Global Markets Summer 2027 Internship - New York

BMO•New York, NY

About The Position

BMO Capital Markets is a leading, full-service North American-based financial services provider offering equity and debt underwriting, corporate lending and project financing, merger and acquisitions advisory services, securitization, treasury management, market risk management, debt and equity research and institutional sales and trading. BMO Capital Markets has over 2,800 professionals in 35 locations around the world, including 23 offices in North America. BMO Capital Markets is a member of BMO Financial Group (NYSE, TSX: BMO), one of the largest diversified financial services providers in North America with US$924 billion total assets and approximately 57,000 employees as of April 30, 2023. Summer Analyst Program Overview: Summer Analysts work in the Global Markets Group of BMO Capital Markets. A variety of desks host Summer Analysts including Equity Sales and Trading, Clearpool E-trading, Prime Finance, Structured Notes Sales and Trading, Leveraged Finance, Securitized Products Sales and Trading, Origination, US Interest Rates Sales and Trading and Global Markets Engineering. Summer interns will work on one desk in Global Markets over a 10-week period. Interns will be provided with desk job descriptions prior to starting. Each intern will complete one week of onboarding and training with other interns across BMO Capital Markets. During this first week interns will hear from teams across Global Markets at the Showcase day and partake in a matching process based on preference and skill set. There are continuous professional development activities throughout the summer. These activities include teach-ins, trading games, meetings with senior leaders, and networking events with both peers and Senior Leadership.

Requirements

We are looking for highly motivated individuals who can work well in a competitive, market-driven, team-based environment and seek a challenge.
Global Markets encompasses a diverse group of individuals with a variety of skill sets and job functions. We look to create a diverse intern class that can fit into different roles across Global Markets.
Currently enrolled in an undergraduate program with a graduation date of December 2027 or Spring 2028
A preferred minimum GPA of 3.4/4.0
Extracurricular achievement
Demonstrated interest in and knowledge of financial markets
Excellent research and analytical skills, able to collect, analyze and interpret data
Strong interpersonal skills used within a demanding team environment
Demonstrated proactivity, resiliency, positive attitude and high motivation
Strong written and oral communication skills
Ability to attentively review, assess and provide detailed information daily on multiple projects in an organized manner
Excellent capacity to independently function as part of a team through self -motivation
Strong work ethic and a high level of professional integrity
Detail and results orientated.
Must be authorized to work in the US and not require sponsorship

Nice To Haves

Currently working towards a degree in: Finance, Engineering, Actuarial Science, Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics, or Statistics
Knowledge and/or experience of front-end developer languages (HTML, CSS, JavaScript, React, Angular)
Knowledge and/or experience in back end developer languages (C++, C#, Java, Python, VBA)
Knowledge and/or experience of at least one type of statistical programming language (i.e. R, MatLab)
Database experience (SQL, Oracle)
Familiarity with data manipulation and strong quantitative/statistical background
Understanding of mathematical models
Fluency in Excel, including scripting and efficient spreadsheet design
Strong technical writing ability.

Responsibilities

Development and deployment of business solutions such as pricing and risk models
Market data capture and display, spreadsheet development
Providing insight into trading strategies leveraging quantitative modelling
Improving on existing technology involving system infrastructure, internal reporting, client/management presentations, etc.
Bespoke projects requiring market, portfolio, or client research and data analytics
Creating client presentation materials using PowerPoint and Excel
Developing client trade ideas
Planning client events
Recapping and organizing market data and events
Shadowing and learning from Trading, Sales, and Strategy professionals