Quant jobs / Capula

2027 Trading and Research Summer Internship

A ten-week desk internship pairs students with traders and researchers on projects that inform investment decisions. Training starts in London before placement with the host team.

What you’d work on

Our reading of the posting: what a new hire in this role would most likely spend their first months on.

Analyse economic releases and changing market conditions
Prototype a desk research idea and evaluate its trading implications
Build Python tools and reports for trade assessment
Discuss project findings with traders and portfolio managers

What they ask for

Required

Quantitative reasoning
Python and Excel
Interest in trading markets
Clear communication

Preferred

C++, R or Java

Education: Undergraduate or postgraduate students in economics, finance or a quantitative subject; graduation in 2027 or 2028.
Experience: Students; earlier finance work is unnecessary.
Languages and tools: Python
Excel
C++
R
Java
Markets: multi-asset

How to prepare

Practise analysing an economic time series in Python
Build a small trading simulation and explain its assumptions
Review market instruments and prepare to defend a research idea

What to study

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SelfMadeQuant wrote this summary from the employer’s public posting, last checked 6 November 2026. SelfMadeQuant isn’t affiliated with Capula and doesn’t handle applications.