Quant jobs / Bridgewater Associates

2027 Investment Associate Intern

Bridgewater’s investment internship introduces its systematic global macro process. Interns develop views about economies and markets and learn to express those views as testable rules.

What you’d work on

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Investigate the drivers of a selected economy and market
Develop and explain an independent investment hypothesis
Translate economic logic into data-based indicators
Stress-test the resulting rules with the investment team

What they ask for

Required

Conceptual and quantitative reasoning
Independent judgement
Curiosity about economies and markets
Collaborative research
Persistence with open-ended questions

Education: No particular degree or degree level is specified.
Experience: Summer internship; no minimum professional experience is stated.
Markets: fixed-income, fx, equities, commodities, credit

How to prepare

Write a causal explanation for an observed macro market move
Turn a macro hypothesis into an indicator with explicit assumptions
Test whether a proposed relationship survives different historical regimes

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