Barclays Capital is a world leading investment bank. As the investment banking division of Barclays Bank PLC, we’re proud to have offices in 29 countries with over 16,200 employees and the distribution power to meet the needs of issuers and investors worldwide.
Teamwork, meritocracy and transparency are central to everything we do. It’s thanks to this ethos that we’ve grown from a new operation into one of the world’s leading investment banks in just 11 years.
So what does Investment Banking involve? In short, it’s about finding the right financing and risk management solutions for our clients over the long term. We focus on providing our clients with the highest level of skills and service. While that alone does not differentiate us from other leading investment banks, our business model, flexibility and creativity are unique.
That’s why we need people who can bring an excellent academic background coupled with a creative and imaginative mind. Our size enables us to find the most suitable area for you to fulfil your potential and our senior management team are always on hand, asking for your ideas and sharing their expertise right from the start.
Still a relatively new organisation, we’re growing every year and one thing that sets us apart from the competition is our business model.
At the heart of our distinctive business model is the drive to build close relationships with clients who require our expertise and advice in identifying financing opportunities and creating profitable financial solutions.
Glossary
Analyst
An applicant/hire who is studying for/has received a bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) or a masters degree with limited (usually internship) work experience.
Arbitrage
The non-speculative transfer of funds from one market to another to take advantage of differences in interest rates, exchange rates or commodity prices between the two markets. It is non-speculative because an arbitrageur will only switch from one market to another knowing exactly what the rates or prices are in both markets and will only make the switch if the profit to be gained outweighs the costs of the operation.
Asset Swap
A transaction that attaches a swap contract to an asset in a way that changes one or more attributes of the asset's cash flow.
Associate
An applicant / hire who is studying for/has received an advanced degree (MBA, MSc, MiF, PhD etc), with at least 3 years of continuous, professional work experience obtained after a bachelor’s (or equivalent) degree.
Bond
A security issued by a borrower as receipt for a loan longer than 12 months, indicating a rate of interest and date of repayment.
Capital Markets
Markets in which long-term capital is raised by industry and commerce, the government and local authorities. The money comes from private investors, insurance companies, pension funds and banks. The presence and sophistication of their capital markets distinguishes industrial countries from developing countries in that this facility for raising industrial and commercial capital is either absent or rudimentary in the latter.
Collateralised Finance
Collateralised Finance includes prime brokerage and equity financing. At Barclays Capital the collateralised finance group includes prime brokerage, equity borrowing and lending, corporate bonds, US government and agency borrowing, lending and repo and futures clearing and execution services. It is contained within Global Markets.
Commercial Paper
A short-term security issued to raise money, typically under one year and traded on a discount basis.
Commodities
Metals, Energy, European Power & Gas are the three main commodities areas in which we offer expertise. Corporations need to protect themselves against fluctuations in the price of such basic products. We advise on the full range of economic exposure facing firms.
Compliance
Legally required adherence to regulatory provisions by financial bodies and individuals. The principal purpose of Compliance is to ensure that Barclays Capital's business is conducted in accordance with the law.
Convertible Bond
A bond that can be converted into a predetermined number of shares of equity in the same company.
Corporate Bonds
A security issued by a corporate borrower as receipt for a loan longer than 12 months, indicating a rate of interest and date of repayment.
Coupon
The rate of interest payable on a bond (sometimes also used to mean the fixed rate on a swap).
Credit
The business of making and pricing loans and of assessing the ability of the borrower, whether company or country, to repay them.
Credit Derivative
Broadly defined as a derivative contract whose value changes with regard to changes in the credit risk of an underlying reference credit.
Credit Rating
A judgement placed on a borrower’s capacity to pay up. For example, AAA, is a good credit rating given by a rating agency such as Standard and Poor's or Moody's and indicates a borrower’s capacity to pay interest and principal on a bond or note issue.
Credit Risk
Credit Risk is assessing the financial and business risk involved in lending to particular counterparties. Relevant factors would include, but are not limited to, a company’s competitive position within its industry, strategic direction, management quality and financial profile.
Debt Capital Markets (DCM)
The area of an investment bank responsible for the issuance and pricing of bonds and other debt securities. DCM is involved in the bond product, providing credit rating advice for corporates, organising bond finance using a pool of investors and offering derivative solutions for risk management. This area also trades bonds in the secondary marketplace. DCM also includes the securitisation businesses, which are involved in repackaging and selling financial or corporate assets to the market place.
Derivative
A manufactured financial instrument, the value of which changes with movements in an underlying asset, index or interest rate. Primarily used for risk management purposes.
Ecommerce
Ecommerce is a significant area of focus for Barclays Capital and we now offer clients electronic services in fixed income, foreign exchange, futures and options, equities, commodities and research. Barclays Capital recently launched electronic trading in dollar-denominated interest rate swaps on its Barclays Automated Real Time Execution system, the first time that a single dealer has offered electronic trading in such products. We were also the first to introduce single dealer electronic trading of interest rate swaps in euros and sterling from our London office.
Emerging Markets
We offer risk management solutions in a variety of asset classes to clients in a number of geographical locations. The team operates from regional hubs in London, New York and Singapore as well as from local trading desks in Bangkok, Hong Kong, Johannesburg, Mumbai, Sao Paulo and Seoul.
Equities Lending
Equities Lending involves the loaning of securities to meet the temporary borrowing needs of clients and counter parties. The service can include lending for short sale strategies as well as lending to other counterparties, including the investment bank sector.
Equity
General term for the ordinary shares of a company, especially a publicly owned quoted company.
Equity-linked products
Financial products that are linked to the share capital of companies. Our trading teams are active in European, US and Asian stocks, indices and funds.
Eurobonds
An international bond issued in Europe or elsewhere outside the country in whose currency the value is stated.
Exotic
A term used to highlight the complexity of a product. New variations are born every day and there are exotic swaps, exotic options etc. The term ‘exotic’ distinguishes the product from the more basic version, which is known as ‘vanilla.’ (i.e. vanilla swap or vanilla option) because it is simple.
Financial / Product Control
Finance is divided into Financial Control and Product Control. Financial control is responsible for the recording and reporting of our business activity. Product Control is responsible for ensuring the integrity of the balance sheet for revenue products, and providing detailed explanations of income.
Financial Risk Management
Financial Risk Management is about evaluating the financial risk posed by the bank’s activities. In order to manage financial risk, we need to calculate both the market risk and credit (or counter-party) risk. Within Barclays Capital these activities are undertaken in Global Financial Risk Management.
Fixed Income
Financial instruments that make fixed payments of return over their duration and upon their maturity, such as bonds.
Fixed Income Market
The market for trading bonds and preferred stock.
Fixed Income Sales
Includes sales of our liquidity products or products with a view on interest rates, foreign exchange, and/or credit risk.
Fixed-Rate Bonds
Bonds with a fixed rate of interest.
Floating Rate Note (FRN)
A bond issue which pays a floating rate of interest, usually reset every 3 or 6 months.
Foreign Exchange (FX)
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