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Intern, Global Markets – Asset Allocation, Risk Strategy & XVA (Jan–Jun 2027)

A six-month internship in the Global Markets division of a Singapore bank, working on risk analytics, valuation adjustments (XVA) and digital-asset products. It sits in a small team that supports traders and risk managers with tooling and analysis.

What you’d work on

Our reading of the posting: what a new hire in this role would most likely spend their first months on.

Write Python scripts that automate desk reporting and risk monitoring
Help aggregate risk exposures across portfolios into daily views
Improve the tools used for P&L explain and performance attribution
Clean and check the data behind risk and product-monitoring reports
Support the launch of products on a private blockchain platform

What they ask for

Required

Python
Excel including VBA and macros
Data analysis and problem solving
Interest in financial markets and technology
Clear communication
Currently studying for a degree

Preferred

Quantitative finance concepts
Derivatives valuation basics
Curiosity about blockchain and digital assets

Education: Currently studying for an undergraduate or postgraduate degree
Experience: Students; no prior experience stated
Languages and tools: Python
VBA
Excel
Markets: crypto, multi-asset

How to prepare

Build a small Python tool that pulls position data and reports exposures by asset class
Learn how P&L explain splits daily P&L into delta, vega, carry and other effects
Read an introduction to XVA (CVA, DVA, FVA) and why banks charge for it
Practise Excel VBA by automating a recurring report end to end
Get a basic understanding of how tokenised assets work on a private blockchain

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