Course Overview
This is the most comprehensive Sales & Trading course on the market, built from inside the trading floor. You’ll learn how global markets function, how traders, salespeople, and structurers work together, and what it takes to land and succeed in these highly competitive roles.
Who is this Course for?
Motivated college students looking to work in Sales & Trading
Professionals transitioning from banking, consulting, or finance into markets.
Key Outcomes
Understand Market Dynamics
Grasp how liquidity, price discovery, and risk management shape the modern financial system.
Master the Roles and Desks
Learn what salespeople, traders, and structurers do day-to-day across equities, FX, rates, and credit.
Get Job-Ready for Sales & Trading Interviews
From brainteasers and market questions to trade idea pitches, gain the insights top candidates use to stand out.
Our students have landed positions at all of the top investment banks, consulting firms as well as private equity and hedge funds including:
WHAT’S INCLUDED
A step-by-step course to help you break into Sales & Trading
Module 1: Introduction to Sales & Trading
Get a full breakdown of how the Sales & Trading division operates within an investment bank. Understand the relationship between Sales, Trading, and Structuring teams; and how they work together to serve institutional clients, manage risk, and generate revenue across global markets.
Module 2: Day in the Life
Follow a realistic day on the trading floor from pre-market prep to post-close reviews. Learn how traders, salespeople, and structurers collaborate in real time, and gain insight into the workflows, market reactions, and client interactions that define a trading day.
Module 3: Macro Trading Desk
Learn how macro desks trade interest rates, FX, and commodities through a global macro lens. Understand how traders position around central bank policy, inflation trends, and liquidity cycles and how macro desks use futures, swaps, and options to express views and manage risk.
Module 4: Credit Trading Desk
Explore the world of corporate bonds, credit default swaps (CDS), and structured credit. Learn how credit traders price and hedge credit risk, manage spreads, and navigate liquidity during volatile market conditions from investment-grade debt to high-yield and distressed products.
Module 6: Emerging Markets Desk
Learn how the Emerging Markets Desk operates across sovereign bonds, corporate debt, and local currencies in developing economies. Understand how traders navigate higher yields, political and liquidity risk, and global capital flows while serving institutional clients like hedge funds, sovereign wealth funds, and global asset managers.
Module 7: Quant & Algorithmic Trading Desk
Explore how quantitative and algorithmic trading desks use models, data, and speed to execute trades across markets. Learn about electronic market making, statistical arbitrage, and high-frequency strategies and the key risks tied to automation, latency, and model precision.
Module 8: Key Areas of Knowledge for Sales & Trading
Develop the foundational market intuition every trader and salesperson needs. Learn how growth, inflation, employment, and central bank policy shape markets and how to interpret key indicators like PMI, payrolls, and GDP Nowcasts in real time. You’ll also build an understanding of quoting mechanics, bid-ask spreads, liquidity, and core risk concepts such as volatility and the Greeks.
Module 9: Recruiting & Career Prep
Get insider guidance on how to break into Sales & Trading. Learn how to network effectively, position your resume, and prepare for interviews — including how to pitch trade ideas, discuss market views, and tailor your story to specific desks.
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Certificates
Get The Sales & Trading Course Certification
After completing the course, all students will be granted the official WSO Sales & Trading Course Certification. Use this certificate as proof that you understand how global markets operate and have the knowledge required to succeed on the trading floor.
Demonstrate to employers that you’ve invested in learning beyond university courses mastering how traders, salespeople, and structurers work together to price risk, execute trades, and serve institutional clients. Easily share your certification on LinkedIn and other platforms to highlight your skills and strengthen your professional profile in the competitive world of finance.
Course Benefits
How much is the Sales & Trading Course Worth?
What You Get |
Value |
|---|---|
WSO Sales & Trading Interview Course 180+ video lessons across 9 modules taught by an experienced Sales & Trading professional from a top bulge bracket bank... |
$500 |
Bonus: Full 1 Year Access to Bloomberg 12 Months Access – Unlimited digital access to Bloomberg.com and the Bloomberg app, subscriber-only content, newsletters, Bloomberg TV streaming, live radio, podcasts, & more. |
$420 |
24 Months of Unlimited Elite Support from Actual Finance Pros Have a technical question? Easily drop a comment into any lesson and get a response from a pro within 48hrs. |
$300 |
Total Value |
$1220 |
Consider this your first investment in a long career...
After all, you've likely already spent tens of thousands of dollars on college (and perhaps tens of thousands more on an MBA)...
When you start your coveted finance job, you'll be making well over $200,000...
...over $350,000 if you have an MBA...
And that's just the beginning of a long and very lucrative career that could easily net you millions...
Even at thousands of dollars and your ROI would still be huge…
At a fraction of the price you’d expect for professional-level training, the ROI is clear. When you do the math, it’s a no-brainer.
And that doesn’t include the time you’d save avoiding the trial-and-error of trying to learn this on your own.
Even if you used the free information available online, you’d still have to search for it, organize it, and test it to make sure it actually works. That could take months—and by then, you might have missed valuable opportunities.
The WSO Sales & Trading Interview Course gives you everything you need to understand global markets, learn how real trading desks operate, and prepare for interviews—clearly structured, efficient, and designed to help you level up fast.
But we're not going to charge you thousands...
We won't even ask for half of that...
Unlimited Lifetime Access
This offer (+bonuses) is limited-time only
12 Month Money-Back Guarantee
Your investment is protected by our 12-Month Risk-Free Guarantee -- easily the most generous in the market.
If, for any reason (or no reason), you don't think the WSO Sales & Trading Interview Course is right for you, just do the following within 365 days of your enrollment:
- Email [email protected] letting us know
- That's it!
We'll refund every penny. No questions asked. We bear the risk and will eat the transaction fees because we're that confident you'll love it.
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About
This course is designed for students and professionals who want to break into Sales & Trading or better understand how global markets operate. Whether you’re preparing for interviews, exploring different desks, or aiming to build real market intuition, this course will give you the foundation you need.
No prior experience is required. The course starts with the basics of how markets work, then gradually builds up to advanced topics. All lessons are designed to be beginner-friendly while still valuable for those with finance backgrounds.
The course is taught by an experienced Sales & Trading professional with real Wall Street experience. You’ll learn directly from someone who’s worked on the trading floor, giving you a genuine look at how top desks operate in practice.
You get lifetime access to all modules, lessons, and updates. You can revisit the material anytime — whether you’re preparing for interviews now or refreshing your market knowledge later in your career.
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We're confident you'll love the program and happy to answer any questions you have! E-mail [email protected] at any time and we'll get back to you within a few hours.
