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title: 'Women in Trading Spring Week 2027 at Maven'
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# Women in Trading Spring Week 2027 at Maven

- **Company:** Maven
- **Location:** London, United Kingdom
- **Posted:** 2026-10-09
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-10-19
- **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/mavensecuritiesholdingltd/jobs/8229982

## Job description

Women in Trading Spring Week

Maven Securities is a leading proprietary trading firm that leverages sophisticated technology and quantitative analysis to trade in global financial markets. We specialise in options and derivatives market making, where your skills can be directly applied to have a real impact.

At Maven, we believe exceptional careers are built deliberately. We invest in developing future talent through our Emerging Talent programmes.

Programme details

- Location: London
- Programme dates: Monday 12th April - Friday 16th April 2027

This one-week insight event is designed to give you a first-hand overview of Trading at Maven. It offers a unique opportunity to understand the skills and knowledge needed to succeed, network with Maven employees, and immerse yourself in our friendly and highly rewarding culture.

What you will be doing:

- Shadow current Trader Graduates to experience day-to-day life in a high-performance trading firm
- Engage in trading simulations and hands-on market making exercises
- Network with Maven employees and immerse yourself in our company culture
- Gain unique insight into Maven's business and discover how each department works together

How and what you will learn:

- Attend dedicated sessions on options market making and macro economics led by Maven's trading team
- Get an introduction to the technology that powers a trading desk - the tools, platforms and systems our traders use, and how technology and trading work together
- Build a foundational understanding of the analytical and numerical skills required for a career in proprietary trading
- Be assessed throughout the week for a fast-tracked place on our 2028 Summer Trading Internship

Who you are:

## Key criteria

- A student in your first year of a three-year course, or second year of a four-year course, studying in the UK
- A genuine interest in Trading and a curiosity to learn
- Maven's Women's Spring Week Programme is an unpaid insight event aimed at giving more female and non-binary students, who are underrepresented in Trading and Technology, exposure to the industry. As such, this event is only for women and non-binary students. If this isn't the right fit for you, please check our Emerging Talent webpage to view our other opportunities that are open to all, including Internship and Graduate Programmes.

We're looking for someone who is

- An agile learner who is able to quickly acquire knowledge, take on feedback, and adapt
- Collaborative, able to build trust, work effectively with others and positively impact your cohort
- A critical problem solver who can analyse situations, think clearly and share ideas

Why Maven?

- Proven Pathways: Benefit from our structured pipeline programmes that set you up for long-term success. Spring Week is the first step in Maven's early careers pipeline, opening the door to our Summer Trading Internship and the Graduate Programme beyond
- Dedicated In-House Trainers: Gain the tools to succeed by learning directly from our trading team and Graduates during tailored sessions
- Supported to Succeed: We are committed to fostering an inclusive workplace where everyone can perform at their best. This programme is part of our commitment to supporting students who are underrepresented in trading
- Grow with Guidance: Enjoy networking opportunities, support throughout the week from Emerging Talent, and informal off-desk chats with our traders and graduates

Please note:

- We accept one application per candidate, per recruitment cycle.
- We can only accept applications from those currently studying in the UK.

## About Maven

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Maven Securities is a market-leading proprietary trading firm that allocates internal capital between discretionary, systematic, and market-making strategies across global financial markets.
- **Entity Type**: Private
- **Headquarters**: London, England, United Kingdom
- **Founded**: 2011
- **Founders**: Not publicly available

## Core Business
- Primary industry/industries: Financial Services, Proprietary Trading, Market Making, Technology
- Target customers: B2B (institutional), with the firm trading only its own capital (no external clients)
- Mission or purpose statement: To be a market-leading proprietary trading business committed to realizing the full potential of its people, combining effective risk management with advanced technology to achieve trading excellence and consistent returns.

## Products & Services
Maven operates as a multi-strategy proprietary trading firm. Its core activities include:
- **Discretionary Trading**: Fundamental long/short equity strategies across global markets, managed by Portfolio Managers.
- **Systematic Trading**: Quantitative strategies driven by data, research, and algorithms, including systematic equities.
- **Market Making**: Providing liquidity in options and other financial instruments across European, US, and Asian markets.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not disclosed (privately held)
- **Key Metric**: Annual Revenue of $10.1M (estimated by LinkedIn); Total Funding: Not applicable (bootstrapped with internal capital)
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Not applicable (privately held, uses only group capital)
- **Growth Signals**:
    - Headcount of 312 employees, with a yearly growth of +13.6% (+48 people) [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/maven-securities)
    - Active job postings have increased by +217.6% year-over-year [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/maven-securities)
    - Operates in 11 countries across 10 offices, including London (HQ), New York, Chicago, Amsterdam, Hong Kong, Monaco, and Singapore [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/maven-securities)
    - Strong talent pipeline from top competitors like Optiver, IMC Trading, Jane Street, and Morgan Stanley [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/maven-securities)

## Competitive Advantages
- **Pure Proprietary Trading**: Maven trades only its own capital, eliminating conflicts of interest and allowing for long-term strategic thinking without external pressure.
- **Technology-First Approach**: The firm considers itself as much a technology firm as a trading firm, investing heavily in advanced technology, data, and infrastructure to empower its traders and strategies [mavensecurities.com](https://www.mavensecurities.com/about-us/).
- **Multi-Strategy Platform**: The ability to allocate capital across discretionary, systematic, and market-making strategies provides diversification and resilience.
- **Strong Talent Magnet**: Attracts top talent from leading trading and financial firms globally, indicating a strong reputation and competitive compensation culture [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/maven-securities).
- **Conservative Risk Management**: Meticulous and attentive execution paired with conservative risk management is a core part of their operational philosophy [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/maven-securities).

## Strategic Focus
- **Continued Global Expansion**: Opening and growing offices in key financial hubs like Chicago, Amsterdam, and Hong Kong, indicating a focus on capturing market share in US and Asian markets.
- **Technology Investment**: Heavy ongoing investment in technology roles (C++, Python, FPGA, Kubernetes, Linux, Network Engineering) to maintain a competitive edge in speed, data analysis, and infrastructure [job-boards.greenhouse.io](http://job-boards.greenhouse.io/mavensecuritiesholdingltd).
- **Talent Acquisition**: A massive surge in hiring (+1700% monthly job posting trend) suggests aggressive scaling across all areas, particularly in quantitative research, trading, and technology [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/maven-securities).
- **ESG and DEI Commitment**: Actively allocating capital and employee time to environmental, societal, and diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives, signaling a focus on sustainable and ethical growth [mavensecurities.com](https://www.mavensecurities.com/about-us/).

## Why Work Here
- **High-Impact Environment**: Work directly with internal capital on sophisticated trading strategies, with a flat structure that values autonomy and ownership.
- **Technology-Driven Culture**: A strong emphasis on engineering and technology as core to the business, offering challenging roles in C++, Python, FPGA, and platform engineering.
- **Global Opportunities**: With offices in London, New York, Chicago, Amsterdam, Hong Kong, and Monaco, there are opportunities for international mobility and exposure to global markets.
- **Strong Compensation**: Competitive compensation is implied by the firm's ability to attract talent from top-tier firms like Jane Street, Optiver, and Goldman Sachs [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/maven-securities).
- **Values-Driven**: The firm explicitly values integrity, humility, creativity, and discipline, aiming to balance bold ambition with a modest and supportive culture [mavensecurities.com](https://www.mavensecurities.com/our-values/).
- **Work Policy**: Likely hybrid/office-based given the nature of trading (roles in Chicago, London, Amsterdam, New York, and Hong Kong are clearly location-specific).
- **Employee Rating**: 4.1/5.0 on LinkedIn (108 reviews), with high marks for Work-Life (3.9), Compensation (3.8), and Culture (3.5) [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/maven-securities).

## Sources
1. [Maven Securities - About Us](https://www.mavensecurities.com/about-us/)
2. [Maven Securities - Our Values](https://www.mavensecurities.com/our-values/)
3. [Maven Securities - Job Openings (Greenhouse)](http://job-boards.greenhouse.io/mavensecuritiesholdingltd)
4. [Maven Securities - LinkedIn Company Page](https://www.linkedin.com/company/maven-securities)

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