Join Queen's Tower Exchange
Applications open each autumn to Imperial College London students. Pick the arm that matches how you want to compete: market making, market taking, options, fundamentals, execution, FPGA, or technology. You can apply to more than one if you are not sure where you fit yet.
Applications for the 2026-27 academic year open in October.
Pick your arm
Market Making
Continuous two-sided quoting across the exchange's assets.
Market Taking
Hunting for short to medium-term alpha across the markets.
Options
Market making and taking on single stock options.
Fundamentals
Hedge-fund style pods running longer-term, thesis-driven strategies.
Execution
Bidding on, then unwinding, large Fundamentals Arm orders.
FPGA
Hardware-accelerated trading and matching, separate from the main exchange for 2026-27.
Technology
Building and maintaining the exchange itself.