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Programme
Internship
Location
Frankfurt
Duration
Three to six months, depending on business needs and candidate availability.
About the role
A three-to-six-month Sales and Trading internship in Frankfurt, offering desk-based experience across equity derivatives, equity sales, rates, and credit. Interns support client relationships, develop trade and stock-pitch ideas, collaborate with research and trading teams, and receive on-the-job training alongside experienced professionals.
Placement and Teams
- Work on a specific desk in the Frankfurt office for the internship’s full duration.
- Hiring teams include Structured Equity Derivatives Sales, Equity Sales, Fixed Income Rates, and Fixed Income Credit.
- Support desk activities directly contributing to the delivery of ideas and solutions for clients.
- Undertake additional projects to broaden business understanding and improve desk productivity and efficiency.
Responsibilities
- Communicate value-added ideas to clients using personal opinions and the firm’s research.
- Work on trades or stock-pitch ideas and write investment cases covering advantages, sectors, and valuations.
- Collaborate with Sales Trading, Research, and Cross-Asset teams to gather market colour for clients.
- Support activities involving client relationships, securities, risk assessment, and innovative transactions, depending on desk requirements.
Training
- Receive on-the-job training while working alongside experienced professionals on varied projects.
- Gain exposure to a broad range of roles and aspects of the Sales and Trading business.
Requirements
- Strong analytical and numerical skills, with confidence working with financial data.
- Results-driven approach and ability to perform under pressure and meet tight deadlines.
- Proven teamwork skills and ability to manage a wide range of responsibilities.
- Commitment to excellent work and high professional and ethical standards.
- Ability to articulate complex ideas simply and summarise them effectively.
- Excellent academic background; bachelor’s or master’s studies must finish within 18 months after internship completion.
Application Timeline
- Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis, so candidates are encouraged to apply as soon as possible.
- Response times may vary because of application volumes; candidates receive an email decision update.
- Requests to accelerate the application process cannot be accommodated.