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Markets Intern Hong Kong 2027
Role summary
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This internship is suited to penultimate-year undergraduate or postgraduate students interested in financial markets, including trading, sales, research, and market analysis. Candidates are generally expected to demonstrate strong academic performance, numerical and analytical ability, commercial awareness, and an interest in global markets. Clear communication, teamwork, attention to detail, and confidence working in a fast-paced environment are important. Relevant coursework, market knowledge, prior finance experience, and proficiency in English are advantageous; Cantonese or Mandarin may also be useful in Hong Kong. Successful interns are expected to learn quickly, support day-to-day team activities, contribute to projects, manage information accurately, and demonstrate professionalism, curiosity, and sound judgment.
Can I work in Hong Kong?
Never pay anyone for a visa or a job offer. A real employer pays the permit costs and never asks you for money.
How it works
How it works: Employment visa (General Employment Policy): a degree and a job offer at market pay for a job locals cannot readily fill; no quota, no sector limit; about 4 weeks.
Before you apply: Dealing, advising and senior roles usually need a regulator's licence or approval, which checks your honesty, skills and finances. Ask if your job does.
Watch for: Nationals of Afghanistan, Cuba and North Korea are excluded; residents of mainland China use a separate scheme.
Official source: Immigration Department: General Employment Policy. Checked November 2026.
What the job usually comes with in Hong Kong
Usual for Banking jobs in Hong Kong, varies by employer. Checked November 2026.
| Housing | Rent allowance usual in banking and multinationals (HKD 18,000 to 30,000 a month early career); less in tech |
|---|---|
| Relocation | Varies; the employer usually helps with the visa; a relocation allowance mostly in senior packages |
| Flights | Varies; a joining flight is not standard, more common in senior packages |
| Contract | Often open-ended, probation 1 to 3 months; by law notice is 7 days or more after month 1 (1 month if silent) |
| Leave | 7 days a year, rising to 14 after 9 years, plus 15 statutory holidays (by law) |
| Income tax | 0% up to HKD 145,000 a year (about USD 18,600), then 2% to 17%; pension (MPF) 5%, max HKD 1,500 a month |
| Health cover | Private insurance usual for professionals, not required; with an ID card public A&E is HKD 400, without 2,100 |
Senior staff often get more than line staff, for example a single room or a yearly home flight. Ask the employer what the job includes before you accept.
Guidance, not legal advice. Rules change; your employer confirms the details for your case.
About Standard Chartered
Standard Chartered is an international banking group headquartered in London, with a strong historical and commercial presence across Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. The bank provides retail, commercial, corporate, private banking, wealth management, and financial-markets services to individuals, businesses, institutions, and governments. Hong Kong is one of its key global hubs, supporting activities such as markets, trade finance, investment banking, technology, risk, and regional operations. Standard Chartered promotes international mobility, diversity, responsible banking, and long-term client relationships. Its Markets business helps clients manage financing, investment, foreign-exchange, rates, credit, and commodities needs. Interns typically gain exposure to a professional, highly regulated environment and may work with teams serving multinational companies, financial institutions, and institutional investors.