Associate Research

Morgan Stanley; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 189,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Morgan Stanley is seeking an Associate, Research in New York to research U.S. Rates products, develop trade ideas, and provide market color.

The role involves communicating with clients and sales, analyzing long and short-term drivers of rates and inflation, and building models for market scenarios; telecommuting permitted up to 1 day per week. Base pay ranges from $189,000 to $200,000, with additional compensation possible based on performance and position, typical of Morgan Stanley's total

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Economics, Finance, or related field.
• 4 years of experience in the position offered or in a closely related occupation.
• Experience with Python, R Studio, qkdb+, and Excel for modeling and data analysis.

Responsibilities

• Research U.S. Rates products and generate trade ideas.
• Communicate market updates to clients and sales teams.
• Analyze drivers of interest rates and inflation; monitor data releases.

Skills

Quantitative modeling

Time series analysis

Econometrics

Machine learning

Education

Bachelor's degree in Economics, Finance, or related field

Tools

Python

R Studio

qkdb+

Excel

Job description

Company Profile

Morgan Stanley is a leading global financial services firm providing a wide range of investment banking, securities, investment, and wealth management services. The Firm's employees serve clients worldwide, including corporations, governments, and individuals from more than 1,200 offices in 43 countries.

Company Profile

Morgan Stanley is a leading global financial services firm providing a wide range of investment banking, securities, investment, and wealth management services. The Firm's employees serve clients worldwide, including corporations, governments, and individuals from more than 1,200 offices in 43 countries.

In the Research division, we offer timely, integrated analysis of companies, sectors, markets, and economies, helping clients with their most critical decisions.

What You’ll Do In The Role

Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC is seeking an Associate, Research in New York, New York to research U.S. Rates products and come up with trade ideas and market color. Communicate with clients and sales, providing Inflation and rates market updates. Solve client inquiries about Inflation and interest rate markets. Analyze the long term and short term drivers for interest rates and inflation markets and work on models for market scenarios. Closely monitor economic data releases and US Treasuries and TIPS behavior around it. Telecommuting permitted up to 1 days per week.

What You’ll Bring To The Role

• Requires a Bachelor’s degree in Economics, Finance, or a related field of study


• Requires four (4) years of experience in the position offered or four (4) years as a Manager, Associate, or a closely related occupation


• Requires four (4) years of experience with the following:


• Python for quantitative modeling, automation, and production deployment;


• R studio for fetching markets data and modeling;


• qkdb+ for high frequency market data analysis;


• Probability and Statistics;


• Quantitative analysis;


• Machine learning techniques for analyzing patterns in time series data; and


• Excel for charting and data analysis.


• Requires two (2) years of experience with the following:


• macroeconomic analysis to understand and predict the broader trend around economic releases;


• Time series analysis to find patterns in the move in Treasury and TIPS markets;


• Interest rates modeling for yield curve construction and term premia extraction; and


• Econometrics for modeling data including payrolls.

What You Can Expect From Morgan Stanley

At Morgan Stanley, we raise, manage and allocate capital for our clients – helping them reach their goals. We do it in a way that’s differentiated – and we’ve done that for 90 years. Our values - putting clients first, doing the right thing, leading with exceptional ideas, committing to diversity and inclusion, and giving back - aren’t just beliefs, they guide the decisions we make every day to do what's best for our clients, communities and more than 80,000 employees in 1,200 offices across 42 countries. At Morgan Stanley, you’ll find an opportunity to work alongside the best and the brightest, in an environment where you are supported and empowered. Our teams are relentless collaborators and creative thinkers, fueled by their diverse backgrounds and experiences. We are proud to support our employees and their families at every point along their work-life journey, offering some of the most attractive and comprehensive employee benefits and perks in the industry. There’s also ample opportunity to move about the business for those who show passion and grit in their work.

To learn more about our offices across the globe, please copy and paste https://www.morganstanley.com/about-us/global-offices into your browser.

Expected base pay rates for the role will be between $189,000 and $200,000 per year at the commencement of employment. However, base pay if hired will be determined on an individualized basis and is only part of the total compensation package, which, depending on the position, may also include commission earnings, incentive compensation, discretionary bonuses, other short and long-term incentive packages, and other Morgan Stanley sponsored benefit programs.

Morgan Stanley is an equal opportunity employer committed to building and maintaining a workforce that is diverse in experience and background. Our recruiting efforts reflect our strong commitment to a culture of inclusion, where individuals are hired, developed, and advanced based on their skills and talents.

Our workforce reflects a broad cross-section of the global communities in which we operate, bringing a variety of backgrounds, talents, perspectives, and experiences.

For more information, please visit: https://www.morganstanley.com/people-opportunities/eeo.