Careers in Quantitative Finance 2025/26

We will be hosting a number of presentations from prestigious companies in industry, throughout the year. This should give you an insight into working in industry and what careers are available to you. Details of this year's speakers will be updated when they are confirmed, and previous speakers can be found by clicking on the links in the menu.

Unless otherwise stated, the Careers in Quantitative Finance Seminar starts at 15:30 in L3.

Tuesday 7th October 2025, 12:30 - Deutsche Bank

"Hear from business representatives at Deutsche Bank who will share insights into their day to day, the Quant structure and give advice on pursuing a career in Quants."

Roel Oomen – Head of QRD Lab for sales and trading

Arnav Kotwal – Quant Analyst

Wednesday 15th October 2025 - Barclays

"Please join us for a presentation from representatives across all of Barclays’ quantitative finance teams, where we will discuss algorithmic trading, risk and markets quantitative research, where each team sits within the bank and what a quant does on daily basis.

We will be discussing open opportunities in the team for off-cycle and summer internships in Quantitative Research, talking you through the application process as well as some research topics previous interns have undertaken with us."

Timothy Brooks – Quantitative Researcher, FX eTrading

Cathy Xu – Quantitative Researcher, FX eTrading

Prabhat Vyas - Quantitative Researcher, Equities algorithmic execution

Li Zhou – Quantitative Analyst, Counterparty Credit Risk

Daniel Lowry – Quantitative Developer, Cross Markets

John Taylor – Quantitative Analyst, X-Value Adjustment

Wednesday 22nd October 2025 - Qube Research & Technologies

"The event, “An Introduction to QRT – Careers in Quantitative Finance and Technology,” is designed to give students a first-hand look into the world of QRT and the exciting opportunities available within the firm.

During the session, we will share an overview of QRT’s story - our origins, mission, and the innovative work we do at the intersection of quantitative research and technology.

Students will also have the opportunity to hear directly from one of our Research Directors, who will discuss the team’s approach to research, data, and market impact, as well as from an alumni of your university, who will share their personal journey into QRT.

The event aims to provide genuine insight into what a career in quantitative finance looks like, highlight the diverse skill sets we value, and help students understand how they can prepare for future opportunities within QRT."

Thursday 23rd October 2025, 12:00, L1 - JP Morgan

Ben Wood - EMEA Head of the QR Equity Derivatives and Systematic Trading

Amira Akkari - EMEA Head of the QR Equity Derivatives

Hannah Maidment - Commodities Automated Trading Strategies

Yiwen Xia - Rates Automated Trading Strategies

Wednesday 29th October 2025 - NatWest Markets

George Thorn – Early Talent Recruitment Manager

Vladimir Piterbarg – Quantitative Analytics Managing Director

Andrea Odetti – Quantitative Analytics Director

Jennifer Bagg - Head of Quantitative Analytics Strategy

Paya Sinha – Quantitative Analytics Associate (Recent Graduate)

Denise Dzakpasu - Recent Intern (expected to rejoin as a graduate in 2026)

Harshita Singh Chauhan – Recent Intern (expected to rejoin as a graduate in 2026)

Wednesday 5th November - Schonfeld Strategic Advisors

Wednesday 12th November - Nomura

Is there free lunch?

"Arbitrage can arise when related products are valued using inconsistent models. We will look at an example in the case of spread options, which leads to interesting mathematical questions."