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Balyasny Asset ManagementNew York City, NY

Quantitative Analyst – Macro Investment Team (Summer Internship)

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Programme

Internship

Location

New York City, NY

About the role

Join the Macro Investment Team as a Summer Quantitative Analyst intern to work on portfolio management and macro investing products. Gain hands-on experience with data analysis, strategy optimization, and market modeling in a dynamic team environment.

Responsibilities

  • Contribute to portfolio management teams with data analysis, prototyping, and back-testing.
  • Generate and implement ideas to improve strategies and optimize portfolios.
  • Build market monitors and relative value reports to identify new trades.
  • Develop models on market-relevant topics like Fed balance sheet runoff and election probabilities.

Qualifications & Requirements

  • Rising junior undergrad or 1st year Master's student in quantitative field, graduating Dec 2027 or Spring 2028.
  • Programming experience in Python for data analysis and research infrastructure development.
  • Understanding of options, equity index futures, commodity futures, fixed income futures, interest rate swaps, and foreign currencies.
  • Knowledge of statistics including time series analysis and regressions.
  • Strong organizational skills and ability to present results clearly to portfolio managers.

Ideal Candidate Attributes

  • Strong desire to work collaboratively with the team.
  • High professionalism with internal staff, clients, and regulatory agencies.
  • Problem-solving skills to identify and implement solutions.
  • Ability to manage multiple tasks and meet deadlines.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills.
  • Outstanding attention to detail and organization.