Global Markets Digital Office - Summer Internship (Quants & Strats) - London

Global Markets Digital Office - Summer Internship (Quants & Strats) – London

Wholesale Digital Office

The Wholesale Digital Office is responsible for Nomura’s work in the realm of digital disruption within financial markets. The team is made of up 4 primary areas of focus, eTrading Strategy, Fixed Income Quantitative Research, New Business and Systematic Trading and Research. Each of these teams has a diverse set of expertise including Global Markets domain expertise, quantitative research, machine learning, low latency algorithm development and disruptive investment. The team primarily focuses in Global Rates, FX and Credit as well as investments in both Fintech and Digital Assets. The team collectively goes from idea to research to development to production oversight and is an integral part of Nomura’s go forward strategy. In covering most major global financial centres, the WDO offers a cross-regional/ cross-product perspective that is unique situated within the industry

Programme overview

Through our nine-week Internship Programme you will have the opportunity to experience first-hand the possibilities of a career in banking. It is your chance to get a feel for our culture, create new networks and gain valuable on-the-job training. Internships are also the perfect preparation for a subsequent full time role. Nomura will extend full time offers to strong performers.

Summer Analysts in the Wholesale Digital Office team will have the opportunity to work within one of the four key areas (eTrading Strategy, Fixed Income Quantitative Research, New business and Systematic Trading and Research) as well as alongside our partners in Trading, Structuring and Sales. The internship is a placement for 9 weeks within the WDO team, working on real projects with direct value to Nomura’s business, supervised by experienced members of the team

Training

Summer Analysts will receive extensive training to enhance the skills that they need to perform well during their internship. The programme includes training in Financial Markets, Bloomberg, Excel, Conduct Risk and a variety of division specific activities.

Throughout the Internship Programme you will be supported both by a buddy, mentor and dedicated programme management team

What’s your role?

Strats: Research and development mathematical models and algorithms used in the trading business for market making, principal risk taking and portfolio management for both our systematic trading team as well as the broader Nomura Wholesale Business.

Quants: Developing mathematical models for pricing and risk managing derivative trades, in partnership with the trading desks, and implementing them in the firm’s trading systems.

New Business: Assisting in research or analysis of various disruptive technology investments including Fintec and Digital.

What are we looking for?

At Nomura, our goal is to attract and develop exceptionally talented people who share our passion for individual excellence and our commitment to teamwork. We recruit graduates and interns with a high level of academic and extra-curricular achievement, who will be able to withstand the rigours of a rapidly changing, demanding but ultimately rewarding environment

The Wholesale Digital Office requires an exceptional level of technical quantitative skills. As an intern in the WDO team, you should be in your penultimate/final year at university, studying for a BSc, MSc or PhD in Mathematics, Computer Science Data Science or other subjects with strong quantitative and technical elements.

Fluency in English is essential

Deadline dates

We recruit on a rolling basis and encourage applicants to apply early.

Diversity & Inclusion

Nomura is committed to an employment policy of equal opportunities, and is fundamentally opposed to any less favourable treatment accorded to existing or potential members of staff on the grounds of race, creed, colour, nationality, disability, marital status, pregnancy, gender or sexual orientation. If you require any assistance or reasonable adjustments due to a disability or long-term health condition, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Right to Work

The UK Government have taken steps to reduce net migration to the UK by limiting the number of overseas workers from outside the EEA coming to the UK for employment. Please note that whilst we are able to consider applications from overseas workers from outside the EEA (who require a Tier 2 (General) visa) we can only employ them if we can provide evidence that there are no other suitable candidates for this vacancy from inside the EEA. Please contact us if you are visiting our offices and require any form of personal assistance or physical adaptations to be provided for your appointment. A member of staff will be happy to help.

How to apply

Please note that you can only submit one application per recruitment year (Sep 2025 – August 2026) and that all applications must be submitted online

This role is open to 2027 Graduates.

To apply for this role and to find out more, please click on the apply button.

Please note that applications may close before the application deadline, so apply early to avoid disappointment.