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1164 firms, sorted by open now
Firm	Kind	London team	Money it invests	Group market value	Deals advised	London office	Open now
Squarepoint Capital	Quantitative hedge fund	~ 650 people				City of London	36
JPMorgan	Large global investment bank			£660bn		Canary Wharf	35
G-Research	Trading firm					Soho	34
DRW	Trading firm	~ 380 people				City of London	29
Hudson River Trading	Trading firm	~ 160 people				City of London	23
Jane Street	Trading firm	~ 800 people				City of London	23
Citigroup	Large global investment bank			£161bn		Canary Wharf	22
Goldman Sachs	Large global investment bank	~ 4450 people		£192bn		City of London	21
Rothschild & Co	Independent advisory bank	~ 950 people			334 in 2025	City of London	19
Morgan Stanley	Large global investment bank			£220bn		Canary Wharf	14
Point72	Hedge fund, several strategies	~ 320 people	~ £34bn			St James's	14
EY	Advisory firm				370 in 2025	Southwark	12
Bank of America	Large global investment bank			£281bn		City of London	11
Blackstone	Large private equity firm	~ 490 people	~ £975bn			Mayfair	11
BNP Paribas	Large global investment bank			£82bn			11
Crédit Agricole CIB	European investment bank			£41bn		City of London	11
DV Trading	Trading firm					City of London	11
Maven Securities	Trading firm					City of London	11
Wintermute	Trading firm	~ 80 people					11
Barclays	Large global investment bank			£57bn		Canary Wharf	10
Citadel Securities	Trading firm	~ 270 people				City of London	9
Standard Chartered	International investment bank			£45bn			9
Interpath Advisory	Specialist advisory firm					City of London	8
Macquarie	International investment bank			£44bn		City of London	8
PIMCO	Investment firm	~ 30 people	~ £1,747bn			Marylebone	8
UBS	Large global investment bank			£107bn			8
Man Group	Hedge fund, several strategies	~ 1050 people	~ £190bn			City of London	7
MUFG Securities	European investment bank	~ 650 people		£186bn			7
Nomura	International investment bank	~ 2000 people		£21bn		City of London	7
Capital Group	Asset manager	~ 18 people	~ £2,250bn				6
Citadel	Hedge fund, several strategies	~ 650 people	~ £50bn to £57bn			City of London	6
GSA Capital	Quantitative hedge fund		~ £2bn to £3.6bn in 2022			Mayfair	6
HSBC	Large global investment bank			£236bn		Canary Wharf	6
IMC Trading	Trading firm	~ 40 people					6
PJT Partners	Independent advisory bank	~ 300 people		£4.1bn	72 in 2025	Mayfair	6
Capula Investment Management	Hedge fund, macro	~ 12 people	~ £22bn to £23bn			Mayfair	5
Dartmouth Partners	Advisory firm					City of London	5
Evercore	Independent advisory bank	~ 430 people		£7.6bn		Mayfair	5
FTI Consulting	Advisory firm	~ 1300 people		£2.8bn		City of London	5
Headlands Technologies	Trading firm					City of London	5
Jefferies	International investment bank	~ 1250 people		£7.6bn		City of London	5
William Blair	International investment bank					City of London	5
Xantium	Trading firm					Mayfair	5
Brevan Howard	Hedge fund, macro	~ 11 people	~ £23bn to £26bn			Marylebone	4
Brooks Macdonald	Asset manager	~ 12 people	~ £21bn				4
CPP Investments	Sovereign wealth fund	~ 65 people	~ £432bn			Marylebone	4
Deutsche Bank	Large global investment bank	~ 6700 people		£47bn		City of London	4
DWS Group	Bank			£11bn		City of London	4
Kroll	Bank						4
Lincoln International	International investment bank	~ 120 people		£1.8bn	430 in 2025	Covent Garden	4
Moelis & Company	Independent advisory bank			£3.4bn	154 in 2025	Marylebone	4
RBC Capital Markets	International investment bank			£202bn		City of London	4
StepStone Group	Fund of funds		~ £174bn				4
Wells Fargo	International investment bank			£186bn			4
Winton	Quantitative hedge fund	~ 160 people	~ £6.4bn to £7.5bn in 2023			Chelsea	4
Apollo Global Management	Large private equity firm	~ 400 people	~ £703bn				3
Balyasny Asset Management	Hedge fund, several strategies		~ £24bn to £27bn			St James's	3
bp Trading & Shipping	Trading firm					Canary Wharf	3
Brookfield	Infrastructure investor	~ 120 people	~ £285bn			Canary Wharf	3
Cantor Fitzgerald	Bank						3

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HSBC

Large global investment bank · Canary Wharf

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About

Headquarters: London
Group market value: £236bn

HSBC is one of the world's largest banks, founded in 1865 and headquartered in London, serving around 41 million customers in 56 markets. Its strength is in connecting the economies of Asia, Europe, the Middle East and the Americas, and much of its business comes from Hong Kong and Britain.

Its corporate and institutional banking business lends to companies, handles their payments and trade finance, which pays for goods moving between countries, and holds and administers securities for investors. Within it, the investment bank advises on mergers and acquisitions, raises money through bonds and shares, and arranges leveraged finance. Its markets business trades currencies, interest rates, bonds and shares for large clients. Its wealth business manages the savings of richer customers, and its asset management arm invests money for institutions and individuals.

A junior analyst in banking builds models and pitch materials for company clients, often on deals crossing borders. In markets, a junior helps price trades and serve clients. Graduates also join commercial banking, where they manage relationships with companies and help them borrow and trade internationally.

Teams


Team	Open now
Agency lending HSBC's team that lends out clients' bonds and cash on their behalf to earn them extra income, within limits each client sets.	1
Asset management HSBC's fund manager, investing for pension funds, insurers and savers with strength in Asia and emerging markets.	1
ERisk Quant Strategies HSBC's systematic trading team, which builds and runs the automated platform that prices foreign exchange and short term interest rate trades for clients.	1
Investment banking HSBC's investment banking division, advising on deals and raising money through shares, bonds and loans.	1
Macro FX options Quant The HSBC team in London that builds the models its traders use to price foreign exchange options and measure their risk.	1
Research HSBC's research team, writing on companies, economies and markets for investor clients.	1
CMB HSBC's commercial banking for businesses, covering lending, payments and cross-border trade finance.
Coverage HSBC's bankers who manage relationships with large companies and institutions and bring in specialists across its network.
Debt capital markets HSBC's team helping companies, banks and governments borrow by selling bonds across regions and currencies.
Equity capital markets HSBC's team helping companies raise money by selling shares across regions.
EMEA sector team and strategic corporate finance HSBC's industry coverage bankers for Europe, the Middle East and Africa, who advise company boards on strategy, deals and how to fund themselves.
GBM HSBC's business for large companies and investors, combining investment banking and markets.
Global banking HSBC's banking for large companies and governments, from lending to deal advice and fundraising.
Global markets HSBC's markets business, trading currencies, bonds, rates, shares and commodities, strong in foreign exchange.
GTS energy and Materials HSBC's trade finance sales team for energy and materials companies, selling the products that pay for raw materials moving across borders.
Leveraged finance HSBC's team arranging loans and high yield bonds for buyouts and heavily borrowed companies.
M&A HSBC's team that advises on buying, selling and combining companies, often across borders.
Securities Services HSBC's business that holds and administers investments for fund managers and pension funds.
Wealth and Premier Solutions The HSBC team that designs and runs the investment and savings services offered to its richer personal customers.

How it hires


Level	Applications	Last opened
Experienced hire		open now

Spring weeks usually start: ~ April
Spring weeks taken in: ~ 8 of the last 10 years
Summer internships usually start: ~ June
Summer internships taken in: ~ 10 of the last 10 years
Off-cycle internships usually start: ~ March
Off-cycle internships taken in: ~ 9 of the last 10 years
Graduate roles usually start: ~ July
Graduate roles taken in: ~ 10 of the last 10 years

People

People left for: Deutsche Bank, about one in ten
Left for: a bank, about half; a private equity firm, about one in ten
Where its juniors studied: London School of Economics, about one in seven; University of Warwick, about one in ten
Interns who came back: About 4 in 10
Analyst to associate: Usually about 3 years
Analysts hold the seat: Usually about 2 years
Associates hold the seat: Usually about 2 years

Open jobs


Job	Stage	Posted
Experienced hire
Equity research · Energy	2+ years	Yesterday
Trading · Agency lending	3+ years	5 days
Quantitative analysis · ERisk strategies	3+ years	9 days
Quantitative analysis · Foreign exchange	2+ years	12 days
Asset management · Fixed income	2+ years	2 weeks
Level named in the title
Investment banking	3+ years	Yesterday