Job Description
The Financial Resources and Strategy (FRS) Summer Analyst Program is a 10-week program beginning with a one-week classroom training followed by nine weeks of three rotations across the FRS BusinessResource Management Margin & Capital Optimization and Funding & Collateral Optimization. The Program features senior management speaker series networking events community service performance review and a mentorship program. Summer Analysts receive continued on-the-job training and benefit from working with experienced professionals on meaningful addition to daily responsibilities on the desks Summer Analysts will be assigned a summer-long project which is presented to the entire division at the end of the summer.
Responsibilities
There are largely four businesses under Institutional Securities Group (ISG): Investment Banking Global Capital Markets (GCM) Sales & Trading and Research. Within Sales & Trading Financial Resources and Strategy (FRS) sits alongside the Institutional Equities Division (IED) Fixed Income Division (FID) and ISG Risk Management.
FRS is a centralized function responsible for secured funding collateral management margin optimization CCP (Central Clearing Counterparty) relationship management and managing capital / balance sheet / liquidity across ISG. Because FRS works with business heads to develop a near and medium-term strategy for growth and optimal use of the Firms financial resources members of the FRS team work on projects across divisions asset-classes and regions. These projects have direct and meaningful impact on ISG and the Firms strategic direction.
Resource Management: closely integrated with FID IED and GCM enabling/pricing/deploying resources as well as partnering to structure transactions to maximize returns and support strategic business initiatives globally. The team manages the front-to-back ISG Financials working to ensure efficiency optimal resource usage and operating leverage across its balance sheet capital liquidity and expense base.
Margin and Capital Optimization: responsible for margin and capital optimization for both cleared and uncleared Firm trading activity for all cash derivatives and securities financing transactions across all asset classes. Partner with traders in executing derivatives trades by pricing funding and capital impacts as well as execution of post-trade optimization. Engage with CCPs to establish new clearing services which are often capital / liquidity efficient.
Funding and Collateral Optimization: finance ISG using Repurchase Agreements Total Return Swaps and Securities Lending products. Responsible for ISGs secured funding framework including impacts to liquidity and capital requirements and assisting trader execution within this framework. Optimize various collateral margin postings while minimizing cost and pursuing revenue opportunities.
Qualifications/Skills/Requirements
You are pursuing an undergraduate Bachelors degree with a graduation date of December 2027 or Spring 2028.
Minimum 3.20 GPA.
You have basic knowledge and a keen interest in finance.
You are analytical adaptive collaborative a leader and a multi-tasker.
You possess strong oral and written communication skills.
Expected base pay rate for the role will be $52.89 per hour at the commencement of employment. However base pay if hired will be determined on an individualized basis and is only part of the total compensation package which depending on the position may also include commission earnings incentive compensation discretionary bonuses other short and long-term incentive packages and other Morgan Stanley sponsored benefit programs.
Morgan Stanleys goal is to build and maintain a workforce that is diverse in experience and background but uniform in reflecting our standards of integrity and excellence. Consequently our recruiting efforts reflect our desire to attract and retain the best and brightest from all talent pools. We want to be the first choice for prospective employees.
It is the policy of the Firm to ensure equal employment opportunity without discrimination or harassment on the basis of race color religion creed age sex sex stereotype gender gender identity or expression transgender sexual orientation national origin citizenship disability marital and civil partnership/union status pregnancy veteran or military service status genetic information or any other characteristic protected by law.
Morgan Stanley is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversifying its workforce (M/F/Disability/Vet).
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