Sales & Trading

A DAY IN THE LIFE

I selected Institutional Equities because...
I'm fascinated by the financial markets and thrive in a fast-paced environment.

As an Institutional Equity Summer Analyst...
I have confidence in my problem-solving and quantitative skills. The firm helped me develop my execution of trading ideas and trained me to manage risk, build successful long-term client relationships, and measure client revenue and profitability.

A typical day...
began at 6:45 a.m. with a catch-up on overnight news and global market activity. I kept a running list of questions for analysts so that I could develop an informed opinion. Throughout the day I divided my time between working with members on the desk and on projects such as an options exchange analysis or creating a tool to calculate realized volatility of individual stocks over specified periods. In my research sales desk rotation, I learned to read the firm's research and understand how it's pitched to clients and also pitched my own stocks to the team. I attended events to hear management views and ask questions. After market close, I reviewed the day with my manager and mentor and sometimes attended Summer Program events.

The best part of my summer experience at Morgan Stanley was...
working at a number of different desks and networking with leaders across the firm. The Summer Program was team-oriented, very challenging and intellectually stimulating, and I learned more in those 10 weeks than I thought possible.