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Careers - 02 Oct, 2023

The Dare Trading Championship: A Triumph of University Trading

Watch the Dare Trading Championship wrap video now: here The Dare Trading Championship video is officially live, and it's a celebration of trading excellence like never before....

GRADUATE & STUDENT OPPORTUNITIES - 25 Sep, 2023

Four Ways our Graduate Trading Recruitment is Shaking up the Industry

Your CV is just a piece of paper. We're here to uncover your trading potential. Our Graduate Trading programme is shaking up the industry because we KNOW how to spot talent. Sta...

Mangrove Project - 08 Aug, 2023

Our White Paper on Mangroves: Nature-based Solutions for Climate Adaptation

Mangrove Project - 03 Aug, 2023

The Mangrove Photography Awards

We’re excited to announce that one of our photographs has been featured in The Mangrove Photography Awards under the ‘Mangroves & Humans’ category. You can check out the ful...

Mangrove Project - 28 Jul, 2023

Dare Mangrove Project

In 2022, Dare partnered with the Bangladesh Environment and Development Society (BEDS) to reforest 5,000 mangroves along the coast of the Meghna river.  Watch our video to learn...

Mangrove Project - 17 Jul, 2023

Balancing Act: Navigating Synergies and Trade-offs Between the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals

2023 marks a key milestone as the halfway point of the United Nation’s (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). At this juncture, it’s important we address one of the biggest...

Mangrove Project - 03 Jul, 2023

Integrated Shrimp-Mangrove Aquaculture in the Bay of Bengal: Opportunities for Sustainable Development

Mangrove forests have long been recognised for their diverse set of ecosystem services including carbon sequestration, biodiversity and protection from tropical storms and tidal...

Mangrove Project - 26 Jun, 2023

Sovereign Health and Natural Capital: An emerging interest for investors

With the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) set to expire in 2030, focus has turned to the importance of natural capital to sovereign issuers.  It’s estimated that more tha...

Podcasts - 01 Jun, 2023

Dare Insights - Dare Trading Championship

Join us in listening to our captivating podcast, where Humayun Khader, the VP of Growth at Dare, engages in an insightful conversation with Anthony Cheung, the Chief Content and...

SOCIAL IMPACT - 20 May, 2023

Dominique, Alessio, Sabrina and Oscar set to cycle London-Paris to raise funds and awareness for Young Roots

At Dare, we disrupt the status quo and level the playing field for all, no matter their background. We thrive on high performance and unity. It's what drew many of us to join th...

Podcasts - 11 May, 2023

Dare Insights - Trading Up: An Intern's Journey to Becoming a Trader

Looking to break into the world of trading? We sat down with one of our former interns to discuss his journey from being a fresh-faced graduate to becoming a trader. In this epi...

Blogs - 04 May, 2023

Effects of mangrove deforestation in the Bangladeshi Sundarbans

Located at the interface of land and sea, mangroves are highly resilient ecosystems that have extensive positive impacts on local ecology, socio-economic dynamics, and global cl...

Blogs - 03 May, 2023

Our Women in Trading Insight Week 2023

“The Women in Trading Insight Week at Dare was a unique, memorable experience for me. I don’t know any other trading company which allows shadowing of their traders, especially...

Blogs - 26 Apr, 2023

What are Mangroves and why are they important?

In the ever-changing space between land and sea – known as the intertidal zone – physical and chemical conditions make it difficult for life to survive. Mangroves are a species...

Mangrove Project - 17 Apr, 2023

Dare announces new partnership to reforest 5,000 mangrove trees in the Bangladeshi Sundarbans

Commodity trading company Dare partners with the Bangladesh Environment and Development Society (BEDS) to reforest the Bangladeshi Sundarbans The planting of over 5,000 mang...

GRADUATE & STUDENT OPPORTUNITIES - 24 Mar, 2023

Jono Ooi, Co-Founder and Head of Trading at Dare shares his 3 top tips for being a trading pro.

Fail to prepare, prepare to fail Controversial and cynical, but if you can't put 100% of your effort into the job from day one, you'll immediately lag behind everyone else in yo...

Careers - 17 Mar, 2023

Trader, Sophie shares five top qualities it takes to be a successful trader

I’m Sophie, and I'm a structured energy trader at Dare. I've been with the company for a little over a year, and I've been working within markets for over five years.    What ar...

EVENTS - 02 Feb, 2023

Hear from Dare's CEO at the 2023 Town Hall

At Dare, we strive to create a culture where our people feel empowered to do great things. At our annual Town Hall last week, we did just that with a focus on these three themes...

PERSPECTIVE - 01 Feb, 2023

What is power trading and how has it changed over the last 20 years?

"It's fast. You've got limited time. If you make a mistake, if something goes wrong, you don't notify the correct volume or the deal goes wrong in the system, there’re consequen...

PERSPECTIVE - 18 Jan, 2023

Co-Founder Jono shares his tips for what it actually takes to make it as a trader

The Company - Get specific Do you want to know the quickest way to get rejected by any firm? Using a generic cover letter for all of your applications.   Don't use the same a...

SOCIAL IMPACT - 11 Jan, 2023

A Great Year of Partnership with the Whitechapel Mission

Dare is committed to creating a positive social impact and supporting our local communities - it's embedded in our culture. Last year, our people voted for the Whitechapel Missi...

TECHNOLOGY - 21 Dec, 2022

Dare CTPO Steve Garland shares his key takeaway from the AWS re:Invent cloud computing conference

AWS re:Invent is the largest cloud computing conference in the world. The annual event is full of gems covering the latest developments from experts in the field. From infrastru...

TECHNOLOGY - 16 Dec, 2022

Tech graduate programme: An insider view

Montek has had a busy first five months on our new Technology Graduate programme. From courses on Django to trader training and application development, find out what he’s been...

Careers - 14 Dec, 2022

Our Co-Founder and Head of Trading Jono Ooi tells you what it really takes to make it as a trader

In this chapter, Jono runs through the ideas, concepts and mindsets that will help you get ahead in the world of trading before you even submit an application. Tune in and follo...

OUR BENEFITS - 09 Dec, 2022

Putting well-being first: What we offer

Only 68% of UK employees believe their organisation promotes good well-being*. Not only is this down from 77% last year, it’s simply too low.   Our metrics comfortably beat the...

GRADUATE & STUDENT OPPORTUNITIES - 06 Dec, 2022

Graduate Business Managers: An insider view

This year, Dare unveiled a new graduate business management programme. The programme gives our graduates both the exposure and tools necessary to fast-track their professional d...

CAREERS - 29 Nov, 2022

Dare's VP of Growth Humayun Khader's top 4 insights to hiring the best talent

Our VP of Growth, Humayun Khader was a panellist for the Future of Work forum by Robert Half to discuss all things #futureofwork and #digitalworkplace. Humayun has been with @da...

FINANCE - 24 Nov, 2022

Dare's CFO Barry Nightingale shares his key takeaways from Aon’s CFO Forum

I’ve been with Dare since February, and what a year it’s been. The Russia-Ukraine conflict started on one of my first days in the office. Lots to reflect on and many learnings t...

OUR BENEFITS - 10 Nov, 2022

Dare's market-leading parental leave policies

Our parental leave #HR policies put new parents first. Our philosophy at Dare has always been to support our team with the best benefits as they grow with us. We are proud to s...

TECHNOLOGY - 09 Nov, 2022

Dare's CTPO Steve Garland shares the top qualities he looks for in tech hires

The top 5 qualities I look for in the best tech and data hires After only one month in my role as CTPO, I have been having a blast at Dare. We move fast. We are already building...