Responsibilities

Morgan Stanley operates several teams which require experts in statistical analysis, applied mathematics, computer science and computational finance. These teams operate our leading trading platforms, market making operations and derivative structuring, pricing and risk management. The mathematical problems arising in these areas are subtle, complex and require a broad range of technical skills. As a Summer Associate, you will leverage the technical expertise you have been grooming in your academic studies and apply it to extremely applied problems. Many of the applied problems and processes that you will work on are still unsolved and are yet to be optimized.

Summer Associates sit within one of five groups of Fixed Income Strats. You may be selected to interview with multiple teams:

Macro:

Macro departments within Morgan Stanley include Interest Rates and Foreign Exchange, with examples such as interest rate swaps, FX swaps, cross-currency swaps, and futures.

Credit Complex:

Credit Complex is comprised of Securitized Products, Corporates, Municipal Securities and Lending solutions. Strats are oftentimes focused on developing mathematical models for day-to-day trading and risk mitigation of asset-backed securities, as well as pricing highly structured or distressed credit products.

Fixed Income Management:

The Fixed Income Management team is a cross-product team that partners with the various verticals within Fixed Income to implement tools and business reporting solutions aiming to enhance the business' ability to manage key performance indicators and resources. Sales Strats are tasked with creating and delivering data-driven insights and workflow innovations for both internal and external clients.

Commodities:

The Commodities desk is a market leader across a broad range of commodities markets, with expertise in areas including client risk management, financing solutions and investor products. Strats can find themselves assisting the desk to price incoming trades, utilizing quantitative skills to productionize models, and rapidly develop innovative trader tools.

XVA:

The XVA desk focuses on pricing and hedging counterparty credit risk, funding, and collateral risk associated with OTC derivatives.

Qualifications/Skills/Requirements

• You are pursuing a Master's degree in Financial Engineering, Mathematics, Financial Math, Physics, Statistics, Engineering, Quantitative Finance, Computer Science, or another related quantitative field

• You are completing your degree (inclusive of PhD defense, if applicable) between December 2025 and June 2026

• You have excellent programming skills in C++, Java, Matlab, Python, R or Scala

• You have strong mathematical academic training

• You have a keen interest in financial markets

• You have the drive and desire to work in an intense team-oriented environment

• You have excellent decision-making abilities

• You have strong communication skills

Application Process:

• Deadline to apply: Tuesday, October 1st at 11:59pm EST

• Online Assessment: Sent Wednesday, October 2nd

• Assessment is via HackerRank

• Applicants have 1 hour to complete multiple choice exam

• There is no minimum score needed to move forward in the process

• Exam MUST be completed by 11:59pm EST Friday, October 4th

• First Round Interviews will be conducted via phone mid-October

• Superdays are conducted via Zoom and will take place early November

• Please let us know of any competing deadlines or questions regarding the application process by emailing us at qfcampusrecruiting@morganstanley.com

Expected base pay rate(s) for the role will be $72.12 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 Stanley's 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).

Job Level

Summer Associate

Program

Summer Associate