2027 Summer Internship Program – Trading, Abu Dhabi

The Opportunity

Overview and Responsibilities

• Build data extraction and analysis pipelines, develop models and trading signals, and support portfolio manager decision-making.
• Integrate AI into analytical systems and build AI-powered tools using large language models and agent workflows.
• Contribute to the analytics library used by quants and portfolio managers for research, trading, and risk management.

Internship Training and Activities

• The program begins with one week of in-depth training covering financial markets, macroeconomics, FX, digital assets, rates, bonds, credit, trading strategies, risk management, Excel, Python, and AI tools.
• Interns receive key talks, mentoring, social events, and opportunities to interact with experienced professionals.
• The program is intended to provide education on multi-strategy hedge fund operations and the regulatory environment.

Qualifications and Requirements

• Applicants must be penultimate-year undergraduate, first-year master's, or PhD students at a recognized university, completing their studies before July 2028.
• Strong mathematical, quantitative, problem-solving, and technical capabilities are required.
• Technical skills in Excel, VBA, R, artificial intelligence, and machine learning techniques are required.
• Applicants should have an interest in financial markets, trading, and financial products.
• The role requires independent and collaborative working ability, an entrepreneurial spirit, and strong written and verbal English communication.

Program Opportunity

• The program provides insight into macro trading and the use of AI, retrieval, and agent-like systems in a front-office environment.
• Top-performing interns may be considered for the following year's graduate program.
• Longer-term paths may include analyst, quant, and portfolio manager roles.