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Market Abuse (Trade Surveillance) Associate

Trading 212 · London, Greater London

Type
Full-time
Posted
5 days ago

Overview

Your experience investigating suspicious activity and preparing evidence for disclosure maps directly to trade surveillance and STOR drafting.

About this role

Our mission is to enable everyone to build wealth

We reinvent how trading and investing work by creating exceptional products people love. Fostering a culture of excellence and high velocity is the key to our success. Тoday, we serve over 6 million clients, with more than €30 billion in assets under management - a testament to the scale and trust we’ve built in just a few years.

The role

The Market Abuse Associate will play a key role in assisting the firm's Market Abuse framework to support the organization in meeting its Market Abuse obligations. This role assists in day-to-day Market Abuse tasks, will include, but are not limited to, undertaking daily trade surveillance activities, reviewing market manipulations alerts, STOR preparation and submission. Ideal for graduates and analysts with strong technical and data analytics skills, paired with a solid understanding of financial markets.

What you’ll do

  • Day to day operation of the firm’s UK market abuse framework.
  • Undertake daily trade surveillance activities using the firm’s automated surveillance tool and investigate alerts in a timely manner.
  • Identify risks/issues and discrepancies and proactively escalate to the Market Abuse Manager for secondary review as required.
  • Conduct in depth investigations into potential market abuse instances and improper activity.
  • Accurately document review findings and outcomes and support further investigation of suspicious behaviour as required.
  • Investigate internal escalations when necessary.
  • Draft STOR forms ready for submission to the relevant regulators such as FCA as required.
  • Assisting in maintaining appropriate desk based policies in relation to market abuse.
  • Assist in responding to regulatory enquiries on market abuse issues.
  • Assist in creating and maintaining market abuse related MI.
  • Undertake any ad-hoc projects supporting technical enhancements to the market abuse program.
  • Support other team members with ad hoc tasks as required.

What you need to have

  • A working understanding of the Market Abuse framework and what those entail.
  • A good working knowledge of financial products with a particular focus on Equities.
  • Strong IT skills with a particular focus on Microsoft Word & Excel.
  • Python and/or SQL skills are preferred but not required.
  • A strong background in data science or data analytics is a plus.
  • Knowledge in FCA regulatory requirements and best practices in compliance.
  • A degree in studies focused on finance, statistics, data analysis or related field.
  • Good communication and interpersonal skills.
  • Ability to work under pressure and be adaptable.

What we offer

  • Challenges that will help you grow and realize your potential fast.
  • Opportunity to make a significant impact - you will build innovative services used by millions of investors to build wealth.
  • Work with smart, spirited, helpful, high-performing colleagues with a common goal.
  • An environment where nothing is set in stone.
  • Appreciation for your talent and ideas.
  • Generous remuneration package

Bring your ambition to Europe’s fastest-growing mobile broker!

About investigation roles for ex-police

Investigator roles across corporate, insurance, financial and public-sector settings. Interviewing (PEACE), evidence handling, disclosure and case-file discipline are exactly what these employers struggle to hire.

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Why this fits a police background

  • Investigative casework
  • Surveillance & covert work
  • Working to legislation & regulation

What investigation roles pay ex-police

Advertised UK ranges, editorial estimates reviewed July 2026

Claims / junior investigator£28,000–£38,000
Corporate / counter-fraud investigator£35,000–£48,000
Senior investigator£48,000–£65,000
Investigations manager£60,000–£85,000
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