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Sales and Trading

Jane Street
🇺🇸New YorkStudentFull-timePosted January 16, 2026

About the Role

As a Sales and Trading intern, you'll work alongside experienced Sales people and Sales-Traders, learning how to engage and cover institutional clients on their trading needs across different asset classes. You'll gain insight into the types of client inquiries handled daily and learn how to service clients, issuers, and prospective clients. The internship is a fast-paced, immersive 10-12 week experience where you'll be matched with full-time employee mentors who design real-world projects for you to tackle. You'll also attend internal classes on finance and trading fundamentals, access educational resources, and participate in guest speakers and social events.

Requirements

  • Planning to graduate in 2028
  • Studying towards a Bachelor's or Master's degree
  • Curious about financial markets and eager to learn in a rapidly changing environment
  • Someone who thrives in a fast-paced environment, staying calm and effective under pressure
  • Resilient and adaptable, with the ability to recover quickly from setbacks and learn from mistakes
  • A proactive, self-motivated problem-solver excited about building relationships with clients and partners
  • Highly analytical and logical, comfortable working with numbers and data
  • Extremely organized with excellent attention to detail, even when managing competing priorities
  • Strong interpersonal and communication skills