London Trader Summer Internship 2027

The role

You will join a structured nine-week internship in the London office and learn the basics of options market making. You will train in options theory, pricing, probability and risk, practise trading in a simulation, and shadow traders across different desks.

What you will do

• Build practical trading skills in the simulation environment and apply them to real market scenarios
• Use the same tools as Maven traders, or build your own, and observe live trades
• Learn from traders across different desks through shadowing and regular interaction
• Complete a Reading Week project on an area of interest
• Develop understanding of options theory, pricing, probability and risk with in-house trainers
• Test different trading strategies in simulation and learn from the results
• Develop understanding of the wider market through macroeconomics and technical training
• Progress through learning milestones with ongoing feedback from the Trading and Emerging Talent teams

Required qualifications

• Right to work in the region you are applying for at the time of application
• Penultimate-year undergraduate or master's student
• Not applied for any other Maven programme in this cycle
• Strong numeracy skills
• Good understanding of probability and statistics
• Genuine interest in financial markets and curiosity to learn
• Willingness to adopt and use emerging AI technologies
• Entrepreneurial thinker who takes initiative
• Critical problem solver and decision-maker
• Agile learner who responds to feedback
• Able to synthesise complex information into clear decisions
• Collaborative, able to build trust and work with others

Benefits

• Regular social events, including welcome dinners, the Maven summer party and end-of-programme celebrations
• Free daily breakfast and lunch in the office
• Snacks and drinks
• On-site gym access with regular classes
• In-office massages
• Dedicated in-house trainers
• Regular feedback, structured reviews and a Maven buddy
• Possible consideration for the Graduate Trader Programme the following year

Before you apply

• You must have the right to work in the region you are applying for at the time of application
• You must be a penultimate-year undergraduate or master's student
• You must not have applied for any other Maven programme in this cycle
• Successful interns may be considered for the Graduate Trader Programme the following year

About the company

Maven Securities is a proprietary trading firm that uses technology and quantitative analysis to trade global financial markets. It specialises in options and derivatives market making.