Our Graduate Trading Programme is fourteen months in duration and seeks to hire ambitious, enthusiastic candidates who have strong mathematical, quantitative backgrounds and coding skills, with demonstrated passion for markets and an interest to work on all facets of Portfolio
Management. Graduates will work with our investment teams, within Macro, Credit, Commodities or Digital Assets.
Overview & responsibilities
The program will start with an extensive two month training program at our London office, followed by three, four month rotations. The training will cover a range of topics relating to Financial Markets including; Macroeconomics, FX, Digital Assets, Interest Rate Derivatives, Equity Rates, Bonds, Credit and Fixed Income, Trading Strategies, Pricing Strategies, Risk Management, Excel and Python. It will also include trading simulations and projects.
Additionally, graduates will benefit from classes hosted by Traders and Portfolio Managers, key talks, networking lunches, a mentor program, and social events.
Graduate rotations aim to provide each grad with an on the desk experience with Portfolio Management teams. We will match you to desks based on your skills and interest where you will learn the fundamentals of trading and the end-to-end process of investment management. At the end of the program, successful participants will be placed in full time on desks
Qualifications & requirements
- Final year of an undergrad / master’s degree at a recognised University and on course for a minimum of a 2:1 / 3.5 GPA – completed and awarded before August 2025
- Batchelors or Master’s in Mathematics, Computer Science, Engineering, Financial Engineering, Finance or STEM related field
- Strong mathematic, quantitative and problem-solving capabilities
- Programming experience in Python, and strong technical skills in excel, VBA, SQL and R
- A demonstrated interest and passion for financial markets, trading, and financial products
- Can work independently and collaboratively as part of a team
- Entrepreneurial spirit
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills
- Can prioritise, manage and deliver on multiple projects to investment teams accordingly
- Outstanding organisation skills and strong attention to detail
- Exemplary professionalism with internal and external clients
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills in English
Diversity and inclusion
Brevan Howard is committed to being an inclusive employer and encourages applications from all suitably qualified individuals without regards to race, colour, religion, origin, age, sexual orientation, physical/mental disability/ long term health condition, marital status, gender expression or any other characteristic protected by law in the jurisdictions we operate.
