Currencies and Emerging Markets – Korea FX Trading Assistant (1-Year Contract)
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Seoul, Korea, Republic ofPosted 1 month agocontract
What you'd do
- Monitor global macro events and cross-asset dynamics impacting KRW and FX markets
- Track liquidity and flow dynamics; summarize market color and themes for stakeholders
- Support pricing and execution for institutional KRW Spot/Swaps/NDFs flow with Senior Traders
What they want
- Bachelor's degree in quantitative/analytical discipline: Economics,Finance,Mathematics,Engineering,Statistics
- Strong interest in global financial markets; motivated to learn FX and trading workflows
- Early-career/new graduate status with prior markets exposure welcome
Nice to have
- Relevant experience in markets/trading,trading/sales assistant roles,or financial markets functions
- Proficiency in Excel; familiarity with Python/VBA for analysis and automation
- Self-motivated team player with strong attention to detail and continuous improvement mindset
Seoulstart's read
- Visa tier (likely)
- F-2 / F-4 / F-5 / F-6 holders welcome
- Korean language
- Korean not required
- English friendliness
- High: JD in English, foreign-friendly signals
- Context
- JPMorgan Seoul trading desk; 1-year contract positions attract international talent; English workplace but Korea FX market expertise valuable.
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Original posting from JPMorgan Chase
Key Responsibilities
- Monitor global macro events, Korea-specific drivers, and cross-asset dynamics (rates, equities, commodities) impacting KRW and broader FX markets
- Track market liquidity, supply/demand and flow dynamics; summarize market color, key levels and themes for internal stakeholders and client engagement materials
- Support day-to-day pricing and execution processes for institutional KRW Spot/Swaps/NDFs flow in partnership with Senior Traders, with a strong focus on accuracy, timeliness, and operational discipline
- Produce and maintain recurring desk analytics and reporting (e.g., flow recap, P&L/risk attribution support packs, risk summaries, daily/weekly dashboards)
- Identify opportunities for incremental automation and process improvements (Excel/VBA/Python where relevant) to improve efficiency and reduce operational risk
- Maintain strong process discipline and adhere to internal policies, procedures, and applicable regulatory/market requirements
Required Qualifications, Capabilities and Skills
- Bachelor’s degree (or expected graduation) in a quantitative/analytical discipline (e.g., Economics, Finance, Mathematics, Engineering, Statistics) or equivalent
- Strong interest in global financial markets and motivation to learn FX market structure and trading workflows
- Early-career/ new graduates with prior markets exposure are welcome
- Solid quantitative skills and attention to detail; comfort working with numbers under time pressure
- Clear communication skills and ability to collaborate across Trading, Sales, Operations, and Controls
- High integrity, strong ownership mindset, and commitment to disciplined risk behavior
Preferred Qualifications
- Relevant experience in markets/trading, trading/sales assistant roles, or related financial markets functions (internship experience welcomed)
- Proficiency in Excel; familiarity with Python/VBA for analysis and automation is advantageous
- Self-motivated team player with strong attention to detail and a continuous improvement mindset
J.P. Morgan’s Commercial & Investment Bank is a global leader across banking, markets, securities services and payments. Corporations, governments and institutions throughout the world entrust us with their business in more than 100 countries. The Commercial & Investment Bank provides strategic advice, raises capital, manages risk and extends liquidity in markets around the world.