Analyst/Associate
Morgan Stanley
About the Role
- Join the Corporate Derivatives Group in New York, a team within Global Capital Markets (GCM).
- The team combines corporate finance, derivatives, and global markets to solve complex risk-management challenges for clients.
- Advise corporate clients on managing interest rate, foreign exchange, and other market risks arising from capital raising, M&A, and strategic activity.
- Collaborate with colleagues across Investment Banking and Sales & Trading to develop and execute tailored hedging and derivative solutions.
- Combine real-time financial markets exposure with strategic corporate advisory work.
- Engage across the full transaction lifecycle: understanding client exposure, evaluating strategies, structuring, pricing, and execution.
Key Responsibilities
- Advise corporate clients on interest rate, foreign exchange, and other market risks.
- Analyze exposures and develop tailored hedging and derivatives strategies.
- Structure, price, and execute transactions in partnership with Sales & Trading.
- Work alongside Investment Banking and capital markets teams on financings, M&A, and other strategic transactions.
- Prepare and deliver clear, thoughtful analysis for client discussions.
- Develop a deep understanding of the interaction between financial markets, corporate finance, and risk management.
Requirements & Tech Stack
- Bachelor’s degree.
- 2–4 years of relevant experience in investment banking, capital markets, derivatives, markets, or a related field.
- Strong analytical and quantitative capabilities.
- Intellectual curiosity and a genuine interest in financial markets.
- Strong communication skills and the ability to explain complex ideas simply.
- Sound judgment, attention to detail, and the ability to perform in a fast-moving environment.
- MBA, CA and/or CFA designation is beneficial but not required.
- Relevant securities licenses, or willingness and ability to obtain them.