2027 Institutional Equity Division Early Careers Program (Hong Kong / Singapore)

About the role

Morgan Stanley’s 12-month Institutional Equity Division Early Careers Program begins in March 2027 in Hong Kong or Singapore. Participants receive structured training, desk rotations, and practical exposure to sales, trading, prime brokerage, structuring, research, analytics, and business control, with high performers considered for full-time roles.

Program and Training

• Complete formal orientation and structured training covering the Firm and its core businesses.
• Receive divisional sessions, desk learning, and targeted development events throughout the 12-month program.
• Gain hands-on experience across Institutional Equity Division roles, products, and services.
• Work in a fast-paced, client-facing, market-driven environment alongside experienced professionals.
• Build technical, commercial, professional, and networking skills for a front-office career.

Desk Rotations

• Support institutional client relationships, investment ideas, presentations, and product cross-selling within Sales.
• Develop trading ideas, conduct analysis, and support market-making execution and relative-value analysis.
• Support hedge fund relationships, client needs, service delivery, business opportunities, and platform value in Prime Brokerage.
• Design investment and risk-management products across asset classes through innovative, solutions-based Structuring.
• Analyze market fundamentals, develop recommendations, provide client revenue analytics, and improve commission transparency.
• Manage business risks, regulatory compliance, counterparty risk, documentation, governance, and operational resilience.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree with 1–3 years of full-time professional experience after graduation.
• Strong interest in finance and financial markets, with a genuine desire for a long-term front-office career.
• Analytical, adaptable, collaborative, hardworking, and equipped with strong interpersonal communication skills.
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills are required.
• Applicants must hold the right to work in the program location.

Application Process

• The process typically includes CV submission, an on-demand video interview, and final interviews.
• Application processes may vary by location, and recruitment occurs on an ongoing basis.
• Applications should be submitted as early as possible before the stated closing deadline.
• Top performers may be considered for full-time roles after completing the program.