For UK undergrads targeting Sales & Trading

Break into Sales & Trading
without a finance degree.

A practical S&T recruiting course built from real assessment centres, real internship prep, and real market pitches — covering applications, interviews, trade ideas, and the desk knowledge students usually only learn too late.

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6
Practical modules
from application to offer
100
Interview questions
with model answers
3
Worked trade pitch
frameworks
UK
Built for spring week
and summer recruiting
NF
Non-finance friendly
from day one
Built by Luca Basini — a UCL History & Politics student who broke into Sales & Trading through real assessment centres, spring weeks, and markets internships at HSBC Global Markets and Deutsche Bank FIC. 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
50 behavioural answers, 50 technical Q&As, full trade pitch frameworks, and superday prep — everything from application to offer in one place.
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
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
50 behavioural questions with full answers. 50 technical Q&As. 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.

Luca Basini
UCL · HSBC Global Markets · Deutsche Bank FIC
HSBC Global Markets — EM Credit & FX Sales
Deutsche Bank — FIC Sales & Trading (incoming)
US Senate, Washington D.C. — Financial Policy
Spring weeks — HSBC, Barclays & others
History & Politics, UCL — not a Finance degree

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

During my HSBC Global Markets internship I rotated across EM Credit Sales and FX Sales, built Bloomberg relative value models, and pitched a sovereign TRS basket to senior management. Those experiences, combined with going through real ACs at Barclays, Deutsche Bank, HSBC, and others, gave me a clear picture of exactly what separates candidates who convert.

"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."

I also mentor Exeter University students through recruitment, where the material in this course has helped raise offer rates by 25% and improve technical test scores by 18% across a cohort. That feedback shaped how this course is structured.

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
  • All 6 course modules
  • 50 technical Q&As with full answers
  • 50 behavioural questions
  • Brain teasers + worked solutions
  • Application guides — CV, cover letter, networking
  • Current market views & frameworks
Get Self-Study
Pro
£89
per month · cancel anytime
  • Everything in Self-Study
  • Full interview bank — 100 Q&As
  • Worked trade pitches — EM TRS, stock pitch, macro FX
  • Bank-specific prep — Barclays, DB, HSBC, GS, MS
  • Monthly market update for live AC season
  • 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 Luca
  • Personal CV & cover letter review
  • Bespoke prep for your specific target banks
  • WhatsApp support through AC season
Get Premium

Full access from day one. Cancel before next billing cycle. No hidden fees.

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 Barclays and Deutsche Bank 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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