BMO Capital Markets Winter 2027 Global Markets Analyst

BMO Capital Markets

BMO Capital Markets is a leading, full-service North American-based financial services provider, with over 2,700 professionals in 30 locations around the world, including 20 offices in North America, offering corporate, institutional and government clients access to a complete range of investment and corporate banking products and services.

BMO Capital Markets is a leading, full-service North American-based financial services provider, with over 2,700 professionals in 30 locations around the world, including 20 offices in North America, offering corporate, institutional and government clients access to a complete range of investment and corporate banking products and services. BMO Capital Markets is a member of BMO Financial Group (NYSE, TSX: BMO), one of the largest diversified financial services providers in North America with US$1.5 trillion total assets and approximately 54,000 employees as of April 30, 2026.

Program Overview:

Co-Op Analysts work in the Global Markets Group of BMO Capital Markets, comprising Client Coverage, Origination, Digital and Liquid Trading, Structured Products Trading, Equity Products, and Financial Resource Management. Global Markets serves institutional, corporate, and government clients.

A variety of desks host co-op analysts including Equity Sales and Trading, Clearpool E-trading, Prime Finance, Structured Notes Sales and Trading, Leveraged Finance, Securitized Products Sales and Trading, Origination, Debt Capital Markets, and US Interest Rates Sales and Trading.

Analysts will work on one desk in Global Markets over the course of their work term. They will be provided with desk job descriptions prior to starting and will be assigned based on preference and skill set. Each co-op analyst will complete one week of onboarding and training with other co-op analysts across BMO Capital Markets. There are continuous professional development activities throughout the term. These activities include teach-ins, trading games, meetings with senior leaders, and networking events with both peers and Senior Leadership.

Responsibilities:

• Development and deployment of business solutions such as pricing and risk models
• Market data capture and display, spreadsheet development
• Providing insight into trading strategies leveraging quantitative modelling
• Improving on existing technology involving system infrastructure, internal reporting, client/management presentations, etc.
• Bespoke projects requiring market, portfolio, or client research and data analytics
• Creating client presentation materials using PowerPoint and Excel
• Developing client trade ideas
• Planning client events
• Recapping and organizing market data and events
• Shadowing and learning from Trading, Sales, and Strategy professionals

Qualifications:

We are looking for highly motivated individuals who can work well in a competitive, market-driven, team-based environment and seek a challenge. Global Markets encompasses a diverse group of individuals with a variety of skill sets and job functions. We look to create a diverse co-op class that can fit into different roles across Global Markets.

• Currently enrolled in an undergraduate degree program; graduating in Spring 2028, 2029, 2030
• Proven track record of excellent academic standing, extra curricular participation and demonstrated interest in finance
• Excellent research and analytical skills, able to collect, analyze and interpret data;
• Strong interpersonal skills used within a demanding team environment;
• Demonstrated proactivity, resiliency, positive attitude and high motivation;
• Strong written and oral communication skills;
• Ability to attentively review, assess and provide detailed information daily on multiple projects in an organized manner;
• Excellent capacity to independently function as part of a team through self -motivation;
• Strong work ethic and a high level of professional integrity;
• Detail and results orientated.

Additional Preferred Technical Qualifications:

• Currently working towards a degree in: Finance, Engineering, Actuarial Science, Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics, or Statistics;
• Knowledge and/or experience of front-end developer languages (HTML, CSS, JavaScript, React, Angular);
• Knowledge and/or experience in back end developer languages (C++, C#, Java, Python, VBA);
• Knowledge and/or experience of at least one type of statistical programming language (i.e. R, MatLab);
• Database experience (SQL, Oracle);
• Familiarity with data manipulation and strong quantitative/statistical background;
• Strong familiarity with Outlook, Excel, Reuters Plus, Bloomberg, public finance/business