Pros
+ Great local team, nice company culture. Quite some people in their 30s. Nice office drinks and dinners. + As market analyst you have a surprising amount of freedom to reach your main target, which is increasing the exposure of the IG brand. You can write about just about any relevant topic without being micromanaged. + You will appear in media surprisingly quickly if you do well with journalists. + Generally, the local team is very supportive of your needs and the opportunities to improve your work will be tailored to your skillset. + Office location and the opportunity to work from the stock exchange as well. + A good indicator of the annual bonus can be found on page 42 of the 2021 annual report. If you need more info than this, you're not ready to be a market analyst anyway ;). + You will have a good degree of freedom considering how you approach your work/life balance, but you have deliverables and deadlines to take into account. + You will meet many interesting people, oftentimes outside IG. + A handy Refinitiv Eikon (former Reuters Eikon) terminal that will grow on you the longer you use it. Make sure to use Datastream and DScharts. + IG pays for your newspaper subscriptions and anything else you may need to do your job well.
Cons
- In the Netherlands, you'll be the only market analyst in your office. - They take compliance very seriously at IG and this can be a limiting factor at times. But nothing too bad. - Backoffice is slow and generally lacks a sense of urgency. Their incompetence is just a minor setback though because you as market analyst luckily don't have to deal with them on a daily basis. - Work life balance is sometimes tough but wouldn't be an issue if you are used to the sell-side routine or like to work late. - Annual pay increases above the rate of inflation are uncommon. - It will be difficult to spend a lot of time on just one topic as you have quite some deliverables.