Graduate Opportunity: Trainee – FX Options (London)

Are you a graduate with a passion for financial markets and a strong analytical mindset? Do you want to kick-start your career in a fast-paced, global environment where innovation and teamwork are valued? Join Société Générale’s FX Options team in London as a Trainee and build your future in foreign exchange derivatives trading!

Why This Role?

As a Trainee in our FX Options desk, you’ll work alongside experienced traders who manage complex FX products across developed and emerging markets. You’ll gain hands-on experience, develop your technical skills, and contribute directly to the team’s success by helping improve risk management, automate processes, and deliver market insights faster.

What You’ll Do

• Support traders with data analysis and risk monitoring.

• Help prepare and manage trading activity reports.

• Collaborate with sales and strategy teams to coordinate trading ideas.

• Work with risk and reporting teams to ensure accurate and timely information.

• Learn how global trading desks operate in a “follow the sun” model.

• Assist in measuring business performance and efficiency improvements.

What We’re Looking For

• A strong mathematical or quantitative background.

• Interest or experience in programming and technology.

• Problem-solving skills and a collaborative spirit.

• Excellent communication skills.

• A genuine curiosity about financial markets.

• Ability to work well under pressure and meet deadlines.

• A proactive attitude with a desire to learn and improve.

What We Offer

• A supportive environment that encourages learning and innovation.

• Real responsibility from day one with opportunities to grow.

• Exposure to cutting-edge financial products and global markets.

• A culture of integrity, teamwork, and client focus.

Ready to Start Your Career?

If you’re eager to learn, challenge yourself, and build a rewarding career in FX trading, apply now to join Société Générale’s FX Options team in London!

People join for the impact they can have on us. They stay for the impact we have on them. A flatter structure offers visibility and exposure beyond that of our competitors, so you know our names, and we know yours. It's personable, human, and inspires success through passion. By encouraging open mindedness and a willingness to share ideas, we have adapted to market changes and thrived through innovation. Bringing words like “hard work” and “dedication” together with “community” and “respect” has enabled us to work collaboratively and build our future together. We call this Team Spirit and it's what makes us different. It's what makes you different.

If you feel you have the required experience and qualifications, then please apply to the SG Resourcing Team, and we will manage your application. At Société Générale, we believe our people are our strength and are core to the success of our business. As such, we search for, recruit and appoint the best available person on the basis of aptitude and ability, regardless of sex, marital or civil partnership status, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origins, pregnancy, disability, age, sexual orientation, religion, belief or gender identity.