travel expenses will be covered

Key Highlights:Capital Markets Exposure, including Front, Middle and Back office.

• Participants will shadow and rotate through different desks, including:

• Corporate Finance (Investment Trusts)
• Institutional Sales Trading
• Electronic Sales Trading
• Equity Trading (FTSE, Small cap, Alternative Investment Market etc.)

Trading Simulation:

• The experience will also include a trading simulation where participants apply the skills they've learned, making real-time decisions based on market conditions.
• This will help participants understand the complexities of market-making and trading in a hands-on environment.

Final Presentation:

• At the end of the week, successful candidates will deliver a final presentation summarizing their key learnings from the experience.
• This will be presented to senior members of Winterflood Securities, providing an opportunity to demonstrate their understanding and communication skills.

Who is Winterflood looking for?Skills & Attributes:

• Strong and active interest in financial markets
• Excellent mathematical and mental arithmetic skills.
• Self-motivated and committed to learning new skills.
• Attention to detail (in both education and outside activities).
• Team player with an ability to thrive in a competitive environment.
• Entrepreneurial spirit and qualities.

Opportunity for Future Roles:

• This experience could lead to full-time entry-level roles at Winterflood Securities, making it an excellent stepping stone for those seeking a career in financial markets.

Its a fantastic chance to gain in-depth exposure to multiple areas of capital markets and build a strong foundation for a future in finance.Successful candidates will be contacted via email after the 19th March 2025. Unfortunately, we will not be able to respond to all unsuccessful applicants due to the high volume of applications we receive.At Close Brothers we look to recruit individuals from all different backgrounds and encourage you to apply even if you dont tick every box. We celebrate diversity, promote inclusivity and are open to discuss flexible work options to help you balance your work and home life.Winterflood Securities is a leading market maker committed to providing liquidity and flexible execution services to retail brokers, asset managers and institutional investors.Winterfloods strengths are a combination of traditional trading values and the performance of our own cutting edge technology. Our experienced team of traders helps clients achieve high quality execution in over 15,000 tradable instruments including UK, European and North American Equities together with Investment Trusts, Exchange Traded Products, Fixed Income, Structured Products and Funds. Founded in 1988, Winterflood has gone from being a niche market maker in the UK Small Cap market, to a mature, diverse and major liquidity provider across multiple asset classes in the UK and European markets.Winterflood is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority. Winterflood Securities is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Close Brothers Group plc, a specialist financial services group which makes loans, takes deposits, trades securities and provides advice and investment management solutions to a wide range of clients. Close Brothers is a leading UK merchant banking group providing lending, deposit taking, wealth management services and securities trading. We employ approximately 4,000 people, principally in the United Kingdom and Ireland. Close Brothers Group plc is listed on the London Stock Exchange.

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