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Global Markets Sales & Trading Summer Associate Program - 2024

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Bank of America

Oct 6, 2023

Applications are closed

  • Internship
    Full-time
    Summer Internship
  • Data
    Banking & Finance
  • New York

Requirements

  • Candidates are required to be pursuing a Master's degree from an accredited college or university with a graduation timeframe between December 2024 and June 2025 in a field of Quantitative Finance, Financial Engineering, or Physics/Applied Maths/Computer Science. Experience in a technical field that blends advanced quantitative methods with finance and economics would be an advantage.
  • 3.5 minimum GPA preferred
  • Strong quantitative and qualitative skills
  • Experience in managing and analyzing large data sets with modern data-science tools is a plus
  • Excellent IT skills and knowledge of Python or R and most common data analysis libraries; packages including NumPy/Pandas/scikit-learn/Keras/PyTorch/fastai required for certain rotations
  • Prior experience with options and/or volatility products or working on a trading floor would be an advantage
  • Distinguished written and verbal communications skills and an ability to communicate complex ideas clearly and concisely to non-technical individuals
  • Demonstrate problem solving skills and willingness to ask tough questions
  • Ability to work independently and drive toward a completed end product
  • Able to generate complex solutions across multiple product platforms, in a thorough and proactive approach
  • Strong interest in global financial markets and complex structures
  • Adapts easily to constantly changing environment
  • A track record of superior performance in extracurricular and professional activities

Responsibilities

  • As a summer associate, your responsibilities may include but are not limited to:
  • Handling day-to-day transaction needs, including reconciliation, and clearing services
  • Assisting in educating clients about complex structures and technical products
  • Assisting in developing new products and bringing them to market
  • Quantitative analysis of the current markets, trends, and trading strategies
  • Numerical analysis of existing models and implementation and testing of performance enhancements
  • Assisting with sales, trading, and hedging activities
  • Helping to originate, structure, and model transactions
  • Assessing market trends and provide quantitative data for clients
  • Performing market and quantitative research analysis
  • Assisting in structuring, pricing, and executing trades
  • Research and modelling of complex products/trends/phenomena including Hedges and Alpha Strategies using large data sets of financial data.

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Mission & Purpose

Bank of America is one of the world's largest financial institutions, serving individuals, small- and middle-market businesses and large corporations with a full range of banking, investing, asset management and other financial and risk management products and services. The company serves approximately 56 million U.S. consumer and small business relationships. It is among the world's leading wealth management companies and is a global leader in corporate and investment banking and trading. This LinkedIn company page is moderated. For more information, please visit: https://bit.ly/32FDdQr. For account issues, please visit: https://bit.ly/2GeTIeP.

Culture & Values

  • Deliver together

    We believe in the importance of treating each client and teammate as an individual and treating every moment as one that matters. We strive to go the distance to deliver, with discipline and passion. We believe in connecting person-to-person, with empathy and understanding. We believe everything we do for our clients, teammates and the communities we serve is built on a solid business foundation that delivers for shareholders.

  • Act responsibly

    We believe that integrity and the disciplined management of risk form the foundation of our business. We are aware that our decisions and actions affect people’s lives every day. We believe in making decisions that are clear, fair and grounded in the principles of shared success, responsible citizenship and community building.

  • Realize the power of our people

    We strive to help all of our employees reach their full potential. We believe that diverse backgrounds and experiences make us stronger. We respect every individual and value our differences - in thought, style, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity and expression, race, ethnicity, culture, age, ability and experience.

  • Trust the team

    We believe great teams are built on mutual trust, shared ownership and accountability. We act as one company and believe that when we work together, we best meet the full needs of our clients, and deliver value to our shareholders.