Internship - 6 Months - Rates Strategist Assistant

**Company Description**: Natixis Corporate & Investment Banking is a leading global financial institution that provides advisory, investment banking, financing, corporate banking and capital markets services to corporations, financial institutions, financial sponsors and sovereign and supranational organizations worldwide. Our teams of experts in 30 countries advise clients on their strategic development, helping them to grow and transform their businesses, and maximize their positive impact. Natixis Corporate & Investment Banking is committed to supporting the environmental transition by aligning our financing balance sheet with a +1.5°C trajectory by 2050. Natixis Corporate & Investment Banking is part of the Global Financial Services division of Groupe BPCE, the 5th largest European financial institution and the second-largest banking group in France through the Banque Populaire and Caisse d’Epargne retail networks. If you are interested in inspiring challenges, making an impact and helping build the world of the future - if you want more than just a job - then join us. As a responsible employer, we constantly strive to build a fulfilling and inclusive working environment. We are committed to offering the same opportunities to all our talents from all backgrounds and career paths, regardless of their age, experience, sexual orientation or disability You join our team in the department CIB Research, which seeks a **Rates Strategist Assistant**, for a **6-month internship **from** **April 2023**. - Within the department, the interest rate strategy aims to monitor and analyze movements in the sovereign bond market in the Eurozone and the United States (cash and derivatives) based on current economic and financial developments and develop a scenario of the evolution of this market using various methods including quantitative models. In collaboration with your tutor your main tasks will be: - Develop and update databases and primary market monitoring linked to the interest rate and credit strategy; - Development of a long project on a model of fair value or prediction on one or more products; - Participate in writing daily and weekly rate market commentary (Daily, Weekly); - Update and improve existing models; - Respond to requests from Research and Trades. This internship offers an excellent overview of the sovereign bond and credit markets, allows to understand its main trends as well as to become familiar with different players and products. **#FinanceTransformative** As a Top Employer, we place our employees at the center of our attentions. Internal mobility, career development and training devices allow you to grow and develop throughout your career. You work in an inclusive and collaborative environment that will give you every opportunity to succeed in this new mission. You also have the opportunity to commit yourself to the company and to causes that are important to you through our corporate foundation. About the recruitment process You will be contacted. e by one of our recruiters before meeting our business experts (manager, member of the team or the business line). < > **Required Skills/Qualifications/Experience**: Student of BAC +4/+5 level, you are preparing a diploma (university, business school or engineering school), with a specialization in market finance. Demonstrate a good command of programming languages and statistical tools (Excel, R or Python, Bloomberg); Knowledge of macroeconomics (monetary policy) and financial analysis; The qualities the manager is looking for: Good interpersonal skills, And last but not least, you are perfectly fluent in English. < >