From First Conversation to a Placed Desk Seat
A single process, run the same way every time — for firms building a desk and for traders looking for their first or next seat.
- 01.
Discovery Call
We start with a conversation. Firms tell us the desk, strategy and risk appetite; traders tell us their experience, instruments and goals. Nothing moves until the brief is clear.
- 02.
Targeted Sourcing
We work our UK network of proprietary desks, brokers, educators and university cohorts to build a shortlist that fits the brief rather than the job title.
- 03.
Screening & Assessment
Risk discipline, journalling, drawdown behaviour and live performance data are reviewed before anyone is put forward. References are checked at this stage, not later.
- 04.
Live Floor Time
Candidates trade supervised sessions on the TradeInbox floor with real data and real parameters, so both sides see how they behave under pressure.
- 05.
Onboarding & Compliance
Right-to-work, KYC, platform permissions and firm policy sign-off are handled with a tracked checklist so the start date holds.
- 06.
Placement & Aftercare
We stay involved after day one — check-ins at 30, 60 and 90 days for both the trader and the desk lead, with cover arranged if plans change.