Execution Desk Intern (Bernstein – Hong Kong)
Responsibilities
- Collaborate closely with our Execution teams at Bernstein
- Assist in non-client facing projects as assigned by the High Touch and Low Touch desks
- Engage actively in morning meetings and ad hoc research discussions
- Explore different departments within the organization to understand how the sell side business works
Profile required
- Undergraduate in Finance, Economics, or a similar field.
- Demonstrated interest in finance and global markets
- Proficiency in coding/ programming languages
- Ability to perform in a high-pressure environment
- Ability to work both individually and within a team
- Capable of presenting partial/completed project work clearly and effectively
- Fluent English is mandatory
- Internship duration: 1 month
Business insight
Company Description:
Bernstein is widely recognized as a premier global equity research and brokerage firm, with a trading platform that spans the US, Europe, and Asia. Our research and trading capabilities are sought out by leading investment managers around the world, and we have a long history of our research receiving #1 rankings for overall quality and industry knowledge.
Research is our legacy and foundation. Our brand is defined by our Black books, renowned for their in-depth quantitative forecasts and unmatched industry expertise. Our Research Analysts are thought leaders who typically have many years of direct experience in the industries they cover. Our reputation is for the very highest caliber of disciplined investment and industry analysis.
In 2019 Bernstein acquired Autonomous Research, a highly regarded global financial services independent research firm. This acquisition further strengthened us as the preeminent provider of the highest-quality research to our clients worldwide.
On April 1, 2024, Alliance Bernstein and Societe Generale announced the official launch of Bernstein, a new joint venture expanding our global cash equities and equity research business. Clients now have unparalleled equity liquidity access and a full range of integrated services, leveraging Bernstein’s cash equities and research capabilities and Societe Generale’s equity derivatives, prime services and equity capital markets offering.
Department Description:
Bernstein (Societe Generale Group) operates a fully client-aligned, agency only trading platform, built on broad liquidity access and cost agnostic routing to achieve best execution. As the largest global agency-only broker, we offer a comprehensive suite of equity trading products, complimented via our strategic partnership with Societe Generale, with a core focus on delivering a best-in-class service to our diverse global client base.
The trading platform involves both a High-touch cash execution desk, where sales traders form relationships with clients to execute cash equity orders across pan-Asian markets, and a Low-touch execution desk, where coverage team looks after algorithmic orders, as well as trading Programme baskets from clients across the pan-Asian markets.