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Quantitative Masters Intern – Global Capital Markets (2027)

A master's-level internship in BlackRock Global Markets and Index Investments, the group covering index funds, trading markets, liquidity and financing. Some teams here build quantitative models for internal funds and analytical tools for clients and product teams.

What you’d work on

Our reading of the posting: what a new hire in this role would most likely spend their first months on.

Use Python to analyse data on index products or market activity
Help build or maintain analytical tools used by product or client teams
Learn how index investing, market access and liquidity work in practice
Present findings and contribute to product design discussions

What they ask for

Required

Enrolled in a quantitative master's (analytics, computational finance, financial engineering, maths)
Graduating between September 2027 and July 2028
Relevant work experience before the master's
Basic to intermediate coding
Python for technical roles
Strong analytical and critical thinking
Communication and presentation skills

Preferred

Basic SQL

Education: Current master's student; business, finance, maths, economics or another analytical major preferred
Experience: Master's students with some work experience before the degree
Languages and tools: Python
SQL
Markets: equities, multi-asset

How to prepare

Learn how index funds and ETFs are constructed, rebalanced and tracked against a benchmark
Build a Python analysis of tracking error for an index versus a portfolio
Study basic market structure and liquidity measures
Practise explaining a data finding clearly to a non-specialist

What to study

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