About us:
Plus500 is a world-leading online trading platform with hundreds of thousands of active users placing millions of trades a month. Our mission is to disrupt the age-old trade markets by building digital technologies that make trading around the world accessible and more efficient.
Description:
We are looking for a Trading Analyst with a strong analytical mindset and a genuine interest in financial markets. This role sits at the heart of our trading operations and decision-making processes.
You will go beyond pure data analysis - transforming complex datasets into clear insights, influencing strategic decisions, and helping optimize how our trading systems operate at scale.
As a Trading Analyst, you will:
● Be responsible for the ongoing configuration and performance of Plus500’s financial instruments.
● Analyze market data, user behavior, and internal performance metrics to identify opportunities and risks.
● Translate data insights into practical, actionable recommendations that impact business outcomes.
● Develop a deep understanding of trading mechanics across asset classes - including Stocks, Commodities, Futures, Options, and more.
● Establish strong communication channels and build excellent working relationships with diverse stakeholders like Product, Marketing, Operations, and R&D teams.
● Monitor business performance, define KPIs, and build measurement frameworks to support data-driven decisions.
● Provide stakeholders with actionable recommendations, insights, and conclusions.
● At least 2 years of experience in a data-driven position.
● Bachelor's degree in Information Systems, Industrial Engineering, or a related field.
● Experience with SQL.
● Experience with Python and relevant packages.
● Experience with BI systems (Tableau - advantage).
● Good background in statistics.
● Self-motivated with the ability to multitask and work independently.
● Demonstrate a thorough attention to detail and the ability to perform in-depth analyses while considering the broader business context.
● Willingness to work under pressure and time constraints, sometimes outside of regular office hours (not always! but sometimes 😊)
● Recommended - Background in a B2C company.
● Recommended - Understanding or interest in Financial Markets, Finance, or Online Trading.
Top Skills
What We Do
Plus500 is a global multi-asset fintech group that offers trading services on CFDs, shares, Futures, and Options on Futures through its proprietary tech-based platforms. The fintech group has a premium listing on the Main Market of the LSE, and is a member of the FTSE 250 index.
Plus500’s market leadership is based on a proprietary trading technology that offers trading services to customers around the world. Our customers can use our platforms to trade Over the Counter CFDs and, since 2021, real Shares, as well as Futures, and Options on Futures*.
The company also owns Cunningham Commodities LLC, a regulated Futures Commission Merchant, CTS, a technology trading platform provider, in the US, and EZ Invest Securities, Co. a Forex CFD platform in Japan.
Plus500 is also the proud sponsor of multiple leading sports teams including BSC Young Boys, and Legia Warsaw, as well as the 6-times NBA winner, the Chicago Bulls.
With our diversified product portfolio and operating licenses in the United Kingdom, Australia, Cyprus, Israel, New Zealand, South Africa, Singapore, Seychelles, United Arab Emirates, the United States, Estonia, and Japan, we are able to provide customers with access to more than 2,500 financial instruments across more than 50 countries and in 30 languages.
Plus500 is also committed to promoting responsible trading practices, such as providing customers with sophisticated risk management tools to ensure they are able to manage leveraged exposure appropriately, with the aim of protecting any profits and limiting exposure to losses.
*Availability subject to regulation. Not all financial instruments are offered by all Plus500 regulated entities. Investments in complex instruments come with a high risk of losing money rapidly. You should consider whether you can afford to take the high risk of losing your money. Go to https://bit.ly/3Ac1Ngc for more information about the risks in trading.
