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Quantitative Trader – Campus Full Time 2027 (London)

A graduate trading role at a proprietary firm where traders run their own strategies in live markets. New hires learn on the desk and in training while working with senior traders, quants and developers.

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.

Tune model parameters to current market conditions
Trade on model recommendations and track market reactions
Feed live results back into the models
Explore new strategies with senior traders
Work with quants and developers on trading models and systems

What they ask for

Required

Graduating winter 2026 or spring/summer 2027
Quantitative focus
Quick learning and curiosity
Attention to detail
Comfort in a fast, collaborative setting
Self-starter attitude

Education: Graduating students; degree subject not specified
Experience: New graduates

How to prepare

Practise probability, expected value and market-making style games
Learn the basics of options and how models price them
Build a small simulation of a trading strategy and review its feedback loop
Practise mental arithmetic and quick decision-making

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 Five Rings and doesn’t handle applications.