Markets Intern

Purpose of the Job

We are looking for talented and motivated interns to join our Global Macro and Equities hedge fund teams. This internship offers a unique opportunity to work at the intersection of financial markets, data, and technology, and to contribute meaningfully to our investment and research process.

As a Markets intern, you will work closely with portfolio managers and analysts on live investment decisions. This is a hands-on role, and high-performers will be given real responsibility and exposure to the investment process.

Internship Period: January 2027 start, 3-6 months duration (flexible dates)

Responsibilities

• Monitoring and analysing global macroeconomic developments across rates, FX, equities and commodities.
• Tracking and interpreting economic data releases, central bank communications, and geopolitical events, and assess their cross-asset market impact.
• Building and maintaining research tools, dashboards, and data pipelines to support investment decision-making.
• Applying AI and data-driven techniques to analyse, summarize, and synthetise large volumes of financial and market information.
• Helping automate and improve internal research, monitoring, and reporting workflows.
• Proposing and prototyping new ideas at the intersection of technology and investing to improve the team’s analytical edge.
• Communicating regularly with team members, gather feedback, and iterate on tools and processes used in the investment workflow.

Requirements

• Currently pursuing or recently completed a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Finance, Economics, Mathematics, Engineering, Physics, Computer Science, or a related quantitative discipline.
• Exceptional English communication skills (verbal & written), with the ability to simplify complex ideas, and present analysis clearly and concisely.
• Demonstrated interest in financial markets and macroeconomic dynamics.
• Highly analytical, rigorous, and comfortable working with data and ambiguity.
• Proactive, self-directed, and able to operate effectively in a small, high-performance team environment.
• Programming skills are strongly preferred.
• Genuine curiosity about recent advances in artificial intelligence (e.g., foundation models, agents, workflow automation) and their application to research and investing.
  
  

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