This Sunday4 OCT 2026
Come and Meet Us
UCL Welcome Fair
Meet the committee, hear what we have planned for the year and find out how to join the society, our events and our research divisions.
Markets / Research / CareersTrading
Trading
Society
A society for anyone at UCL who wants to know how markets really work. Four research desks covering equities, commodities, fixed income and FX, plus workshops, competitions, and speakers who do this professionally.
// 001 / Overview
What We Do
Four things we're building the society around.
Open To Everyone
Trading has a reputation for being closed off. We want the opposite here, so everything we run is open to any student, whatever you study and whether or not you've traded before.
Industry Events
Office visits, talks and panels with people who work in the industry, so you see how firms and desks actually operate rather than how a textbook says they do.
Competitions
Simulated markets where you put your ideas up against other members. It's the quickest way to find out what you actually understand.
Skills And Applications
Workshops on the technical side, then help with applications and interviews when you start going for trading and finance roles.
// 002 / Divisions
Our Divisions
Four research desks spanning the major asset classes, built around rigorous analysis and collaborative learning.
Equities
Fundamental analysis across global equity markets.
2026/27 PROGRAMMECommodities
Energy, metals and agricultural markets coverage.
2026/27 PROGRAMMEFixed Income
Bond markets, credit analysis and yield curves.
2026/27 PROGRAMMEFX
Global currency markets and macro strategies.
2026/27 PROGRAMME// 003 / Events
2026/27 Programme
Competitions, technical workshops and conversations with people working across global markets.
Applications closed24 SEP · 8 OCT 2026
Maven In-House Days
WITH MAVEN SECURITIES
Visit Maven's London office, meet its traders and take part in market-making activities. Around 15 students will attend on each date.
APPLICATION DEADLINE PASSED · 15 SEPTEMBER
Applications closedFull details
Confirmed collaborationDate TBA
AmplifyME Finance Simulation
With UCL Statistics Society
AmplifyME
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UCL Trading Society
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UCL Stats
Step beyond the textbook in an immersive, role-based finance simulation built around practical decisions and real-world pressure. Full format and timing will be announced soon.
Full detailsConfirmedDATE TBC
Maths & Trading Competition
WITH TRADERMATH AND ADM (UCL MATHS SOCIETY)
TraderMath
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UCL Trading Society
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ADM
Our flagship quantitative competition. Teams go head to head on mental maths, probability and market making, which is roughly what trading firms put candidates through at interview. Open to every UCL student.
INSIGHT2026/27 PROGRAMME
Speaker Panels & Career Talks
People from trading desks, funds and market-making firms talking about how the job really works.
SKILLS2026/27 PROGRAMME
Trading & Charting Workshops
Practical sessions in TradingView, covering charting, screeners and the economic calendar.
COMPETE2026/27 PROGRAMME
Trading Competitions
Simulated markets where members trade against each other and find out whose ideas hold up.
COMMUNITY2026/27 PROGRAMME
Socials & Networking
Drinks, meetups and the rest of it. Half the value of a society is the people in it.
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// 004 / Support
Sponsors & Partners
Backed by leading organisations across quantitative trading, energy markets, financial infrastructure and market technology.
Sponsors
Firms funding the society directly.
HRT
Hudson River Trading
A multi-asset class quantitative trading firm and liquidity provider, combining mathematics, technology and research across global markets.
Jane Street
Jane Street
A global quantitative trading firm and liquidity provider, active in equities, ETFs, bonds, options and commodities across markets worldwide.
CCI
Castleton Commodities International
A global energy commodities merchant, trading physical and financial natural gas, power and oil, and investing in the infrastructure behind it.
Maven
Maven Securities
A proprietary trading firm using its own capital, quantitative analysis and technology across global financial markets.
Partners
Firms giving us tools, access and training rather than funding.
Interactive Brokers
Interactive Brokers
A global brokerage platform offering market access, trading tools and investment products across asset classes.
TradingView
TradingView
Charting, screeners and economic calendars. Our first 150 members get a TradingView subscription.
Cboe
Cboe Global Markets
A global derivatives and exchange network providing trading, clearing and investment solutions across options, futures, equities and foreign exchange.
ICE
Intercontinental Exchange
Runs exchanges and clearing houses around the world, the New York Stock Exchange among them.
TraderMath
TraderMath
Mental maths drills, market-making games and practice assessments for people going after trading and quant roles.
Work with us
If your firm wants to reach students at UCL who are serious about markets, we'd like to hear from you. We're open to sponsorship, events and workshops.
// MembershipJoin the
Join the
Community
Meet UCL students who take markets seriously. Get event announcements, division updates and opportunities in the society community, with extra benefits included in standard membership.
First 150 standard members
Free TradingView Essential
The first 150 standard members receive a free TradingView Essential account through the society.
Every standard member
30% off TraderMath
Standard members can request the society's 30% TraderMath discount code by emailing us.
Request the codeOpen to every UCL degree and every level of markets experience.
Questions? [email protected]