Global Markets Summer Internship 2027 (Sales, Trading, Structuring & Research) - for 2028 Graduates

Token by token: 'Global Markets' is the division, which the posting opens by naming; 'Summer Internship' is the programme, run here as a nine-week scheme; '2027' is the year the internship itself runs; '(Sales, Trading, Structuring & Research)' names the desks inside Global Markets; 'for 2028 Graduates' is the eligible cohort, those finishing university in 2028. Source

The title lists four desks (Sales, Trading, Structuring, Research) but the body describes only three rotation seats (Trading, Structuring, Sales); Research appears in the title without a rotation slot named in the body.

Nomura's Global Markets division handles client transactions for financial institutions, corporates, governments and investment funds around the world and acts as market makers, trading in fixed income and equity securities, including currencies, interest rates and credit in cash, derivatives and structured products. Source

Global Markets Summer Analysts are provided with the opportunity to complete two rotations across Trading, Structuring and Sales. Source

About 19 people have held London roles in Nomura's Global Markets since 2018.

The listing is posted by Nomura and is for a London placement. Source

About 128 people have held London roles at Nomura since 2018.

The nine-week Summer Internship is for penultimate students. The first week is class-room based training covering Financial Markets, Bloomberg, Excel and Conduct Risk; interns then join one of the divisions for the rest of the programme and complete tasks at a similar level to a first-year Analyst. Strong performers will receive offers to join the Graduate Programme, and the firm recruits on a rolling basis and encourages applicants to apply early. Source

With rolling recruitment and a stated 1 December 2026 deadline, applying early in the cycle rather than near the cut-off is the sensible move.

Interns should be in their penultimate or final year at university. The firm accepts applications from penultimate year students graduating in 2028 and expects candidates to be available for full-time employment in July 2028. Fluency in English is essential. Source

Applicants can only submit one application per recruitment year, which runs from September 2026 to August 2027, and all applications must be submitted online. Source