Summer 2025
Trading Intern
Posted on 9/4/2024
Garda Capital Partners
201-500 employees
Fixed income relative-value asset manager
Compensation Overview
$45 - $55/hr
New York, NY, USA
Bachelor's, Bachelor's, Bachelor's, Bachelor's, Bachelor's, Master's, Master's, Master's, Master's, Master's
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- Pursuing a Bachelor’s or Master's Degree in statistics, financial engineering, applied math, finance, computer science, or similar quantitative or technical discipline
- Exceptional quantitative & programming skills (Python & SQL)
- Knowledge and interest in financial markets
- Ability to work effectively in a high-energy, time-sensitive team environment
- Strong communication skills
- Detail-oriented nature with strong verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to work independently
- Intellectual curiosity and motivation to innovate and improve
- Support portfolio managers by improving trading and risk spreadsheets and systems
- Assist in the development of screeners and trading signals to complement investment decisions
- Support the team’s research process, including data collection and analysis, prototyping, backtesting, and performance monitoring
Garda Capital Partners is an asset manager that specializes in global alternative investments, focusing on fixed income relative value strategies for institutional clients. Its approach uses proprietary analysis to identify pricing inefficiencies in sovereign bonds and interest-rate differences across developed markets, aiming for positive returns with low market correlation. The firm operates from Minneapolis and Geneva, combining global reach with a niche fixed income strategy. The goal is steady, risk-managed returns for pension funds, endowments, and foundations through diversified, uncorrelated fixed income opportunities.
Company Size
201-500
Company Stage
N/A
Total Funding
N/A
Headquarters
Wayzata, Minnesota
Founded
2015
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- AMG said February 2026 assets exceeded $12 billion, signaling strong client demand.
- Garda’s 2025 bond-market commentary aligned with fiscal-debt fears, boosting strategy relevance.
- Management control stayed with Garda, preserving independence after AMG’s incremental investment.
What critics are saying
- Garda sued Schonfeld in 2024 over Nicolas Monaghan; talent leakage risk remains acute.
- A March 2026 non-compete expiry weakens retention and invites more poaching.
- One strategy concentration makes a bad rates regime existential if relative value compresses.
What makes Garda Capital Partners unique
- Garda’s 22-year fixed-income relative value track record stays rare among liquid alternatives managers.
- AMG deepened its stake in February 2026, validating Garda’s differentiated strategy.
- Garda manages over $12 billion across sovereign debt and global interest-rate dislocations.
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Health Insurance
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6 month growth
↓ -1%1 year growth
↓ -1%2 year growth
↓ -1%Garda Capital Partners has received funding led by returning investor Garda Management, with new participation from Affiliated Managers Group. The transaction, announced on 12 February 2026, involved the issuance of convertible preferred shares.
AMG has acquired an additional minority equity interest in Garda Capital Partners, a liquid alternatives manager specialising in fixed income relative value strategies. Garda, which became an AMG affiliate in 2019, now manages more than $12 billion in assets. Since the partnership began, Garda has tripled in size whilst maintaining its 22-year track record of delivering consistent, positive returns across market cycles. The expanded investment supports Garda's objective of building a multi-generational independent firm. "This incremental minority investment reflects the strength of our partnership and supports the firm's long-term objective of building an enduring, independent firm," said Jay Horgen, AMG's chief executive officer. AMG remains a minority investor following the transaction. Terms were not disclosed.