2026 Emerging Markets and Delta One Investment Analyst Intern - Off Cycle, Q1

The Role

We are excited to offer an opportunity for a diverse group of talented students to join the internship program at Schonfeld. You’ll spend ten - twelve weeks with the Emerging Markets and Delta One team within the Investment division where you will be immersed in the culture and atmosphere of Schonfeld, working alongside talented professionals on meaningful projects.

Investment Analysts at Schonfeld take on a wide range of responsibilities and challenges. They are responsible for idea generation, formulating trade implementation across a wide range of securities and derivatives, and risk managing an existing portfolio of risks.

What You’ll Do

You’ll work primarily alongside Portfolio Managers analyzing investment decisions across delta 1 derivatives and emerging market risk parameters, using a mix of quantitative and qualitative data to analyze, back-test and implement investment ideas. You can expect to get exposure to fundamental stock analysis, derivatives pricing and risk management, strategy back testing and optimization and much more!

You will be assigned both a manager and mentor, participate in organized team-building events, lunch and learns, social activities, and network with senior management throughout the internship. You will be assigned projects that will be directly related to the work of the team you are assigned to, which you will present on at the completion of the program. Upon completion of the internship, you may be extended a full-time offer of employment.

What You’ll Bring

What you need:

• A degree in a quantitative or technical field such as statistics, mathematics, physics, electrical engineering, computer science or economics (ideally with one year left in your academic program)
• Strong quantitative background covering probability, statistics, data science, optimization
• Excellent Python programming skills
• The ability to communicate research ideas clearly and succinctly
• Creative problem-solving skills and experience working with real-world datasets
• Ability to communicate and critically present investment ideas
• Passion for financial markets and desire to make a difference in a challenging and competitive environment
  
  

We’d Love If You Had

• Prior experience in the financial industry
• Product knowledge (Swaps, futures, TRFs, dividend swaps, forwards and synthetics)
  
  

Who We Are

Schonfeld is a global multi-manager hedge fund that strives to deliver industry-leading risk-adjusted returns for our investors. We leverage both internal and external portfolio manager teams around the world, seeking to capitalize on inefficiencies and opportunities within the markets. We draw from decades of experience and a significant investment in proprietary technology, infrastructure and risk analytics to invest across four main strategies: Quant, Tactical, Fundamental Equity and Discretionary Macro & Fixed Income.

Our Culture

At Schonfeld, we’ll invest in you. Attracting and retaining top talent is at the heart of what we do, because we believe that exceptional outcomes begin with exceptional people. We foster a culture where talent is empowered to continually learn, innovate and pursue ambitious goals. We are teamwork-oriented, collaborative and encourage ideas—at all levels—to be shared. As an organization committed to investing in our people, we provide learning and educational offerings and opportunities to make an impact. We encourage community through internal networks, external partnerships and service initiatives that promote inclusion and purpose beyond the firm’s walls.