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 4577 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
Tower Research Capital	Junior Quantitative Trader / Researcher	Not listed	Graduate scheme	Quantitative Trading	Singapore	Open
Squarepoint Capital	Trading Infrastructure Specialist – Graduate Programme	Not listed	Graduate scheme	Infrastructure	London, Montreal, Hong Kong, New York, Singapore	Open
Squarepoint Capital	Support Analyst - Trade Flow Pilot	Not listed	Graduate scheme	Trade Flow	Bangalore, London, Warsaw	Open
Squarepoint Capital	Junior SRE	Not listed	Graduate scheme	Engineering	New York, London, Singapore	Open
Squarepoint Capital	Junior Software Developer (Python)	Not listed	Graduate scheme	Software Engineering	London, Montreal, Singapore	Open
Squarepoint Capital	Junior Software Developer (C++)	Not listed	Graduate scheme	Software Engineering	London, Montreal, Singapore	Open
Squarepoint Capital	Junior Quant Developer	Not listed	Graduate scheme	Quant Development	London, Montreal, Singapore	Open
Squarepoint Capital	Junior Discretionary Trader	Not listed	Graduate scheme	Discretionary Trading	London, Houston, New York, Singapore	Open
Squarepoint Capital	Graduate Trading Applications Specialist	Not listed	Graduate scheme	Application Support	London, Montreal, New York, Houston, Hong Kong	Open
Squarepoint Capital	Graduate Software Developer	Not listed	Graduate scheme	Software Engineering	London, Montreal, Singapore	Open
Squarepoint Capital	Graduate Quant Developer	Not listed	Graduate scheme	quantitative research	London, Montreal, Singapore	Open
Squarepoint Capital	Desk Quant Analyst	Not listed	Graduate scheme	Desk Quant	London, Madrid, Montreal, Bangalore, Singapore, Hong Kong, Warsaw	Open
IMC Trading	Graduate Software Engineer (Start Date in 2027)	Not listed	Graduate scheme	Software Engineering	Aarhus, Central Denmark Region, Denmark	Open
IMC Trading	Graduate Software Engineer (Start Date in 2026)	Not listed	Graduate scheme	Software Engineering	Aarhus, Central Denmark Region, Denmark	Open
IMC Trading	Graduate Machine Learning Researcher - London	Not listed	Graduate scheme	Machine Learning	London, United Kingdom	Open
Zopa	2027 Graduate Analyst	Not listed	Graduate scheme	—	London	Open
SumUp	People Operations & Payroll (Working Student)	Not listed	Graduate scheme	People Operations & Payroll	Paris, Paris, France	Open
Ramp	University Grad \| Customer Experience Associate	Not listed	Graduate scheme	Customer Experience	New York, NY (HQ)	Open
Optiver	Graduate Software Engineer	Not listed	Graduate scheme	Software Engineering	London, England, United Kingdom	Open
Optiver	Graduate Quantitative Researcher (2027 Start)	Not listed	Graduate scheme	Quantitative Research	Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands; London, England, United Kingdom	Open
Optiver	Equities Operations Analyst	Not listed	Graduate scheme	OES Operations	New York, New York	Open
AQR Capital Management	Quantitative Research – Prediction Markets Analyst	Not listed	Graduate scheme	Markets	Greenwich, CT	Open
AQR Capital Management	Portfolio Implementation Analyst – Stock Selection	Not listed	Graduate scheme	Portfolio Implementation	Greenwich, CT	Open
AQR Capital Management	2027 Trading Analyst	Not listed	Graduate scheme	Trading	Greenwich, CT	Open
William Blair	Investment Banking Analyst, Secondary Advisory	Not listed	Graduate scheme	Investment Banking	London, England	Open
William Blair	Investment Banking Analyst - Biotechnology	Not listed	Graduate scheme	Investment Banking	Chicago, Illinois, United States; New York, New York	Open
Point72	Sector Analyst, Proprietary Research	Not listed	Graduate scheme	Market Intelligence	London, UK	Open
Point72	Quantitative Portfolio Analyst – 2026 Grad	Not listed	Graduate scheme	Portfolio Construction & Analytics Team	New York, New York	Open
Point72	Point72 Academy Investment Analyst Program for Upcoming Graduates (2027 – US)	Not listed	Graduate scheme	Investment Analyst	Chicago, Florida, New York, San Francisco	Open
Point72	Point72 Academy Investment Analyst Program for Upcoming Graduates (2027 – SG)	Not listed	Graduate scheme	Point72 Academy	Singapore	Open
Point72	Point72 Academy Investment Analyst Program for Upcoming Graduates (2027 – JP) (BCF)	Not listed	Graduate scheme	Investment Analyst	Japan	Open
Point72	Point72 Academy Investment Analyst Program for Upcoming Graduates (2027 – JP)	Not listed	Graduate scheme	investment	Japan	Open
Point72	Point72 Academy Investment Analyst Program for Upcoming Graduates (2027 – HK)	Not listed	Graduate scheme	Investment Analyst	Hong Kong	Open
Point72	Identity & Privileged Governance Analyst	Not listed	Graduate scheme	Information Security	New York, NY	Open
Stripe	Software Engineer, New Grad	Not listed	Graduate scheme	Software Engineering	San Francisco, Seattle, New York	Open
Stripe	Software Engineer, New Grad	Not listed	Graduate scheme	Software Engineering	Singapore	Open
Stripe	Software Engineer, New Grad	Not listed	Graduate scheme	Software Engineering	London	Open
BlackRock	Associate, Hedge Fund Solutions Core Portfolio Management, Multi-Asset Strategies & Solutions (MASS)	Not listed	Graduate scheme	Hedge Fund Solutions	New York, NY	Open
BlackRock	Associate, Investment Risk	Not listed	Graduate scheme	Risk	New York, NY	Open
BlackRock	QA Engineer, Associate	Not listed	Graduate scheme	Product & Engineering	Belgrade, Serbia	Open
BlackRock	Associate Data Engineer, Data Management – Data Office	Not listed	Graduate scheme	Data Engineering	NY7 - 50 Hudson Yards, New York	Open
BlackRock	Associate, Securities Lending	Not listed	Graduate scheme	Securities Lending Operations	Edinburgh, Scotland	Open
BlackRock	Associate, Technology Audit	Not listed	Graduate scheme	Audit	New York, NY	Open
BlackRock	Veteran Transition Program-Aladdin Client Business Development Associate	Not listed	Graduate scheme	Client Business Development	New York, NY	Open
BlackRock	Veterans Transition Program -Associate, Financial Planning & Analysis	Not listed	Graduate scheme	Financial Planning & Analysis	New York, NY	Open
BlackRock	Veterans Transition Program-Associate, Platform Enablement Application Engineer	Not listed	Graduate scheme	Platform Enablement	2 Locations	Open
BlackRock	2027 Quantitative Masters Internship Program - Investments - Portfolio Management - New York	Not listed	Graduate scheme	Portfolio Management Group	New York, NY	Open
Citi	Markets Operations Entry-Level Analyst	Not listed	Graduate scheme	Markets	Belfast United Kingdom	OpenRolling — apply early
State Street Global Advisors	Alpha Professional Development Program - Entry level- London July 2027	Not listed	Graduate scheme	State Street Alpha	London, England	Open
Julius Baer	University Graduate – Business Management South East Asia 100% (f/m/d)	Not listed	Graduate scheme	South East Asia Business Management	Singapore	Open