Trading Advisory to Trading

Hi all,

I'm currently a junior studying engineering at a top university. I have an internship lined up this summer at a BB in Trading Advisory. I'm very excited about the experience, but would ultimately like to go into S&T, or failing that Risk.

I therefore have 3 questions:

  1. Am I more likely to get into S&T or Risk after graduating, given my degree and internship? (I assume Risk, since I have no actual trading experience)

  2. What next steps could I take to get into S&T? Should I apply for internships as opposed to graduate/ analyst roles after graduation? This leads me on to the third, and likely most difficult question for me:

  3. The bank has made very clear the fact that after the internship, there is the opportunity to apply for a graduate role. It would, therefore, be relatively straightforward to get an advisory/ compliance role at said BB after graduation. Should I apply for this role? That is to say would it ultimately be a step towards S&T or Risk, or would it instead be an entirely different career path altogether?

Thank you very much for your input.

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