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ETF Capital Markets - Associate
No deadline given. It closes when the places fill, which on a sought-after London desk is often weeks after it opens. Apply as if it closes tomorrow.
What this title actually means
ETF and ETP both appear in the advert: DWS Xtrackers is described as covering a full range of Exchange Traded Funds across Equity, Commodities and Fixed Income, and the seat sits within the ETP Capital Markets team. The body of the advert gives the internal title as Capital Markets Analyst, Xtrackers/ETFs. Source
The Associate token in the title aligns with the Associate seniority band rather than a graduate or summer analyst intake, so this seat would not be listed under DWS's graduate programme.
The team
DWS Xtrackers covers a full range of Exchange Traded Funds across Equity, Commodities and Fixed Income, as well as Segregated mandates, spanning a wide range of index providers and benchmark types from ESG flavours to Thematics, on an integrated investment platform with a strong global footprint. Source
You will be joining the ETP Capital Markets team, responsible for managing primary and secondary market activities along with broker dealer relationships, and driving strategic initiatives and process improvements across other key external partners' relationships. Source
The firm
The employer named on the advert is DWS Group, described in the posting as an industry-leading firm with a global presence. Its ETF range runs under the Xtrackers brand, and this seat is based in London. Source
21 people have held London roles at DWS Group across all functions between 2018 and 2026.
What this posting signals
The advert lists required experience within ETF/ETP Capital Markets, Delta One, Synthetic Products, Equity Derivatives, or a related trading environment, alongside advanced Python or SQL, Bloomberg or Reuters, and a quantitative degree, with CFA Charterholder or candidate status. Source
The Associate title together with the experience bar set in the advert points to an experienced-hire seat rather than a graduate or summer analyst intake, so look for it on off-cycle listings rather than in the firm's graduate scheme.
No application deadline is stated on the advert and it had over 200 applicants after about a week live, suggesting review on a rolling basis: sooner rather than later.
Are you eligible?
The advert asks for a degree in Mathematics, Finance, Economics, Engineering, Computer Science, Physics, or another quantitative discipline, with CFA Charterholder or CFA candidate status desirable, plus fluency in an additional European language. Source
Required experience is within ETF/ETP Capital Markets, Delta One, Synthetic Products, Equity Derivatives, or a related trading environment, with knowledge of Total Return Swaps and synthetic replication, and advanced Python or SQL plus Bloomberg or Reuters. Source
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