When do UK investment banking applications open?

Most spring week and summer internship applications open between August and October for the following year. Many banks review on a rolling basis, so applying in the first few weeks gives you a real edge.

Where do these deadlines come from?

Each deadline is read straight from the firm's own applicant tracking system rather than typed up by hand, so the date you see is the date the firm is showing. Where a firm has not published a date, we mark it as not listed instead of guessing.

Do I need a finance degree to apply?

No. Banks recruit from any degree subject. What matters is a strong academic record, commercial awareness and evidence that you understand the role you are applying for.

Investment Banking Graduate Schemes & Internships Tracker — 2026

Investment banking runs the most competitive early-careers pipeline in the UK — spring weeks convert to summer internships, and internships convert to full-time offers. Aplaro currently tracks 4524 live finance roles with deadlines pulled directly from each firm's applicant tracking system, so the dates here are accurate the day you check. Filter by firm, division, deadline window or location to plan your applications.

Firm	Role	Deadline	Scheme	Division	Location	Status
Virtu Financial	2027 Internship - Quantitative Researcher (Undergrad)	Not listed	Summer internship	Quantitative Research	New York	Open
Virtu Financial	2027 Internship - Quantitative Researcher (PhD)	Not listed	Summer internship	Quantitative Research	New York	Open
Virtu Financial	2027 Internship – Core Operations Engineer	Not listed	Summer internship	Core Operations	Singapore	Open
Five Rings	Summer Intern 2027 - Software Developer	Not listed	Summer internship	Software Engineering	New York	Open
Five Rings	Summer Intern 2027 - Quantitative Trader	Not listed	Summer internship	—	New York	Open
Five Rings	Summer Intern 2027 - Quantitative Researcher (PhD)	Not listed	Summer internship	—	New York	Open
Tower Research Capital	Quantitative Trader/Researcher Summer Internship 2027 (2028 Graduates)	Not listed	Summer internship	—	London	Open
Tower Research Capital	Quantitative Trader/Researcher Intern - Summer 2027	Not listed	Summer internship	Quantitative Trading	New York, Chicago	Open
Tower Research Capital	Quantitative Research Internship - 6 Months, Central Execution Research	Not listed	Summer internship	Central Execution Research	London	Open
Tower Research Capital	Quantitative Researcher Intern, PhD or Postdoc	Not listed	Summer internship	Quantitative Research	Singapore, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Sydney	Open
Tower Research Capital	Quantitative Researcher Intern, Bachelor's or Master's	Not listed	Summer internship	Quantitative Research	Singapore, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Sydney	Open
Tower Research Capital	Quantitative Developer Intern - Summer 2027	Not listed	Summer internship	Engineering	New York, Chicago	Open
Tower Research Capital	Quantitative Developer Intern	Not listed	Summer internship	Quantitative Research	Paris	Open
Tower Research Capital	Quantitative Developer Intern	Not listed	Summer internship	Business Support	Singapore	Open
Squarepoint Capital	Intern Software Developer - Singapore - 2027	Not listed	Summer internship	Software Engineering	Singapore	Open
Squarepoint Capital	Intern Software Developer - London - 2027	Not listed	Summer internship	Software Engineering	London	Open
IMC Trading	Software Engineer Intern 2027	Not listed	Summer internship	Software Engineering	Hong Kong, Hong Kong	Open
IMC Trading	Quantitative Trader Intern 2027	Not listed	Summer internship	Quantitative Trading	Hong Kong, Hong Kong	Open
IMC Trading	Quantitative Research Intern 2027	Not listed	Summer internship	Quantitative Research	Hong Kong, Hong Kong	Open
Ledger	Internship - Total Rewards (Compensation & Benefits)	Not listed	Summer internship	Total Rewards	Paris, France	Open
Optiver	Software Engineer Internship (2027 Start)	Not listed	Summer internship	Software Engineering	London, England, United Kingdom	Open
Optiver	Quantitative Trading Internship (Singapore) - 2027	Not listed	Summer internship	Quantitative Trading	Singapore	Open
AQR Capital Management	2027 Research Summer Analyst	Not listed	Summer internship	—	Greenwich, CT	Open
AQR Capital Management	AQR Arbitrage - 2027 Research Summer Analyst	Not listed	Summer internship	—	Greenwich, CT	Open
AQR Capital Management	2027 Trading Summer Analyst	Not listed	Summer internship	—	Greenwich, CT	Open
AQR Capital Management	2027 Risk Summer Analyst	Not listed	Summer internship	Risk	Greenwich, CT	Open
AQR Capital Management	2027 Research Product Specialist Summer Analyst	Not listed	Summer internship	—	Greenwich, CT	Open
AQR Capital Management	2027 Research and Portfolio Management Engineering Summer Analyst	Not listed	Summer internship	—	Greenwich, CT	Open
AQR Capital Management	2027 Quantitative Prediction Markets Research Summer Analyst	Not listed	Summer internship	Markets	Greenwich, CT	Open
AQR Capital Management	2027 Portfolio Solutions Group Summer Analyst	Not listed	Summer internship	—	Greenwich, CT	Open
AQR Capital Management	2027 Portfolio Implementation Summer Analyst	Not listed	Summer internship	—	Greenwich, CT	Open
AQR Capital Management	2027 Portfolio Finance Summer Analyst	Not listed	Summer internship	—	Greenwich, CT	Open
AQR Capital Management	2027 Engineering Summer Analyst	Not listed	Summer internship	—	Greenwich, CT	Open
AQR Capital Management	2027 Business Development Summer Analyst	Not listed	Summer internship	—	Greenwich, CT	Open
PDT Partners	Summer 2027 Systems Engineering Intern	Not listed	Summer internship	Infrastructure Engineering	New York, NY	Open
PDT Partners	Summer 2027 Software Engineering Intern	Not listed	Summer internship	Software Engineering	New York, NY	Open
WorldQuant	Software Engineer Intern	Not listed	Summer internship	Software Engineering	Hanoi	Open
WorldQuant	Quantitative Research Internship 2027	Not listed	Summer internship	Quantitative Research	Paris	Open
Point72	Summer 2027 Quantitative Research Internship	Not listed	Summer internship	KEPL	New York	Open
Point72	Quantitative Software Developer Intern	Not listed	Summer internship	Software Engineering	New York, London, or Paris	Open
Point72	Quantitative Research Intern	Not listed	Summer internship	Quantitative Research	New York, Seattle	Open
Point72	Quantitative Researcher - Intern	Not listed	Summer internship	Quantitative Research	London, Paris, Hong Kong, Tokyo	Open
Point72	Quantitative Researcher Intern	Not listed	Summer internship	Point72 Internal Alpha Capture	New York	Open
Point72	Market Intelligence Emerging Talent Network	Not listed	Summer internship	Market Intelligence	New York, NY	Open
Point72	Machine Learning Researcher - Intern	Not listed	Summer internship	Machine Learning	New York	Open
Point72	Cubist Quantitative Researcher Intern	Not listed	Summer internship	Cubist Systematic Strategies	Singapore	Open
Point72	Cubist Quantitative Researcher Intern	Not listed	Summer internship	Quantitative Research	Hong Kong	Open
Point72	2027 Point72 Academy Investment Analyst Summer Internship Program - Singapore	Not listed	Summer internship	—	Singapore	Open
Point72	2027 Point72 Academy Investment Analyst Summer Internship Program - Japan (BCF)	Not listed	Summer internship	—	Japan	Open
Point72	2027 Point72 Academy Investment Analyst Summer Internship Program - Japan	Not listed	Summer internship	—	Japan	Open

Summer internship50

Virtu Financial
2027 Internship - Quantitative Researcher (Undergrad)
Not listedOpen
New YorkNew York
Virtu Financial
2027 Internship - Quantitative Researcher (PhD)
Not listedOpen
New YorkNew York
Virtu Financial
2027 Internship – Core Operations Engineer
Not listedOpen
SingaporeAsia hub
Five Rings
Summer Intern 2027 - Software Developer
Not listedOpen
New YorkNew York
Five Rings
Summer Intern 2027 - Quantitative Trader
Not listedOpen
New YorkNew York
Five Rings
Summer Intern 2027 - Quantitative Researcher (PhD)
Not listedOpen
New YorkNew York
Tower Research Capital
Quantitative Trader/Researcher Summer Internship 2027 (2028 Graduates)
Not listedOpen
London
Tower Research Capital
Quantitative Trader/Researcher Intern - Summer 2027
Not listedOpen
New York, ChicagoNew York
Tower Research Capital
Quantitative Research Internship - 6 Months, Central Execution Research
Not listedOpen
London
Tower Research Capital
Quantitative Researcher Intern, PhD or Postdoc
Not listedOpen
Singapore, Hong Kong, Shanghai, SydneyAsia hub
Tower Research Capital
Quantitative Researcher Intern, Bachelor's or Master's
Not listedOpen
Singapore, Hong Kong, Shanghai, SydneyAsia hub
Tower Research Capital
Quantitative Developer Intern - Summer 2027
Not listedOpen
New York, ChicagoNew York
Tower Research Capital
Quantitative Developer Intern
Not listedOpen
ParisEurope
Tower Research Capital
Quantitative Developer Intern
Not listedOpen
SingaporeAsia hub
Squarepoint Capital
Intern Software Developer - Singapore - 2027
Not listedOpen
Singapore Asia hub
Squarepoint Capital
Intern Software Developer - London - 2027
Not listedOpen
London
IMC Trading
Software Engineer Intern 2027
Not listedOpen
Hong Kong, Hong KongAsia hub
IMC Trading
Quantitative Trader Intern 2027
Not listedOpen
Hong Kong, Hong KongAsia hub
IMC Trading
Quantitative Research Intern 2027
Not listedOpen
Hong Kong, Hong KongAsia hub
Ledger
Internship - Total Rewards (Compensation & Benefits)
Not listedOpen
Paris, FranceEurope
Optiver
Software Engineer Internship (2027 Start)
Not listedOpen
London, England, United Kingdom
Optiver
Quantitative Trading Internship (Singapore) - 2027
Not listedOpen
SingaporeAsia hub
AQR Capital Management
2027 Research Summer Analyst
Not listedOpen
Greenwich, CT
AQR Capital Management
AQR Arbitrage - 2027 Research Summer Analyst
Not listedOpen
Greenwich, CT
AQR Capital Management
2027 Trading Summer Analyst
Not listedOpen
Greenwich, CT
AQR Capital Management
2027 Risk Summer Analyst
Not listedOpen
Greenwich, CT
AQR Capital Management
2027 Research Product Specialist Summer Analyst
Not listedOpen
Greenwich, CT
AQR Capital Management
2027 Research and Portfolio Management Engineering Summer Analyst
Not listedOpen
Greenwich, CT
AQR Capital Management
2027 Quantitative Prediction Markets Research Summer Analyst
Not listedOpen
Greenwich, CT
AQR Capital Management
2027 Portfolio Solutions Group Summer Analyst
Not listedOpen
Greenwich, CT
AQR Capital Management
2027 Portfolio Implementation Summer Analyst
Not listedOpen
Greenwich, CT
AQR Capital Management
2027 Portfolio Finance Summer Analyst
Not listedOpen
Greenwich, CT
AQR Capital Management
2027 Engineering Summer Analyst
Not listedOpen
Greenwich, CT
AQR Capital Management
2027 Business Development Summer Analyst
Not listedOpen
Greenwich, CT
PDT Partners
Summer 2027 Systems Engineering Intern
Not listedOpen
New York, NYNew York
PDT Partners
Summer 2027 Software Engineering Intern
Not listedOpen
New York, NYNew York
WorldQuant
Software Engineer Intern
Not listedOpen
Hanoi
WorldQuant
Quantitative Research Internship 2027
Not listedOpen
ParisEurope
Point72
Summer 2027 Quantitative Research Internship
Not listedOpen
New YorkNew York
Point72
Quantitative Software Developer Intern
Not listedOpen
New York, London, or Paris
Point72
Quantitative Research Intern
Not listedOpen
New York, SeattleNew York
Point72
Quantitative Researcher - Intern
Not listedOpen
London, Paris, Hong Kong, Tokyo
Point72
Quantitative Researcher Intern
Not listedOpen
New YorkNew York
Point72
Market Intelligence Emerging Talent Network
Not listedOpen
New York, NYNew York
Point72
Machine Learning Researcher - Intern
Not listedOpen
New YorkNew York
Point72
Cubist Quantitative Researcher Intern
Not listedOpen
SingaporeAsia hub
Point72
Cubist Quantitative Researcher Intern
Not listedOpen
Hong KongAsia hub
Point72
2027 Point72 Academy Investment Analyst Summer Internship Program - Singapore
Not listedOpen
SingaporeAsia hub
Point72
2027 Point72 Academy Investment Analyst Summer Internship Program - Japan (BCF)
Not listedOpen
Japan
Point72
2027 Point72 Academy Investment Analyst Summer Internship Program - Japan
Not listedOpen
Japan

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