Ten-week equity research internship supporting research associates and analysts. Responsibilities include researching companies, industries, and market trends; building and updating financial models; creating tables, graphs, reports, and statistical analyses; forming securities opinions; and communicating findings to sales and trading teams and institutional clients.
D.A. Davidson & Co. - the Strength of Advice
Our firm delivers a breadth of quality financial solutions to individual and institutional investors, companies, and government entities. D.A. Davidson Companies provides straightforward, personalized advice, nationally recognized research, and capital market investment banking expertise to clients who need help achieving their strategic financial goals.
Equity Research Internship
The Equity Research Internship is a 10 week program, where research interns can work with research associates and analysts who provide differentiated analysis and value-added insight regarding publicly traded companies and industry trends for institutional clients. Interns are part of small teams with a high level of responsibility in contributing to published research. Interns work with financial modeling and proprietary research techniques.
Qualifications:
- Accounting, Finance, Business, Economics, or similar majors with a minimum 3.5 GPA
- Junior in College
- Bright, mature, and motivated with the desire to excel and ability to adapt in an intellectually challenging environment
- Passionate about capital markets and a desire to become highly skilled in equity research
- Strong analytical and organizational skills
- Ability to collaborate effectively within a team and work well on a self-directed basis
- Working knowledge of MS Office, specifically Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
- Proficient communication and presentation skills
Duties - Support Research Associates and Analyst(s) in:
- Making bold calls and produce actionable research for Davidson’s institutional clients
- Researching market and industry trends and company specifics to become an expert in your assigned sector
- Creating, maintaining, and updating data in financial models, and creating tables and graphs that clearly illustrate the information
In this internship, you will gain experience necessary to:
- Formulate and issue opinions and recommendations on securities and companies in one or more industry groups
- Prepare reports and statistical data for dissemination to firm clients and the investing public
- Answer inquiries from customers, personnel of the firm, and the general public regarding individual securities or industry groups
- Discuss research findings with Sales & Trading associates and institutional clients, such as analysts and portfolio managers at top mutual funds and hedge funds
At D.A. Davidson, we are committed to fostering a diverse environment that supports the development and inclusivity of all employees.
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
Please answer all questions carefully. By submitting this application for employment, I certify that all of the above information is true and complete and I understand that any falsification or omission of information made by me may disqualify me from further consideration for employment or, if hired, may result in my termination of my employment at any time during the period of my employment, regardless of the amount of time that has passed. California applicants, please see D.A. Davidson’s California Resident Privacy Policy.
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