2026 Sales and Trading Intern
Responsibilities
We are looking for students to join Bernstein’s premier Equity Distribution platform as part of our Sales and Trading Intern Program in New York. Interns should have an interest in sales/marketing, individual stocks and data analytics. This is a unique opportunity to experience first-hand the world of global institutional equity sales, trading, and investor access.
As part of this 8-week rotational program you will:
· Gain exposure and hands-on experience in equity products by rotating through cash trading, investor access, and equity research sales, working with best-in-class senior staff and industry experts.
· Interact daily with salespeople, sales traders, sector traders, and industry specialists who influence key decisions with institutional clients including mutual funds, hedge funds, and advisors managing pensions and endowments.
· Have a high level of responsibility and be empowered to make an important contribution by synthesizing real-time assessments of market moving events and contributing to our distribution group’s overall production.
· Read and review our research to gain a comprehensive overview of a wide range of industries and companies under coverage from our top-ranked Research Analysts.
· Develop client interaction and business presentation skills by:
o shadowing senior professionals
o conducting write ups
o participating in mock-meetings
o presenting a stock pitch for evaluation
o assisting with event scheduling
o contributing to investor targeting analysis
o competing in a trading simulation
We make a strong commitment to career development, and give you opportunities to rapidly gain visibility and incremental responsibility. While our culture is intellectually rigorous, it is also very collegial and fun – Associates participate in a range of activities including philanthropy, development and leadership programs, and social events.
Profile required
Our Sales and Trading interns should be students who will graduate in December 2026 or Spring 2027 and meet the following criteria:
Basic Qualifications
Strong interpersonal skills
Passionate about client service
Demonstrated engagement in extracurricular activities and leadership
Track record of academic achievement
Excellent broad-based analytical skills
Comfortable in a quantitative fast-paced environment with a high level of attention to detail
Outstanding verbal and written communication skills
This role is not open to visa sponsorship
Preferred Qualifications
Demonstrated passion for stocks and financial markets is preferable
Business insight
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 Blackbooks, 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, AllianceBernstein 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.