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12 Month Internship - Quantitative Research

Credit Agricole

Job Type

Placement

Workspace

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About the Role

Job Description
Summary


- Providing support to the UK research team, ensuring databases remain up to date, meeting client requests for data and information, and assisting in the preparation of research documents and presentations.
- The role would also involve the maintenance and the development of quant tools so knowledge of VBA and Power Bi as well as experience with statistical software and programming languages ​​(eg EViews, R, python) would be a plus.


Key Responsibilities


1. Help with the update, maintenance and the development of quant tools and data bases for the purposes of the UK research process.
2. Support the integration of the existing research quant tools into the global research platform.
3. Investigate opportunities for developing new quant tools, and identify projects that could enhance the team's forecasting ability.
4. Assist team in the collation of information / data for the purposes of forecasting or report preparation.
5. Assist in the preparation of templates for research documents ahead of publication.
6. Help update PowerPoint and Power Bi presentations, collating data for charts and ensuring forecasts are consistent with those available in other publications.
7. Maintain the profit / loss record of Crédit Agricole CIB's trade recommendations – price trade ideas in spot, vanilla and exotic options, interest rate futures.


Management and reporting
- The role reports to the Head of G10 FX Research

Requirements

Application criteria

  • Duration

  • 12 Months

  • Minimum education level

  • Bac + 3 / L3

  • Training / Specialization

  • Graduate


    • Experience of using statistical/econometric packages – eg Eviews, R.

    • Experience in using MS office packages, especially MS excel, MS Access, Power BI

  • Skills sought

  • Attention to detail

    • Ability to cope with different demands and prioritize

    • Good time management

    • Self-motivated

    • Genuine interest in financial markets

    • Good team skills

    • Strong communication skills

  • IT tools

  • Strong economic, financial and statistical skills

    • Strong MS office skills, particularly MS Excel and MS Access

    • Programming experience in a statistical language – Eviews, R, Python

    • VBA programming skills

About the Company

About Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank (Crédit Agricole CIB) Crédit Agricole CIB is the corporate and investment bank of the Crédit Agricole group, the 10th largest banking group in the world by 2021 balance sheet size (The Banker, July 2022). Nearly 8,600 employees spread across more than 30 locations in Europe, the Americas, Asia-Pacific, the Middle East and North Africa, support the Bank's clients in covering their financial needs throughout the world. Crédit Agricole CIB offers its large corporate and institutional clients a range of products and services in market banking, investment banking, structured financing, commercial banking and international trade. A pioneer in the field of Climate finance, the Bank now occupies a leading position in this segment with a comprehensive offering for all of its clients. The majority of positions are eligible for teleworking under the conditions provided for in our agreement based on dual volunteering (employee & manager) and after a successful integration period. Crédit Agricole CIB is committed to the integration of people with disabilities, so this position is open to everyone. For more information: www.ca-cib.fr Twitter: https://twitter.com/ca_cib LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/credit-agricole-cib/

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