Job Summary
SGX Fall Internship Programme (Jan to Jun 2026, Full-Time only)
Singapore Exchange (SGX) is Asia’s leading and trusted market infrastructure, facilitating the exchange of capital and ideas to create value for people, businesses and economies. As a multi-asset exchange operating equity, fixed income and derivatives markets to the highest regulatory standards, SGX is a vertically integrated business that provides listing, trading, clearing, settlement, depository and data services. With about 40% of listed companies and 90% of listed bonds originating outside of Singapore as well as established linkages across the region and in Europe, SGX is Asia’s most international and connected exchange.
Do you have what it takes to be at the heart of the financial industry?
Be a part of this fast-paced world where your contributions count. SGX offers you the unique experience of gaining insights into the Exchange business and the finance value chain. You will be immersed in the respective specialist functions – at SGX, we believe that our interns are involved in real-time work from Day 1.
Note: Leave of Absence (LOA) may be required to take on the internship.
Securities Trading
Short overview on the Team
This is a product management role in Securities Trading. The selected intern can learn about the market structure and drivers of the Securities cash and securitized products business by working with the product managers, learning the skills and knowledge necessary to become an integral member of the team.
What the intern can learn during the internship
He/She will be working alongside market professionals of the Markets - Securities Trading team to learn about the market structure and mechanics of the equities market portfolio through developing a strong understanding of the business drivers and requirements. The intern will therefore be involved in providing data analytics, quantitative and statistical analysis, and reporting of relevant market data on the suite of existing and newly launched products.
Job Description
- Work closely with product managers to:-
- Evaluate the competitive landscape and market trends of our product suite though the collation of data from public sources and data platforms like Bloomberg Terminal.
- Research and develop ideas and strategies to drive trading activity for cash equities and securitized products.
- Build and maintain dashboards on Tableau and Excel to monitor business performance. Maintain and document existing big data infrastructure.
- Generate in-depth product-specific insights via market research and data analysis.
- Create marketing materials and educational resources to increase client engagement.
- Support the new product lifecycle across development, launch and growth phases.
Knowledge and Skill Requirements
- Possess intellectual curiosity for and knowledge of macroeconomics, financial markets and cash equities & derivatives instruments
- Demonstrate strong analytical and mathematical skills, with a proactive approach to finding solutions.
- Excellent interpersonal skills plus good written and verbal communication skills in English
- Must be extremely detail-oriented, meticulous, but still possess the ability to multitask efficiently
- Must be proficient in Tableau and MS Office - Word, Excel, Powerpoint
- Knowledge of statistical analysis and computer programming is an added advantage.
Research & FinLit
Short overview on the Team
The Research team in the Equities unit is responsible for research content generation on the Singapore equities market, distribution to engage investors and market participants, and developing/building the local research ecosystem.
What the intern can learn during the internship
- Develop a good understanding of the local equities market and exchange business
- Analyse company and financial information, data analytics, sectors and economic trends
- Cultivate research skills such as writing reports and presentations/communication skills
- Opportunity to interact with management from listed companies and learn to ask the right questions/interview
- Interact with various internal business units and external stakeholders
Job Description
- Assist the research team in data preparation/analysis, compiling, writing and presenting research information in reports/presentations
- Preparation of market updates, investment-related reports, newsletters, presentation decks
- Content distribution across various retail and institutional platforms (e.g. Bloomberg, Factset) and uploading of reports to the Research webpage
- Maintain databases of industry/economic data
- Analyse and assist team in internal tracking statistics, and manage distribution platforms
- Bring a highly valued fresh perspective to our team and will be encouraged to openly communicate and contribute to content direction and discussions
- Assist the research team on specific research projects
Knowledge and Skill Requirements
- Attention to detail
- Analytical skills
- Strong communication skills; good command of English (Mandarin would be an added bonus)
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications
- Knowledge of investing and the stock market
