Strategy & Research Intern

The Opportunity: Research That Drives Real Decisions

KGI is building a next-generation retail futures trading platform for Asian markets. As we grow, informed decision-making is critical to our success. We are looking for a curious, analytical, and commercially minded Strategy & Research Intern to support research initiatives that contribute directly to business and strategic decisions.

This internship offers the opportunity to work on research projects across multiple functions, including product development, marketing, and business strategy. Your insights and recommendations will be used to support business growth and decision-making.

The Role: What You’ll Do

· Growth Opportunities: Research and evaluate new opportunities for the business, including markets, partnerships, and product initiatives, and support leadership in assessing strategic options.

· Competitor Intelligence: Track and analyse competing brokers and trading platforms across the region. Review their products, pricing, features, and promotions, and identify potential market gaps and opportunities.

· Product Research: Benchmark product features and user experience against market offerings, and gather user feedback through surveys and interviews to help inform future product development.

· Industry& Regulatory Monitoring: Monitor developments in fintech, futures markets, trading technology, and relevant regulatory updates, and identify trends with potential business impact.

· From Insight to Recommendation: Transform data and research into clear reports, presentations, one-page briefs, and business cases. Provide practical recommendations to support business decision-making.

Who You Are

You do not need to be a trading expert. We value individuals who are eager to learn, enjoy research and analysis, and can develop well-supported recommendations.

· Research-Oriented: Enjoy investigating complex questions and conducting thorough research to uncover relevant insights and opportunities.

· Analytical: Comfortable working with numbers, spreadsheets, and data, and able to develop structured comparisons or analyses to support recommendations.

· Commercially Minded: Able to assess findings from a business perspective, taking into consideration opportunities, risks, costs, and potential impact.

· Communicator: Able to present and communicate findings clearly and concisely, tailoring information appropriately for different audiences.

· Critical Thinker: Evaluates information objectively, verifies sources, challenges assumptions where appropriate, and distinguishes between evidence-based findings and opinion.

Requirements

· Currently pursuing, or recently completed, a degree in Business, Economics, Finance, or a related discipline.

· Strong proficiency in Excel or Google Sheets and PowerPoint.

· Experience with data visualisation tools is an advantage.

· Strong written and verbal communication skills in English.

· Proficiency in Mandarin or another regional language is advantageous to support research relating to regional markets and publicly available materials.

· Interest in financial markets, trading, fintech, or strategy-related work is advantageous.

Why KGI?

Real Impact

· Contribute to research that supports strategic and business decisions.

Exposure to Business Decision-Making

· Gain insight into how opportunities are evaluated and strategic decisions are made within a growing business.

Broad Learning Opportunities

· Develop hands-on experience across strategy, market research, competitive analysis, product development, and the regulated fintech environment in Asia.

Build Something New

· Be part of a team developing and launching new products and initiatives, rather than supporting established processes alone.