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Financial Markets Analyst

Capital.com· CEO Office – CEO Office South Africa
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Hybrid (City of Johannesburg, Gauteng)full-timePosted 5d ago

About the role

Content-focused financial markets role creating clear, accurate market commentary and educational content for a South African audience within Capital.com’s execution-only, non-advisory model.

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.

Qualifications

  • 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.

Skills

Required:Financial markets knowledgeWriting and communication

Benefits

  • Competitive Salary
  • Work-Life Harmony (#LI-Hybrid)
  • Generous Time Off
  • Employee Referral Program
  • Comprehensive Health & Pension Benefits
  • Workation Wonderland (30 extra days to work remotely from anywhere in the world)
  • Volunteer Days (two additional paid days per year)
Last updated Oct 21, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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