Financial Markets Sales

Experience life in the Financial Markets Sales team, helping clients to maximise their risk-adjusted returns.

Complete work that simulates life on the job. 3-4 hours and self-paced.
Stand out in your application to Standard Chartered. Show us you're a motivated candidate.

Why complete this Job Simulation

Dive deep into the world of Financial Markets Sales to find out if it’s the career path for you. You’ll get involved in example tasks to learn more about what someone working for Standard Chartered in Financial Markets Sales actually does day to day, helping you to hone your skills and build confidence ahead of making your applications. If you like what you see, our Financial Markets Internship or Graduate Programme will be a great fit for you.

Self-paced

3-4 hours

No grades

No assessments

Intermediate

Welcome to Standard Chartered’s Financial Markets Sales Job Simulation! We are thrilled to have you here. Standard Chartered is a leading international cross-border bank committed to helping people and businesses prosper. With over 170 years of heritage, operating in 53 global markets and serving over 10 million customers, it is truly a global bank.

During this programme, you will get the opportunity to step into the shoes of a Standard Chartered team member and complete tasks that replicate the work that our Financial Markets Sales team does every day. You’ll learn key skills in investment strategy, risk mitigation, critical thinking, client advisory and presenting.

This programme has been designed to help you upskill and strengthen your resume as you explore your career options, and a potential career at Standard Chartered.

How it works

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

Skills you will learn and practice:

Advisory Services

Communication

Critical Thinking

Investment Strategy

Presentation Skills

Risk Management

Introduction from Standard Chartered

Tasks

Intro & Scenario

Background context and your project team

Your role

You are working as a graduate investment analyst on the Financial Markets Sales team at Standard Chartered.
You are part of a team responsible for identifying and recommending suitable investment strategies to Optimal Group Ltd., a large multinational conglomerate, to help them maximise their risk-adjusted returns.
Optimal produces consumer goods across various categories, including food and beverages, personal care, and home care products.
This role will allow you to build investment technical knowledge and pitch suitable investment ideas to a client in a practical setting.

Your goal

Assist your team in identifying and pitching suitable investment strategies to Optimal.
You will need to understand the requirements of Optimal, shortlist a range of investment ideas, and present your findings to your associate director.

Intro & Scenario

Background context and your project team

Your role

You are working as a graduate investment analyst on the Financial Markets Sales team at Standard Chartered.
You are part of a team responsible for identifying and recommending suitable investment strategies to Optimal Group Ltd., a large multinational conglomerate, to help them maximise their risk-adjusted returns.
Optimal produces consumer goods across various categories, including food and beverages, personal care, and home care products.
This role will allow you to build investment technical knowledge and pitch suitable investment ideas to a client in a practical setting.

Your goal

Assist your team in identifying and pitching suitable investment strategies to Optimal.
You will need to understand the requirements of Optimal, shortlist a range of investment ideas, and present your findings to your associate director.

Reviews

4.7

I really enjoyed the program’s focus on practical, real-world tasks that closely mirror the challenges faced by professionals at Standard Chartered. The detailed guidance and insights from the Foreign Exchange team helped me understand how to apply financial concepts in a business context. This experience has strengthened my interest in pursuing a career in financial analysis and risk management.

Student

The Standard Chartered Forage simulation was well thought out and provided clear, structured instructions that made it straightforward to navigate each stage. It encouraged me to think critically about real-world financial strategies and deepened my understanding of concepts such as currency risk management and the use of hedging tools like call and put options.

Student, CUNY College of Staten Island

I appreciated how the program offered a realistic insight into the dynamic world of financial markets at Standard Chartered. It was engaging and interactive, allowing me to apply my analytical and decision-making skills to real-life scenarios while gaining a deeper understanding of the bank's client-focused approach and global operations."

Student, Rashtreeya Vidyalaya College of Engineering

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