Summer Intern: Quant Execution Research in Macro Trading

P2P; New York (NY); On-site; USD 135,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Housing stipend

Internship completion bonus

Mentor program

Social events

Job summary

Brevan Howard invites you to join its Summer Internship Program in New York, designed for penultimate-year undergraduates or early-stage Master's/PhD students. You will work with senior professionals on Execution Research, applying quantitative techniques and Python to real-world trading problems.

The program includes a one-week training on markets and tools, mentorship, talks, social events, and a path toward the 2028 Graduate Program.

Qualifications

• Penultimate year undergraduate or 1st year master's/PhD student, completed before July 2028.
• Strong mathematical, quantitative and problem-solving abilities; technical skills in Excel, VBA, and R.
• Programming experience in Python; Linux, SQL and KDB/Q a plus.
• Interest in financial markets, trading and financial products.
• Ability to work independently and in a team.
• Entrepreneurial spirit.
• Strong written and verbal English communication.

Responsibilities

• One-week in-depth training covering Financial Markets topics including Macroeconomics, FX, Digital Assets, Interest Rate Derivatives, Equity Rates, Bonds, Credit and Fixed Income, Trading Strategies, Risk Management, Excel and Python, and AI tools/LLMs.
• Support Execution Research team in evaluating trading performance and improving algorithms.
• Assist in applying advanced statistical techniques to large datasets and building execution performance frameworks and reports.
• Participate in talks, mentor program, social events and other interactions with leaders in the field.
• Contribute to determining fit for Brevan Howard's Graduate Program.

Skills

Mathematical proficiency

Quantitative analysis

English communication

Education

Penultimate year undergrad / 1st year master's / PhD student

Tools

Python

Excel

VBA

R

Linux

SQL

KDB/Q

Job description

Brevan Howard invites you to join its Summer Internship Program in New York, designed for penultimate-year undergraduates or early-stage Master's/PhD students. You will work with senior professionals on Execution Research, applying quantitative techniques and Python to real-world trading problems.

The program includes a one-week training on markets and tools, mentorship, talks, social events, and a path toward the 2028 Graduate Program.