Research
"The shipping industry initially interested me because it amounts to far more than abstract financial transactions on a screen; beneath all this there lies a very tangible business which involves the worldwide movement of huge vessels and enormous cargos - every day ICAP Shipping helps make this happen. As to why analysis as a career choice, I felt it would best enable me to employ and develop both my ability to communicate well, and my numerical skills."
Michael McHugh, Shipping Research
From the start you'll be involved in gathering market information, setting up commercial databases, writing about the commodities markets and macro economic factors and progressively expanding your understanding of the shipping and commodities markets. As you progress, you'll be expected to contribute to the more commercial and analytical activities of the department, including preparing material for client presentations and analytical reports, developing models and new products, marketing and selling our services and training future analysts. Career progression would include increasingly client-facing activities such as giving market presentations and potentially foreign travel.
Who we are looking for
ICAP's business is all about building relationships - both internal and external - and you'll need to be able to form effective, professional networks quickly. You should be passionate about research and have a proven ability to write technically and concisely in an engaging style about subject matters such as commodities markets, macro economics, freight markets etc. You'll need to be highly numerate with demonstrated abilities in problem solving. You'll also need to have researched the world of ICAP and interdealer broking.
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