The Fixed Income Summer Analyst Program is a 10-week program consisting of one week of classroom training, followed by multiple rotations across Fixed Income. Rotations include Global Credit & Municipals, Securitized Products, Foreign Exchange/Emerging Markets, Interest Rates, Commodities, and Wealth Management Sales & Content. Summer Analysts receive on-the-job training, benefit from working alongside experienced professionals on meaningful projects, and build their skillsets in a dynamic and evolving environment. In addition, the program features a Senior Management Speaker Series, desk teach-ins, networking events, community service, performance reviews, and a robust mentorship program.
Training program
Summer Analysts begin with a one-day orientation where they are introduced to the Firm's businesses and learn what it's like to be an employee at Morgan Stanley. Fixed Income Summer Analysts then attend Sales & Trading division-specific training where they learn core skills essential for success. The curriculum includes daily market updates, business-specific overviews, and basic product and technical training.
Responsibilities ??? Sales: Understand how a client base is developed and maintained; create investment ideas; learn how we sell and cross-sell the Firm's products; represent the Firm when interfacing with clients on important business issues. ??? Trading: Assist in generating trade ideas and analysis; support all aspects of the market-making and trade execution process, from providing research analytics on trades to relative value analysis. ??? Strategy: Help develop investment recommendations on Fixed Income Securities through the study and analysis of market fundamentals and technical research. Understand how we use the existing firm model database to develop new models. ??? Structuring: Learn how to build valuation models to help issuers and investors optimize a transaction's economics, and quantify sources of value and risk.
Qualifications/Skills/Requirements
Morgan Stanley prides itself on fostering an environment that promotes diverse talents and perspectives. One way we demonstrate our commitment to diversity is through the Sophomore Summer Program. This program is an integral part of our diversity recruiting efforts helping to attract historically underrepresented groups in the financial services industry.
??? You are pursuing an undergraduate degree (sophomore) with a graduation date of December 2025 or Spring 2026. ??? Minimum 3.0 GPA. ??? While prior knowledge of finance and sales & trading is not required, you must have a keen interest in finance and markets. ??? You are analytical, adaptive, possess a strong work ethic, a leader, team player, as well as a multi-tasker. ??? You possess strong oral and written communication skills
Expected base pay rate for the role will be $75,000 per year at the commencement of employment. However, base pay is only part of the total compensation package, which, depending on the position, may also include discretionary bonuses and other Morgan Stanley sponsored benefit programs.
