Your Opportunity as a Summer Associate in Prime Brokerage

Prime Brokerage provides a range of core and specialized services that offers talented business school graduates the opportunity to build a rewarding career at the leading edge of financial innovation. You may have the opportunity to operate as a strategic partner with our hedge fund clients.

The Summer Associate Program in Prime Brokerage
How the program works and the day-to-day experience you can expect

Your role and responsibilities will vary widely depending on which area you join:

• Sales Create pitch books and perform analysis of business opportunities, learn how hedge funds generate returns, and how the financial community services hedge funds
• Capital Introductions Provide analytical support for the team as it plans and executes marketing plans to connect clients with potential investors, gather news and market intelligence, and update and maintain the databases that support these activities

Launching Your Career
The initial training that you receive on starting the program

The Summer Associate Program lasts 10 weeks, with an initial week of training and nine weeks of focused exposure to one of the following groups: Capital Introductions or Sales. All Summer Associates will have the opportunity for client interaction. The program also includes lunches with senior managers and social events with Equity Finance professionals and colleagues/classmates around the firm. Besides giving you the opportunity to have a crash course in the hedge fund industry, the program will give you many opportunities to network with senior managers, professionals and colleagues/classmates around the firm.

Developing Your Career
What you can anticipate as you make progress and after completing the program

If you are successful in your summer role, you may be offered a full-time Associate position within Prime Brokerage.

Is Prime Brokerage Right for You?
A checklist to help you decide if you have the skills and temperament for this area

• You are passionate about the financial markets and have a strong sense of client service.
• Your organizational and time-management skills enable you to multitask and thrive in the face of constantly changing market conditions.
• You have strong research and quantitative skills that enable you to generate insightful, original perspectives.
• Your strong interpersonal and communication skills enable you to build effective relationships quickly.

Requirements
You will be entering your second year of an MBA program. You have an outstanding academic record and a keen interest in the financial markets.

Selection Process
Candidates are encouraged to attend various Morgan Stanley Sales & Trading pre-interview events, career fairs and/or presentations. Selected applicants will be invited to interview both on campus and in our offices.

How to Apply
Please visit our website at: http://www.morganstanley.com/about/careers/recruiting/apply.html or contact your school's career center.

Deadlines
For deadline information regarding the North American Prime Brokerage Summer Associate Program, please consult with your school's career center.