For UK undergrads targeting Sales & Trading

Break into Sales & Trading
without a finance degree.

A complete UK sales and trading (S&T) course for undergrads targeting spring weeks, summer internships, and assessment centres at bulge bracket banks — built from real ACs at GS, MS, JPM, Barclays, DB, and HSBC.

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6
Practical modules
from application to offer
100
Interview questions
with model answers
10
Worked trade pitch
frameworks
6
Bulge bracket ACs
GS · MS · JPM · Barc · DB · HSBC
UK
Spring week & summer
internship focused
Built by a UCL History & Politics graduate — who broke into Sales & Trading through real assessment centres at Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, JP Morgan, Barclays, Deutsche Bank, and HSBC, with multiple bulge bracket internship offers. Every framework in this course comes from real recruiting prep, not recycled online advice.
Who this is for

If you're targeting
S&T and starting from scratch,

This course is built for UK undergrads aiming at a spring week or summer internship in Sales & Trading — regardless of degree or background.

Non-finance students
History, Politics, Law, Economics — this course shows you what strong candidates do differently at each stage of the process, whatever your degree.
First-generation applicants
This course gives you a clear, structured route into S&T even if you are starting without a network, a finance background, or insider knowledge.
Spring week hunters
Spring week is your fastest path to a summer offer. We cover the specific process, timeline, and questions that appear at first-round and AC level.
Summer intern applicants
100 behavioural answers, 200+ technical Q&As across markets and products, 50 brain teasers, 10 worked trade pitches, and superday prep — everything from application to offer in one place.
Target school & non-target alike
Built on real AC notes from Goldman Sachs, Deutsche Bank, Barclays, and Morgan Stanley — not generic advice. The same material regardless of where you study.
Anyone who's been rejected before
Most candidates fail at the same stages for the same reasons. This course shows you exactly where the gaps are and how to close them before the next cycle.
The curriculum

Six modules.
Nothing skipped.

Every module is built from real recruiting experience, live market prep, and desk-level fundamentals that actually come up in interviews.

Module 01
How S&T actually works
The trading floor, desk structure, sales vs trading vs structuring, asset classes, and how banks make money from markets. What no textbook tells you.
Foundation
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Module 02
Markets fundamentals
Rates, FX, equities, credit, and commodities — explained the way desks think about them, not the way academics do. Plus Bloomberg key functions.
Technical
Module 03
The application decoded
Timeline, CV for S&T roles, cover letter, HireVue prep, and how to network effectively. Includes the exact cold email template that gets responses.
Application
Module 04
Interviews: first round to superday
100 behavioural questions with full answers. 200+ technical Q&As across markets and products. 50 brain teasers with worked solutions. "Pitch me a trade" with live examples from real ACs.
⭐ Core Asset
Module 05
Current market views
The 45-second sell-side consensus answer. Asset class outlooks. FX trade ideas. EM credit frameworks. Real views built for live AC season — not generic theory.
⭐ Core Asset
Module 06
The internship itself
What to do before day one, how to impress on a trading desk, how to convert to a full-time offer, and what to do if you don't get a return offer.
Conversion
Who built this

Real preparation,
not recycled advice.

Charlie Blake
Graduate on the S&T desk · HSBC Markets Intern · UCL
Graduate on the S&T desk
Summer Markets Intern — HSBC Global Markets
Multiple bulge bracket offers — GS, MS, JPM, Barclays, DB, HSBC
History & Politics, UCL — non-finance background

I studied History and Politics at UCL. No finance degree, no family in the industry. I built a systematic approach to S&T recruiting from scratch — real market knowledge, prepared trade pitches, and a clear understanding of what interviewers at each bank are actually testing.

I went through assessment centres at Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, JP Morgan, Barclays, Deutsche Bank, and HSBC, converted multiple bulge bracket offers, and spent my internship on the HSBC EM Credit and FX Sales desks — building Bloomberg relative value models, running client flow analysis, and pitching a sovereign TRS basket to senior management. I am now a graduate on the S&T desk.

"The interview bank, trade pitches, and market frameworks in this course are the actual notes I used in real assessment centres — cleaned up, structured, and taught properly."

The course also includes the most complete S&T application tracker on the market — every bank, every programme, updated every 48 hours. Candidates who apply in the first 48 hours of a window opening are significantly more likely to convert than those who apply weeks later. This tracker exists so you never miss that window.

Inside the course

What you get
from day one.

Full access to everything included in your plan, immediately after checkout - no drip-feeding. Work at your own pace, return whenever you need it during AC season. (Self-Study, Pro and Premium unlock different modules - see pricing below for exactly what's included in each.)

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Foundations
01How S&T Works
02Markets Fundamentals✓
03The Application
Module 4 — Interviews
4.1Behavioural (100)
4.2Markets Questions
Final Modules
05Market Views
06The Internship
Progress23%
Module 01 · Section 1.1
How S&T Actually Works
Most students walk into their first S&T interview with a textbook understanding of markets and zero grasp of how a trading floor actually operates day-to-day. This module fixes that. You'll understand how desks are structured, what each role actually does...
— 9 sections
— Knowledge test
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Exclusive to members

Apply in the first
48 hours. Every time.

The most complete S&T application tracker on the market — updated every 48 hours. Banks fill spots on a rolling basis. Candidates who apply in the first 48 hours of a window opening are significantly more likely to receive an interview than those who apply weeks later.

What's tracked
—Summer Analyst, Spring Week, Off-Cycle, Graduate
—GS, MS, JPM, BofA, Citi, Barclays, DB, UBS, HSBC, BNP + 20 more
—Quant firms: Jane Street, Optiver, IMC, G-Research, DRW
—Live status, opening date, full process breakdown, direct apply link
Why it matters
—Banks hire on rolling basis — early applicants get priority screening
—Some roles close in days — Barclays 2026 closed in under 3 weeks
—Applying in first 48 hours materially improves conversion odds
—Free Telegram alerts the moment a bank opens — join free below
Pro & Premium
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Pricing

Access that fits
your recruitment cycle.

Priced like exam prep — pay for the period you need, with everything included from day one. Cancel anytime.

Self-Study
£49
per month · cancel anytime
  • Modules 1–3 & all foundational content
  • 100 behavioural questions with model answers
  • 47 markets Q&As — rates, FX, equities, credit
  • 7 product deep dives (156 Q&As across rates, FX, credit, MBS and more)
  • Application guides — CV, cover letter, networking
  • Free Telegram alerts — instant application notifications
Get Self-Study
Pro
£89
per month · cancel anytime
  • Everything in Self-Study
  • Live application tracker — updated every 48 hours
  • 275+ sell-side research notes (GS, MS, BofA, DB & others)
  • Worked trade pitches — EM TRS, stock pitch, macro FX
  • Brain teasers + worked solutions
  • Assessment centre & superday prep
  • Module 6 — The Internship (desk performance & conversion)
  • Bank-specific prep — Barclays, DB, HSBC, GS, MS, JPM
  • Email access for questions
Get Pro Access
Premium
£249
one-off payment · includes 3 months Pro
  • Everything in Pro — 3 months included
  • 45-min 1:1 mock interview with Charlie
  • Personal CV & cover letter review
  • Bespoke prep for your specific target banks
  • WhatsApp support through AC season
  • Priority Telegram alerts before public channel
Get Premium
Access
Full course unlocks immediately after checkout. No waiting, no drip-feeding.
Cancellation & refunds
Cancel anytime from your account billing page — no forms, no emails needed. You keep access until your current billing period ends. Changed your mind? Email hello@salesandtrading.co.uk within 14 days of buying for a full refund. On Premium, the refund is reduced by any 1:1 session or CV review already delivered.
Questions
Email [email protected] before or after purchase.

No hidden fees. Prices in GBP.

Questions

Common questions
answered directly.

The course is specifically built for non-finance students. The author studied History and Politics and broke into S&T without a finance background. The application module covers how to position a non-traditional degree as a genuine advantage in interviews.
Primarily UK-focused — Barclays, Deutsche, HSBC, Goldman London, MS London. The technical content, brain teasers, and market knowledge apply universally. The application and process module covers UK-specific timelines, spring week vs summer recruiting, and UK AC formats.
Most students use the course for 1–3 months during active AC season — October to December for spring weeks, July to November for summer internships. The subscription model means you cancel when you're done. There's no point paying for content year-round when the process is seasonal.
Free resources are generic and US-focused. This course contains the actual AC preparation notes used in real Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, JP Morgan, Barclays, Deutsche Bank, and HSBC assessment centres — specific behavioural answers, live trade pitches, bank-specific knowledge, and current market frameworks. That material doesn't exist anywhere else in this form.
The application module covers the full top-of-funnel — CV, cover letter, networking cold emails, and how to get your resume in front of the right people. Premium includes a personal review of your application materials if you're still not converting to first rounds.
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A clear route
onto the floor.

Structured, practical, and built from the inside. Everything you need to go from application to offer in one place.

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