Trading Intern

• Build pipelines to extract and analyze data, develop models and trading signals, and support decision-making of Portfolio Managers.

• Integrate AI into analytical systems as well as building new AI-powered tools using the latest LLMs and agent workflows.

• Contribute to our core analytics library, which is leveraged by Quants and PMs across the firm for research, trading and risk management.

• Our Internship Program starts with one-week in-depth training to prepare interns for the desk. This covers a range of topics relating to Financial Markets including Macroeconomics, FX, Digital Assets, Interest Rate Derivatives, Equity Rates, Bonds, Credit and Fixed Income, Trading Strategies, Risk Management, Excel and Python, and the latest AI tools and LLMs.

• During the program, working in a fast-paced environment, interns will contribute to their Portfolio Management teams on various projects that can include developing trading strategies/signals, building foundational market models, and researching novel trade ideas.

• Additionally, interns will benefit from key talks, a mentor program, social events and interactions with some of the most respected and talented individuals in their field.

• Interns will have the ability to use leading LLMs for coding and research, understand how they interact with underlying data sources, and leverage the full AI stack to develop tools, conduct research, and generate trade ideas.

• This internship is devised to provide candidates with an invaluable education on the workings of a macro hedge fund and the regulatory environment through a two-way process to determine if Brevan Howard and the intern are a compatible fit.

• The goal of our summer internship program is to convert top performing interns to our 2028 Graduate Program.

Why take this opportunity

This is a unique opportunity to gain insight into one of the world’s leading firms operating at the forefront of macro trading. At Brevan Howard, we believe the future of investing lies at the intersection of deep domain expertise and cutting-edge technology. As our industry is being reshaped by AI and automation, you’ll see first-hand how LLMs, retrieval, and agent-like systems are being used in the front-office environment at one of the world’s premier macro hedge funds – where correctness, robustness and speed matter.

Top-performing interns are considered for our Graduate Program the following year and longer-term paths include roles as analyst, quant, and portfolio manager.

Please note that you may only submitone application to the Summer Internship Program globally. We encourage you to apply to the role and region that best align with your skills, experience, and interests. 

Compensation

Compensation for this internship is based on an annualized salary of $200,000, prorated for the 10-week duration of the program. All interns also receive a housing stipend and an internship completion bonus.