Business Strategy Intern, IEX
Summer 2025
The starting base pay is $30.00/hour for this NY-based position
Equity trading exchange
Job no longer available
Equity trading exchange
101-200 employees
Job no longer available
The starting base pay is $30.00/hour for this NY-based position
101-200 employees
Company mission
To innovate with a purpose: to drive trading performance for market participants.
Role
Who you are
- Highly detail-oriented
- Self-starter
- Keen interest in electronic trading
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
- Highly Organized
- Strong ability to adapt and take on unfamiliar tasks
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills
- Team player
- Currently enrolled at an accredited university and pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in any field
- Familiarity with the mechanics of electronic trading and the stock market is a plus, but not a requirement
- Experience with Microsoft Office products such as Excel and PowerPoint
- Experience with Tableau, KDB, and Salesforce are not required but are a big plus
- Ability to comprehend and apply complex concepts regarding equity market structure to your day-to-day is expected
- Ability to work both independently and as part of a team to complete requests promptly
- You possess a well-rounded skill set that will allow you to complete both technical and qualitative projects assigned by the team
What the job involves
- IEX is looking for a highly driven candidate to work on the Chief of Staff’s team in the Summer of 2025
- We are looking for a detail-oriented individual who is excited to learn about equity market structure and electronic trading
- This is a cross-functional opportunity where you will leverage your technical, teamwork, and communication skills to improve operational efficiency and create materials for key stakeholders and executive leadership
- The Business Strategy Intern will report to the Chief of Staff’s team, with daily exposure to the Business Operations, Business Analytics, Product, and Executive teams
- Interns will spend time developing an understanding of equity market structure dynamics and how an exchange operates while supporting the above teams through the completion of Strategic Projects that require the use of PowerPoint, Excel, and various other tools
- Become a subject matter expert on the mechanics of electronic trading, U.S. equity market structure, data analysis, and apply those concepts when working with clients, internal teams, and improving our future products
- Develop expertise on IEX technology, systems, trading functionality, order types, and market data
- Shadow and assist members of various Exchange teams such as Business Operations, Business Development, Business Analytics, Product, and Market Policy
- Work closely with the team on prepping materials for client and investor presentations, identifying opportunities for operational efficiencies, and ad-hoc research-based projects
- Prepare materials for and engage with IEX Executive Leadership
- Participate in IEX’s organization-wide internship program which includes networking events, group intern projects, and frequent opportunities to learn from company leadership
Our take
Innovations in fintech infrastructure have dramatically changed how people invest, but despite such developments, investors still face limitations when trading assets. Exchanges often list out-of-date pricing information which limits investors' abilities to make strategic investment decisions, a problem that is heightened through knock-on effects from other unstable stock prices.
IEX provides a registered US stock exchange for investors and broker-dealers, focussing on providing a more stable trade execution experience than existing exchanges. The company achieves this through its "Speed Bump" strategy that delays trades to gather up-to-date pricing information whilst assessing them for price stability, ensuring that trades are not executed based on stale data, and helping to notify other orders to react to other stock price stability levels.
Whilst the company must share the stock exchange sector with many competitors, IEX show great promise through its focus on maintaining pricing accuracy and stability. The company also stands out by providing a cloud platform for the selling, sharing, and use of financial data, in addition to an investment lifecycle advice tool for institutional investors.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
15% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 3 rounds)
Sep 2014
$75m
SERIES C
Mar 2013
$24.4m
SERIES B
Total funding: $100.9m
Company benefits
- 100% Employer-Paid Benefit Premiums: Medical, dental and vision benefits premiums covered 100% for employees, spouses, and dependents
- One MEdical Membership: 100% company-paid annual membership to One Medical primary care services
- Matched 401(k), Equity & Bonus Offerings: Competitive compensation packages including equity and bonus opportunities and 401(k) with annual company match
- Learning Stipend and Non-Profit Donation Match: $5000 annual learning stipend and $1000 annual match for donations to 5013(c) organizations of your choice
- In-Office Gym: Fully equipped with weights, treadmills, a Peloton bike, and locker rooms with showers
- Lunch and Learns: Have lunch on IEX and listen to co-workers present on their areas of expertise
- Hybrid Working Environments: Teams determine how and where they work – home, on the road, or in office
- Flexible Vacation Policy: With unlimited PTO, recharge your batteries and come to work ready to innovate
- 16 Weeks Paid Parental Leave: Offered for primary and secondary caregivers at the birth, adoption, or placement of a child
Company HQ
World Trade Center, New York, NY
Leadership
Bradley Katsuyama
(Co-Founder & CEO)Founding Board Member of The Public Health Company. Spent 11 years at RBC Capital Markets, ultimately as Managing Director of US Cash Equity Trading.
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