Morgan Stanley’s Institutional Equity Division (IED) provides sales, trading and market making services, is actively seeking highly motivated individuals with strong analytical skills and a passion for the financial markets.

The Morgan Stanley Experienced Professionals Program is designed to recruit and develop professionals, with or without a background in Finance. The program, which will run across a number of participating divisions within the firm’s Institutional Securities Group in New York, is open to individuals with 1+ years of professional experience, from any industry, who are interested in a career in Financial Services.

DEPARTMENT DESCRIPTION

Morgan Stanley’s Institutional Equity Division (IED) is a world leader in the origination, distribution and trading of equity, equity-linked and equity-derivative securities. The Division services a global Institutional client base providing clients with innovative product solutions that help to generate alpha within their portfolios.

Cash Equities: Morgan Stanley is a global leader in executing transactions in cash equity and equity-related products for institutional clients around the world. These products include common stocks, global depository receipts and exchange-traded funds.

Sales teams work closely with Chief Investment Officers, Portfolio Managers, and Traders to deliver meaningful market insight and expertise, facilitating introductions to product experts throughout the Division and Firm to help clients successfully achieve their investment objectives.

Equity Derivatives: Across global equity derivatives markets, Morgan Stanley is a leading provider of execution services and solutions. Our product suite encompasses equity options, equity swaps, warrants, structured notes and futures on individual securities, indices, and baskets of securities.

Sales & Trading teams are responsible for helping Institutional clients identify and implement cost-efficient, suitable trading solutions, providing pricing and liquidity, managing firm risk.

Prime Brokerage: For more than 30 years, Morgan Stanley has set the standard for excellence in the Prime Brokerage space. Our strong client relationships, market-leading technology and seasoned product experts have positioned us as an industry leader in financing, market access and portfolio management.

Our Capital Introductions, Business Consulting, Swaps and Risk teams each play a critical role in the day-to-day management of hedge fund operations, positioning our clients to raise new capital and effectively fund their businesses.

Client and Business Analytics: The Client and Business Analytics (CBA) team provides the senior management of Morgan Stanley’s Sales & Trading division with strategic client insight that creates a competitive advantage for the firm. The team provide mechanisms to identify, analyze, and prioritize new business opportunities with clients. They evaluate and integrate data from multiple sources including but not limited to revenues, interactions, and votes to create intelligence and insight around trends of the IED client business. They also help facilitate cross-firm communication and coverage on top sales & trading accounts.

Quantitative Finance: Quantitative Finance (internally referred to as strats) are key participants, together with sales & trading, in the revenue generating activities of the equity division. They work closely with the trading desks and are primary drivers for new products, opportunities and strategies, while delivering innovative solutions that combine knowledge of the securities, workflow, regulations, market microstructure and technology.

Fund Services: Morgan Stanley Fund Services (MSFS) is a leading fund administration business with ~$500 billion assets under administration and 1,000+ professionals across New York, London, Dublin, Glasgow, Mumbai, Bangalore, and Hong Kong.  MSFS services a global institutional client base, providing hedge funds, multi-asset class investors, family offices and private equity firms with innovative product solutions.  Primarily, MSFS provides accounting, investor servicing, reporting, tax, middle and back-office support, and portfolio analytics.  MSFS employees work closely with the Chief Operating Officers, Chief Financial Officers, Portfolio Managers, and investors of our clients.

TRAINING PROGRAM

The IED program begins with a 6–8-week training and development curriculum to equip you with the fundamental and professional skills needed to be successful in IED. You will learn about a wide variety of products and services throughout IED, preparing you to work alongside experienced professionals in a fast-paced, client facing, and market driven environment. You will also participate in training and study sessions to prepare you for any required licensing and registration exams. Along with formal training, you will be assigned a mentor when you arrive at the Firm.

QUALIFICATIONS / REQUIREMENTS

We encourage professionals with diverse backgrounds and experiences to apply to participate in this unique opportunity.  Applicants must have graduated from a 4-year accredited university and have 1-4 years of post-graduate work experience.

• While no prior knowledge of finance or trading is required, must have a keen interest in finance and markets

• Possess strong analytical skills, client and/or project management skills

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the highest attention to detail

• Enthusiastic, motivated, genuinely intellectually curious

• You are collaborative, a quick learner, adaptable, versatile, a multi-tasker, enjoy solving problems, and possess a strong work ethic

• Strong team-player and collaborator, enthusiastic, motivated

• A self-starter mentality with the ability to work both independently and collaboratively in team settings

• Strong organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities effectively

• Professionalism, intellectual curiosity, and a strong eagerness to learn

We are committed to mentoring and training Program Participants, and we will ensure that those entering from outside Financial Services have the tools for success.

Eligible candidates will receive a HireVue video interview and online assessment to complete as part of the application process.

LEVEL: Analyst

PROGRAM LOCATION

The Program will take place in Morgan Stanley’s New York Headquarters at 1585 Broadway.

PROGRAM DATES:

Deadline to Apply: January 30, 2026

Program Start: July 2026

MORGAN STANLEY

We strive to build an organization that is diverse in experience and background, reflecting our standards of integrity and excellence. A diverse, dynamic, and inclusive culture underlies the success of our company. It widens our perspective, helps our employees achieve their professional objectives and allows us to better serve our clients. This program is open to applicants of any race, gender, or other protected characteristic. 

WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT FROM MORGAN STANLEY:

At Morgan Stanley, we raise, manage and allocate capital for our clients – helping them reach their goals. We do it in a way that’s differentiated – and we’ve done that for 90 years.  Our values - putting clients first, doing the right thing, leading with exceptional ideas, committing to diversity and inclusion, and giving back - aren’t just beliefs, they guide the decisions we make every day to do what's best for our clients, communities and more than 80,000 employees in 1,200 offices across 42 countries. At Morgan Stanley, you’ll find an opportunity to work alongside the best and the brightest, in an environment where you are supported and empowered. Our teams are relentless collaborators and creative thinkers, fueled by their diverse backgrounds and experiences. We are proud to support our employees and their families at every point along their work-life journey, offering some of the most attractive and comprehensive employee benefits and perks in the industry. There’s also ample opportunity to move about the business for those who show passion and grit in their work.

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COMPENSATION

Expected base pay rates for the role will be between $85,000 and $200,000, commensurate with experience, per year at the commencement of employment. However, base pay if hired will be determined on an individualized basis and is only part of the total compensation package, which, depending on the position, may also include commission earnings, incentive compensation, discretionary bonuses, other short and long-term incentive packages, and other Morgan Stanley sponsored benefit programs.

Morgan Stanley's goal is to build and maintain a workforce that is diverse in experience and background but uniform in reflecting our standards of integrity and excellence. Consequently, our recruiting efforts reflect our desire to attract and retain the best and brightest from all talent pools. We want to be the first choice for prospective employees.

It is the policy of the Firm to ensure equal employment opportunity without discrimination or harassment on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, age, sex, sex stereotype, gender, gender identity or expression, transgender, sexual orientation, national origin, citizenship, disability, marital and civil partnership/union status, pregnancy, veteran or military service status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Morgan Stanley is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversifying its workforce (M/F/Disability/Vet).