BGL BNP Paribas is one of the largest banks in Luxembourg and part of the BNP Paribas Group.
It offers an especially wide range of financial products and bancassurance solutions to individuals, professionals, businesses and private banking clients.
In 2024, BGL BNP Paribas was named “Best Bank in Luxembourg” by Euromoney and in 2025, for the 10th consecutive year, was awarded the “Top Employer Luxembourg” certification, in recognition of the excellent working conditions offered to its employees.
As part of its development, we are looking for a:
6 months Internship - Assistant – FX Trader MFOS
Trading Desk (M/F)
January 2026
An internship agreement covering the whole duration of the internship, signed by the school, the student and the company is MANDATORY.
CONTEXT AND CHALLENGES
BNP Paribas CIB, a subsidiary of the BNP Paribas group, is one of Europe's leading providers of custody services for securities.
The Luxembourg branch plays a major part in its operations, offering clients high value-added services extending from custody to securities lending, fund administration, performance measurement and ratings, FX Trading and bond issuance services.
WHAT’S YOUR DAY-TO-DAY MISSION?
- Assist Sales-Traders in processing transactions and ensure the "4 eyes" principle in the preparation, administrative processing and follow-up of orders processed by the FX trading desk.
- Help to process orders under the best conditions of quality, reliability and deadlines while respecting internal control rules and procedures within BNP and MFOS.
• Segregation of tasks in accordance with internal control rules
• Careful reconciliation of all operations and traceability of operations
• Verification and validation of transactions according to the "4 eyes" principle
• Quality of execution of transactions for customers and counterparties
• Possibility of self-employment within the limit of a defined mandat
MISSIONS ARE IMPORTANT, BUT SO ARE THE TEAM AND THE WORK ENVIRONMENT!
Your working environment
Your internship will be within the Managed FX and Overlay Solutions (MFOS) department, in the FOREX trading room of BNP Paribas S.A. Luxembourg.
Managed FX and Overlay Solutions (MFOS) objective is to offer BNP’s custody customers specific answers to their needs in managing market, credit and liquidity risks. The main services offered by MFOS Luxembourg are services relating to the FOREX (Foreign exchange) market, and Passive Currency Overlay. MFOS thus offers its clients foreign exchange products (spot, foreign exchange swap and forwards), and PCO.
You will be working alongside the FX Trading team under the supervision of the Head of Trading Desk.
Benefits of this position?
The Assistant Sales Trader will be within the Market Financing and Overlay Services (MFOS) department. He will be working with the team in charge of the FX Trading Desk The candidate will demonstrate technical knowledge and critical thinking in a dynamic and fast paced environment. He will be trained on the FX Trading activity, discovering the fund industry, while learning about our business, positioned at the heart of market finance. He will also focus on building communication skills to service clients and answer their queries.
YOUR PROFILE
Professional experience and/or degree
- Master student from an Engineering school or University (preferably with a Market Finance specialization)
Behavioural skills
- Strong analytical and synthesis skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication
- Self-sufficient
- Decision-making
- Proactive
- Results-oriented and client-focused
- Macro development (VBA)
- Working in collaboration with other teams (PCO, Middle Office…)
Technical skills
- Securities & Financial Products businesses (Forex, Money Market, Dealing Services)
- Understanding of risks (market, credit, liquidity and operational)
- Administrative processing of market transactions and understanding of the accounting treatment of market transactions
- Fluent in French and English. Any other language will be considered a plus.
- Advanced level in Excel and VBA.
- Confident and able to deal with senior managers & cross-cultural teams
- Ability and agility to work under pressure
Language skills
- Fluent in French & English
In a changing world, diversity,equity and inclusion are key values for the well-being and performance ofteams. At BNP Paribas, we want to welcome and retain all talents withoutdistinction: this is how, together, we will build the innovative, responsibleand sustainable finance of tomorrow.
