2027 Summer Internship Program - Systematic Trading, New York

P2P; New York (NY); On-site; USD 38,000 - 42,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Housing stipend

Completion bonus

Job summary

Brevan Howard offers a Summer Internship Program for PhD candidates or 1st-year Master’s students who want to apply quantitative and ML skills to real-world problems in a fast-paced, feedback-driven environment. You will work with front-office teams to build data pipelines, develop models, trading signals, and AI-powered tools, and contribute to a core analytics library used across research, trading, and risk management.

A one-week in-depth training covers markets, AI, and Python.

Qualifications

• Strong mathematical and quantitative problem-solving abilities.
• Programming in Python.
• Interest in financial markets, trading, and financial products.
• Ability to work independently and in a team.
• Strong written and verbal English communication.

Responsibilities

• Build pipelines to extract and analyze data, develop models and trading signals, and support decision-making of Portfolio Managers.
• Integrate AI into analytical systems and build AI-powered tools using the latest LLMs and agent workflows.
• Contribute to the core analytics library used by Quants and PMs for research, trading and risk management.
• Participate in a one-week in-depth training on Financial Markets, including Macroeconomics, FX, Digital Assets, Derivatives, Equity, Bonds, and AI tools.
• During the program, support Portfolio Management teams on projects such as trading strategies, signals, backtesting, and market model development.
• Attend talks, mentorship, and social events; explore future paths in the Graduate Program.

Skills

Mathematics

Quantitative analysis

Python programming

English communication

Teamwork

Entrepreneurial spirit

Education

PhD candidate

Master's student

Tools

Excel

VBA

R

Job description

The Opportunity

If you enjoy applying your quantitative and ML skills to real-world problems, coding production-quality analysis and tools, and working in a fast-paced environment with immediate and tangible feedback, our Summer Internship Program is ideal for you.

At Brevan Howard, we build systematic and discretionary investment processes that rely on rigorous analysis of a vast universe of data, such as asset prices, macroeconomic indicators, news, sell-side research, and trading signals. Transforming this data into actionable insights is central to how we win, and we’re looking to find the next generation of portfolio managers and quants through our internship program—people who are eager to push the frontier of research and engineering in global macro investing.

Overview & Responsibilities

You will work directly with our front‑office personnel to provide immediate impact on a range of projects:

• Build pipelines to extract and analyse data, develop models and trading signals, and support decision‑making of Portfolio Managers.

• Integrate AI into analytical systems as well as building new AI‑powered tools using the latest LLMs and agent workflows.

• Contribute to our core analytics library, which is leveraged by Quants and PMs across the firm for research, trading and risk management.

• Our Internship Program starts with one‑week in‑depth training to prepare interns for the desk. This covers a range of topics relating to Financial Markets including Macroeconomics, FX, Digital Assets, Interest Rate Derivatives, Equity Rates, Bonds, Credit and Fixed Income, Trading Strategies, Risk Management, Excel and Python, and the latest AI tools and LLMs.

• During the program, working in a fast‑paced environment, Interns will contribute to their Portfolio Management teams on various projects that can include trading strategies, trading signals, back testing, developing market related models, and develop research for trade ideas.

• Additionally, interns will benefit from key talks, a mentor program, social events and interactions with some of the most respected and talented individuals in their field.

• This internship is devised to provide candidates with an invaluable education on the workings of a macro hedge fund and the regulatory environment through a two‑way process to determine if Brevan Howard and the intern are a compatible fit.

• The goal of our summer internship program is to convert top‑performing interns to our 2028 Graduate Program!

Qualifications & Requirements

• A Ph.D. candidate or 1st year master’s student at a recognized University — completed and awarded before July 2028.

• Strong mathematical, quantitative, problem‑solving capabilities, and technical skills in Excel, VBA, and R.

• Programming experience in Python.

• An interest and passion for financial markets, trading, and financial products.

• The ability to work independently and collaboratively as part of a team.

• An entrepreneurial spirit.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills in English.

Why take this opportunity

This is a unique opportunity to gain insight into one of the world’s leading firms operating at the forefront of macro trading. At Brevan Howard, we believe the future of investing lies at the intersection of deep domain expertise and cutting‑edge technology. As our industry is being reshaped by AI and automation, you’ll see first‑hand how LLMs, retrieval, and agent‑like systems are being used in the front‑office environment at one of the world’s premier macro hedge funds – where correctness, robustness and speed matter.

Top‑performing interns are considered for our Graduate Program the following year and longer‑term paths include roles as analyst, quant, and portfolio manager.

Please note that you may only submit one application to the Summer Internship Program globally. We encourage you to apply to the role and region that best align with your skills, experience, and interests.

Compensation

Compensation for this internship is based on an annualized salary of $200,000, prorated for the 10‑week duration of the program. All interns also receive a housing stipend and an internship completion bonus.