Full Mentoring · Invite-only

Road to Desk.

A three-week program for candidates who want a real shot at the world's most selective derivatives desks. Built and delivered by an active sell-side trader — not a generic career coach.

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Limited to 4 candidates per quarter. Application required.

The Program

Three weeks. Three deliverables.

One full-hour session per week, with asynchronous review work between sessions. No filler, no theory you can read alone, no generic CV templates.

01

Technical Diagnostic

Where you actually stand vs the bar of the world's best desks.

  • Stochastic calculus — Itō, Girsanov, change of numéraire, replication arguments.
  • Greeks — book reading on a real position, cross-greeks, scenarios.
  • Programming — Python idioms, NumPy, vectorisation, time-to-clean-code under pressure.
  • Structured exotics — Autocalls, Worst-Of, payoff decomposition, hedging frictions.
02

Personal Asset Optimisation

Turn your end-of-studies project (or pricer) into an interview weapon.

  • Code review of your Streamlit / Python pricer — line by line, no concessions.
  • Framing: how to present the engine in 90 seconds and answer the inevitable follow-ups.
  • CV rewrite where coursework becomes desk-relevant signal.
  • Crafting the 3-minute pitch that lands the first technical phone screen.
03

Stress-Test

A mock interview calibrated on what the top exotics desks actually ask.

  • 60 minutes of unscripted derivatives questions — no warm-up, no soft balls.
  • Brainteasers, mental maths, scenario PnL on a real book.
  • Live whiteboard pricing — you derive, you explain, you defend.
  • Written debrief 24 hours later: what to fix, what to drill, what to stop saying.
The Seal

The network cannot be bought.

My network is not for sale — it is earned. If, and only if, you achieve the top mark on the Week 3 Stress-Test, I will write your official letter of recommendation and personally push your profile to my contacts and hiring managers on the derivatives desks.

Conditional Referral · Earned, not granted

Investment

One programme. One price.

€850

Three-week intensive program — single payment, no recurring fee.

  • Three private 1-hour sessions with an active sell-side derivatives trader (5 years on EQD, 2 years on Fixed Income).
  • Asynchronous code reviews on your pricer / project — turnaround under 48 hours.
  • Lifetime access to the Derivatives Insights Pro platform (Coach, Cheat Sheets, expert answers).
  • Written debriefs after each session — concrete action items, not generic advice.
  • Eligibility for the Conditional Referral — see below.
Apply for the program

Application reviewed within 48 hours.

Before we commit

Start with a 30-minute briefing call.

We meet on Zoom for half an hour — you tell me what desk you want, where you stand, what you've already tried. I assess whether the program is the right fit. €100, paid up-front. If your application is accepted, the €100 is deducted from the €850 program fee. If we don't go ahead, the briefing stands on its own — actionable feedback in writing within 24 hours.

Book the briefing — €100Or send a written application

After payment, schedule the slot here: calendly.com