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Fundamental Research Analyst Intern

An internship on the fundamental research teams covering equities and commodities, where investment theses are combined with the firm's quantitative strategies. Interns work on live projects alongside mentors.

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.

Analyse a fundamental trade idea and write up the thesis
Prepare for upcoming market catalysts such as earnings or data releases
Build financial and statistical models for a chosen asset
Gather information from other groups to test the thesis

What they ask for

Required

Studying business, economics or a quantitative subject (preferred)
Analytical and logical thinking
Comfort with numbers
Curiosity about what drives markets
Clear communication
Attention to detail

Preferred

Accounting and financial statement analysis
Financial modelling
Python

Education: Currently studying for a degree, ideally in business, economics or a quantitative field.
Experience: Students; full-time start in August 2028
Languages and tools: Python
Markets: equities, commodities

How to prepare

Practise reading company accounts and building a simple three-statement model
Write a one-page investment thesis with a clear catalyst
Learn basic regression and hypothesis testing for testing an idea against data
Get comfortable with pandas for pulling and cleaning company data

What to study

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SelfMadeQuant wrote this summary from the employer’s public posting, last checked 6 November 2026. SelfMadeQuant isn’t affiliated with Jane Street and doesn’t handle applications.