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title: 'Financial Markets Analyst at capital.com'
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# Financial Markets Analyst at capital.com

- **Company:** capital.com
- **Location:** Johannesburg, Gauteng
- **Work type:** hybrid
- **Posted:** 2026-10-20
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-10-29
- **Apply:** https://jobs.lever.co/capital/2ae0d333-f923-45fc-8004-292035acf722

## Job description

As Financial Markets Analyst, South Africa, you’ll create clear, accurate and engaging content about financial markets for a South African audience. You’ll explain market movements, macroeconomic events and product concepts in a way that retail clients, media partners and internal stakeholders can easily understand. The role combines market analysis, writing and education. You’ll work closely with the Brand, Communications, Marketing, Commercial, Legal and Compliance teams to make sure everything we publish is accurate, balanced, client-centric and appropriate for a regulated financial services environment. This is a content, education and market-commentary role. It doesn’t involve giving advice, managing portfolios, dealing or making trade recommendations, and all content must stay in line with Capital.com’s execution-only, non-advisory model. Capital.com South Africa is an Authorised Financial Services Provider and an FSCA-approved Over-the-Counter Derivative Provider.

Responsibilities:

- Produce regular market commentary across major asset classes, including indices, equities, commodities, foreign exchange, crypto assets and key macroeconomic themes.
- Prepare and contribute to written content for publication, including market updates, educational articles, explainers, and website content.
- Create educational content that helps clients understand financial markets, CFDs, leverage, margin, risk management concepts and platform/product mechanics.
- Work with Compliance to ensure market commentary and educational content meet applicable regulatory, financial-promotion and brand standards.
- Monitor market news, economic calendars and relevant local/international developments to identify timely content opportunities.
- Collaborate with central content, brand and communications teams to adapt global market themes for the South African audience.
- Maintain a consistent tone of voice: clear, balanced, factual, risk-aware and suitable for a regulated, execution-only business.

Requirements:

- 3-5 years' experience in financial markets content, brokerage education, market research, fintech, trading education or a related financial-services environment.
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, Commerce, Investment Management, or a related field.
- Strong understanding of financial markets, including FX, indices, equities, commodities, macroeconomic data, market sentiment and derivative products such as CFDs.
- Excellent writing ability, with experience producing clear and publishable financial markets content for external audiences.
- Good judgement in distinguishing general market commentary and education from advice, recommendations, trading signals or personalised guidance.
- Comfortable supporting media-facing activity, including preparation for seminars, webinars, podcasts, video content or written Q&A.
- Fluent in English.

Advantageous:

- SAIFM / RPE modules, particularly Introduction to Financial Markets, Regulation and Ethics, or Derivatives.
- RE5 regulatory exam.
- Additional South African language skills would be beneficial but are not essential.

Local market knowledge:

- Understanding of the South African financial-services landscape, retail investor behaviour and local media environment.
- Awareness of FSCA expectations for financial promotions, fair client communication and conduct risk in financial-services marketing/content.

What will you get in return:

- Competitive Salary: We believe great work deserves great pay! Your skills and talents will be rewarded with a salary that makes you feel valued and motivated.
- Work-Life Harmony: Join a company that genuinely cares about you - because your life outside of work matters just as much as your time on the clock. #LI-Hybrid
- Generous Time Off: Need a breather? Our annual leave policy lets you recharge and enjoy life outside of work without a worry.
- Employee Referral Program: Love working here? Share the love! Bring your talented friends on board and get rewarded for growing our awesome team.
- Comprehensive Health & Pension Benefits: From medical insurance to pension plans, we’ve got your back. Plus, location-specific benefits and perks!
- Workation Wonderland: Live your digital nomad dreams with 30 extra days to work remotely from anywhere in the world (some restrictions apply). Adventure awaits!
- Volunteer Days: Make a difference! Take two additional paid days each year to support causes you care about and give back to the community.

## About capital.com

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Capital.com is a multi-award-winning, tech-driven online trading platform that empowers retail traders worldwide with CFDs, advanced tools, and educational resources.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Series A, $25M funding from VP Capital in 2017)
- **Headquarters**: Limassol, Cyprus (with offices in London, Dubai, Warsaw, Sofia, Melbourne)
- **Founded**: 2016
- **Founders**: Viktor Prokopenya

## Core Business
- **Primary industry/industries**: Financial Services (Online Brokerage, CFD Trading, Fintech)
- **Target customers**: B2C (retail traders, from beginners to experienced)
- **Mission or purpose statement**: To help traders make better decisions by giving them the tools and resources they need to trade with confidence.

## Products & Services
- **[Capital.com Platform]**: Web and mobile trading platform offering 5,500+ markets across multiple asset classes (forex, indices, shares, commodities, crypto). Features real-time data, advanced charting, and a responsive mobile app. (SaaS, mobile-first)
- **[Investmate App]**: Educational app for new and amateur traders, covering finance basics, risk management, and trading skills. (Service / Education)
- **[eQ (AI-Powered Trading Bias Detection)]**: A system that tracks trading behaviour, detects cognitive biases, and provides personalised educational materials and news. (AI tool)
- **[SmartFeed]**: A feed that delivers personalised financial news and educational content based on user behaviour. (AI-powered content engine)

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not disclosed
- **Key Metric**: Total client trading volume exceeded $1.2 trillion in 2023; over 880,000 traders; 1,000+ employees globally as of 2025.
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: VP Capital (lead investor); regulated by FCA (UK), CySEC (Cyprus), ASIC (Australia), SCA (UAE) and in other jurisdictions.
- **Growth Signals**: 34% year-over-year headcount growth (adding ~326 people); named "Fastest-Growing Company in the Middle East and Cyprus" for three consecutive years; expanded into UAE with a new regional head office; trading volumes grew 90% YoY in 2022; awarded "best in class" in five categories by ForexBrokers.com in 2024.

## Competitive Advantages
- **AI-first approach**: Proprietary behavioural analytics (eQ, SmartFeed) that help traders improve decision-making – a key differentiator from traditional brokers.
- **Global regulatory footprint**: Licensed in five major jurisdictions, providing trust and access to clients in 180+ countries.
- **Mobile-first from inception**: Launched as the first mobile-first broker in Europe, leading to a seamless cross-device experience.
- **Strong brand recognition**: Multi-award-winning with high ratings on Glassdoor (4.5) and among clients.

## Strategic Focus
- Continue expanding into new markets (e.g., UAE, Asia-Pacific).
- Deepen AI and machine learning capabilities to enhance personalisation and trading insights.
- Scale the educational ecosystem (Investmate, SmartFeed) to attract and retain retail traders.
- Grow headcount across engineering, product, and operations teams while maintaining a strong culture.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: Values-driven (ownership, curiosity, momentum) with a collaborative, international environment. Described as blending "the ambition of a scale-up with the collaboration of a close-knit team."
- **Work Model**: Hybrid working (where applicable); option to work abroad up to 30 days per year ("Workation Initiative").
- **Perks**: Private health insurance, performance-based bonuses, volunteering days, referral bonuses, social events, development and training support.
- **Engineering & Innovation**: Opportunity to work on a next-generation trading platform using AI, data, and scalable infrastructure. Teams are located across multiple continents, offering cross-cultural collaboration.
- **Reviews**: Glassdoor score 4.5; LinkedIn employer rating 4.3/5.0 (246 reviews) with high marks for Work-Life (4.4), Compensation (4.6), Culture (4.3), and Career (4.4).

## Sources
1. [careers.capital.com](https://careers.capital.com/)
2. [capital.com/en-gb/about-us/careers](https://capital.com/en-gb/about-us/careers)
3. [jobs.lever.co/capital](https://jobs.lever.co/capital)
4. [linkedin.com/company/capital.com](https://linkedin.com/company/capital.com)
5. [capital.com/en-int/about-us/our-history](https://capital.com/en-int/about-us/our-history)

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