Peel Hunt: Trainee Trading Programme In person placement

Important dates

  • Application deadline date:

  • Placement start date:

Placement locations

  • London

Placement details

Overview

Location: London

Start Date: September 2026

Application Criteria: 

  • You must have sat/be sitting your A levels in 2025 or 2026
  • Maths and English GCSE grade 6 or above
  • A level grades grade B or above

Key skills: 

  • Strong interest and understanding of financial markets
  • Risk awareness
  • Quick mathematical ability
  • Probability saviness
  • Motivated, strong communicator, and collaborative

Salary: £22,000

How to Apply: Click 'Apply' at the top of this page!


About Peel Hunt’s Trader Programme

Peel Hunt are hiring a Trainee Trader to join our Execution Services Department - a rare opportunity for ambitious, highly numerate school leavers to begin their career on a live trading floor. The programme will run for 24 months, with the aim of offering a permanent placement upon successful completion.

At Peel Hunt, they combine a collegiate, supportive culture with a commitment to developing top talent and focusing on long term success. As a Trading Trainee, you’ll learn directly from experienced market makers and gain hands on exposure to pricing UK equity markets, managing trading risk, providing liquidity across multiple instruments, and supporting real client execution.

This role may transition into an Apprenticeship once the formal qualification programme is confirmed.

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