Capital Markets Intern: Trade Desk Insight & Portfolio Analytics

FHLBD Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas; Irving (TX); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Part time

Job summary

FHLB Dallas is seeking a Finance/Trading Intern to gain hands-on exposure to investment and funding portfolios under the Treasurers desk. You will observe pricing methodologies, hedging philosophies, and portfolio management decisions, while collaborating with traders and cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities include assisting with pricing advances, risk analysis, and building reporting workflows using SSRS, VBA, SQL, and Power BI.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or master's degree in finance, economics, or related field.
• Working knowledge of fixed income instruments and risk measures.
• Exposure to data science or computer science preferred.
• Strong MS Excel skills; proficiency in VBA, SQL, Power BI.
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy.

Responsibilities

• Develop a foundational understanding of how investment, funding, and mortgage portfolios are analyzed, structured, and managed.
• Assist with pricing of advances and facilitate transaction verification and documentation utilizing platforms such as eNegotiate, FMS, Marketwire, and Calypso.
• Understand key balance sheet instruments and analyze how their values and risks respond to changes in interest rate environments.
• Help optimize reporting workflows and process automation initiatives using tools such as SSRS, VBA, SQL, or Power BI.
• Support product and system testing by helping evaluate functionality, accuracy, and performance.
• Support market information collection and validation by consulting multiple reliable sources.
• Perform market research and conduct ad hoc analyses to enhance portfolio management strategies.
• Present relevant market color in bi-weekly bank meetings and a presentation on a relevant topic at the end of the internship.

Skills

Fixed income instruments

Risk measures

Data science exposure

Excel

VBA

SQL

Power BI

Attention to detail

Analytical skills

Education

Bachelor's or master's degree in finance, economics, or related field

Tools

SSRS

Calypso

eNegotiate

Marketwire

Job description

FHLB Dallas is seeking a Finance/Trading Intern to gain hands-on exposure to investment and funding portfolios under the Treasurers desk. You will observe pricing methodologies, hedging philosophies, and portfolio management decisions, while collaborating with traders and cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities include assisting with pricing advances, risk analysis, and building reporting workflows using SSRS, VBA, SQL, and Power BI.