2026 | EMEA | London | FICC and Equities (Sales and Trading) Quantitative Strats | Seasonal/Off Cycle Internship

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2026 | EMEA | London | FICC and Equities (Sales and Trading) Quantitative Strats | Seasonal/Off Cycle InternshipAbout Us

About the program

Our Off-Cycle Program varies in length based on program/university for undergraduate students. You will be fully immersed in our day-to-day activities.

As a participant, you will:

Receive training designed to help you succeed Have the opportunity to work on real responsibilities alongside fellow interns and our people

Submitting Your Application

Each applicant has the opportunity to apply to up to 4 separate business / locationbinations in any given recruiting year. Any additional application will be auto withdrawn. In order to apply to an additional opportunity, you must withdraw a current application that has not been turned down. A single applicant should not create multiple email addresses to apply to additional opportunities
About the Team

About the division

Global Banking & Markets (Public) / FICC and Equities (Sales and Trading) enables our clients to buy and sell financial products, raise funding and manage risk. We make markets and facilitate client transactions in fixed ie, equity, currency andmodity products.

We make markets in and clear client transactions on major stock, options and futures exchanges worldwide. Through our global sales force, we maintain relationships with our clients, receiving orders and distributing investment research, trading ideas, market information and analysis.

Our quantitative strategists are at the cutting edge of our business, solving real-world problems through a variety of analytical methods. As a member of our team, you will use your advanced training in mathematics, programming and logical thinking to construct quantitative models that drive our success in global financial markets. Your talents for research, analysis and aptitude for innovation will define your contributions and enable you to find solutions to a broad range of problems, in a dynamic, fast-paced environment. Whatever your background, you will bring a fresh perspective and unique skillset to our business. In return, you will be trained by our experts across the firm to navigate theplexities of the financial markets and state-of-the-art methods in quantitative finance. Job ID 300

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