Your Opportunity as a Sales and Trading Associate

The Associate Program in Fixed Income and Consolidated Equities Division provides an opportunity to develop and master the analytical, quantitative, and personal skills needed for a rewarding career on Wall Street. With a flat structure and an open trading floor, you will be collaborating with some of the most successful professionals in the industry. You will be there when the ideas are born, when they are pitched to clients

and colleagues, and when they are executed. From the initial concept through marketing, issuance, pricing, and secondary trading, you can see it all. There is no better way to experience the markets and the full breadth of the division, and to find the best fit for your interests and skills.  As your experience grows, you may specialize in one of the following areas:

• Sales Building long-term client relationships, developing and presenting investment ideas, selling, and cross-selling the firm’s products
• Trading Developing and executing trading ideas, and supporting market-making activities with analysis 
• Structuring Innovative and solutions-based approach to designing both investment and risk management products across all asset classes 
• Strategy Analyzing market fundamentals and liaising with researchers to develop investment recommendations for internal and external clients

The Associate programme in Sales and Trading

How the programme works and the day-to-day experience you can expect

The Associate Program will begin with a comprehensive training program that includes firmwide training with Associates across the Institutional Securities Division.  The curriculum typically will cover:

• Market knowledge training 
• Product and technical training
• Professional development
• Financial accounting
• Licensing and registration

Throughout the Associate Program, you would have significant exposure to senior managers through information sessions and other organized events. You may also benefit from networking opportunities with peers and colleagues. This Program is treated as a top priority within Morgan Stanley because we know it will produce the future leaders of the firm.

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

• You can analyze and interpret complex information quickly and with insight
• You’re focused and goal-oriented
• Your communication skills enable you to articulate complex concepts and develop a compelling rationale for action
• You have a keen interest in the financial markets and the way they are influenced by external factors
• You thrive on the intensity of the markets and respond quickly when circumstances change

Requirements

In order to apply for the Fixed Income Associate Program or the Consolidated Equities Division Associate Program, you need to be on target to complete your MBA program by May/June 2009 with an outstanding academic record as well as a keen interest in the financial markets.

How to Apply

To submit your application, please  apply online via our website.

Deadlines

Please apply by Sunday, October 24, 2008.

	Your Opportunity as a Sales and Trading Summer Associate

An overview of this programme’s objectives and how you can benefit

The 10-weekFixed Income Summer Associate Program will provide you with a unique opportunity to experience the culture of the firm and the intensity and energy of the trading floors. For Summer Associates joining the program, the following roles exist within the different business functions:

• Sales Develop your own client base and be responsible for developing long-term relationships, developing investment ideas, selling and cross-selling the firm’s products, and representing the firm with the client on important business issues
• Trading Generate trading ideas and analysis, and support all aspects of the market-making trade execution process, from providing research analytics on trades to relative value analysis
• Strategy Develop investment recommendations on fixed income securities through the study of market fundamentals and technicals
• Structuring Innovative and solutions-based approach to designing both investment and risk management products across all asset classes

The Associate programme in Sales and Trading

How the programme works and the day-to-day experience you can expect

Your placements will enable you to develop a detailed appreciation of the role of the Associate as well as give you broad exposure to the diverse products and functions across Fixed Income. You may also benefit from the support of a mentor as well as numerous opportunities for networking. Working on the trading floor, you will generally have daily contact with senior management, both through learning-on-the-job and in the many information sessions and meetings that are an essential part of the summer experience. Successful Summer Associates may receive a full-time offer at the end of the summer.

Requirements

You have completed the first year of your M.B.A. program and have an outstanding academic record as well as a keen interest in the financial markets.

How to Apply

To submit your application, please  apply online via our website.

Deadlines

Please apply by December 1, 2008.