JPMorgan Commercial & Investment Bank - Markets Program 

Japan 

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In ever-changing global markets you’ll spend your time exploring the sophisticated financial solutions we deliver across asset classes. The skills you develop and the professional network you build will serve as a solid foundation for your career. Our global Markets teams are active in all major financial markets and develop sophisticated financial solutions to help clients manage risk, increase returns and solve complex financial problems. Globally, we hold leadership positions across all major financial markets. This approach means you'll be part of a dynamic team, helping to solve a range of challenging and interesting business issues and will be challenged in your work.

Trading at J.P. Morgan is a unique insight into global markets – we provide liquidity to clients in all major asset classes and pride ourselves on our fast execution, market share and e-trading platforms. A trader’s role is to respond to and encourage client enquiries, manage the resulting risk, and understand and respond to market-moving events. Trading is detail-focused, mentally stimulating and requires detailed evaluations.

As a Summer Analyst in the 2025 Commercial & Investment Bank - Markets Program – Trading, you will start the program, which is expected to run for around 7 weeks from June to August (subject to change), with five days of orientation and training. This program is an opportunity to take your career to the next level through hands-on experience, relevant skills training and valuable professional networking. Expert instructors and JP Morgan professionals will teach you about our history, the scale and scope of our organization today and our ambitious plans for tomorrow. We’ll teach you technical and practical skills that will help you hit the ground running. As it is a pipeline for future graduate opportunities, based on individual performance and achievements, those who successfully complete the program may receive offers of full-time employment with the firm in 2026.

Job responsibilities

• Support senior colleagues with important research, analysis and preparatory work
• Monitor markets
• Develop trade ideas
• Conduct portfolio reviews
• Learn about the solutions and products we offer for clients to manage any market conditions
• Your work and contributions will be valuable to the team from the start

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• A strong interest in global financial markets is essential
• Excellent analytical, quantitative and interpretative skills
• Ability to thrive in a dynamic, collaborative work environment
• Excellent attention to detail, and the ability to handle pressure
• Being adaptable, flexible and resilient
• Knowing your way around Excel, PowerPoint and Word
• Confidence and initiative to take on responsibility and manage your own projects
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• We’re a global company whose primary business language is English, at a minimum fluent in both Japanese and English is required
• A well-rounded academic background is important in your undergraduate studies
• Expected graduation date of August 2025 through July 2026, studying outside of Japan in Bachelor program or higher
• If you are pursuing a Master’s Degree, it must be completed within 2 academic years of your Bachelor’s Degree

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Coursework in finance or economics a plus

Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. We strongly encourage you to submit your application as early as possible as programs will close once positions are filled.

Help us learn about you by submitting a complete and thoughtful application, which includes your resume. Your application and resume is a way for us to initially get to know you, so it’s important to complete all relevant application questions so we have as much information about you as possible.

After you confirm your application, we will review it to determine whether you meet certain required qualifications.

If you are advanced to the next step of the process, you’ll receive an email invitation to complete a video interview, powered by HireVue. This is your opportunity to further bring your resume to life and showcase your experience for our recruiting team and hiring managers.

Completion of the HireVue video interview is required, and your application will not be considered for further review until you have completed it. We strongly encourage that you apply and complete this as soon as possible, since programs will close as positions are filled.