今年华尔街的销售和交易部门因市场波动而收入创纪录，为有志于成为交易员的年轻人提供了绝佳的学习机会。本文采访了高盛的一位合伙人詹妮弗·罗斯和一位实习生史蒂文·亨利，深入了解了高盛销售和交易部门的实习生培训过程。实习生不仅需要协助交易员处理信息、进行市场研究，还要通过模拟交易展示自己的分析能力。亨利表示，实习期间的学习速度和深度远超预期，他通过近距离观察和与交易员的互动，深刻体会了市场运作的节奏和逻辑，并强调了积极提问和展现学习能力的重要性。罗斯则强调，她寻找的是对市场充满热情、学习能力强且具备团队合作精神的实习生，以应对高强度的工作环境。

📈 **市场环境催生交易高收入与学习机遇**：由于“从特朗普的关税到人工智能的崛起”等重大经济事件引发了市场波动，华尔街银行的销售和交易部门收入创下新高。这种高波动性为实习交易员提供了一个在快速变化的市场中学习的理想环境，让他们能够亲身经历市场动态。

🧑‍💻 **高盛实习生培训内容与学习模式**：高盛的销售和交易部门实习生在工作中扮演着多重角色。他们需要协助交易员处理市场信息、进行市场研究，并每周进行一次模拟交易展示，以检验和深化所学知识。实习生史蒂文·亨利特别提到，通过“坐在交易员旁边”并积极提问，是理解产品和学习市场运作最有效的方式，他认为这段经历的学习量远超过往任何时期。

💡 **合伙人对实习生的期望与评估标准**：高盛的合伙人詹妮弗·罗斯强调，她希望实习生能“热爱市场”，展现出极高的热情和快速学习的能力。她看重实习生是否能成为团队中的一员，能否快速掌握新概念并深入理解交易细节。罗斯也鼓励实习生多提问，并能在提问中展现出对所学内容的理解，她回忆自己作为实习生时，希望能多提问、多与人交流以获取更多知识。

🚀 **实习生如何脱颖而出以获得留用机会**：罗斯指出，虽然不要求实习生成为金融专家，但她寻找的是那些能“吃、睡、呼吸市场”的年轻人。她看重实习生展现出的学习能力、快速投入工作的意愿以及团队协作的精神。一个能理解问题并给出有见地的回答的实习生，更有可能在竞争激烈的环境中获得留用机会。

Sales and trading divisions in Wall Street banks have been raking in record revenues.BI spoke to a Goldman intern and partner about the training process.Here's what it's like to intern for Goldman's sales and trading desk as the business hits new highs.

It's a good time to be a trader-in-training.

Whether you're learning about currencies, derivatives, stocks, or bonds — sometimes markets are, well, slow. Not this year.

From Trump's tariffs to the rise of AI, major shifts in how business gets done have fueled market volatility—and record revenues for banks—creating an ideal environment for aspiring traders to see fast-moving markets in action.

"We've been incredibly busy," said Goldman Sachs partner Jennifer Roth. "The markets have been volatile, so it's exciting to be on the trading floor," added Roth, the bank's global cohead of emerging markets and foreign exchange.

BI spoke with Roth and Steven Henry, a sales and trading division intern, to understand what one of the busiest years in trading looks like for college students working there this summer.

Henry, an MIT student, said he spent the first half of the summer in equities trading, and recently started on his second "rotation," as Goldman calls it, in mortgage trading.

Bank trading desks facilitate the buying and selling of financial assets for hedge funds, pension funds, and other institutional investors. They also help these clients manage risk using tools like options, futures, and other derivatives. The division at Goldman posted record revenues last quarter, up about 36% from last year.

The experience, Henry said, has been overwhelming — in a good way.

"I didn't expect to learn the amount that I have in such a short time. I think I can confidently say that during this internship so far, even just in the past few weeks, I've learned more than at any other point in my life."

The day-to-day of a busy summer

The interns on Roth's team help the sales and trading executives keep up with the news ahead of markets opening and synthesize what's in their flooded inboxes each morning. Interns also get to work on market research — analyzing what goes into a good trade decision.

"They also do pitches for us, so once a week they'll show what they've learned on the desk that week and pitch a trade to us, and we'll ask them questions so they can really illustrate their understanding," said Roth.

During his time on the equities trading team, Henry pitched stocks that he said weren't just theoretical exercises — but real ideas that business leaders could act on.

"We're researching real things that the desk would consider important to look at," he said.

The most exciting part of the day for Henry (and what he said he spends most of his time on) has been sitting next to traders — absorbing the fast-paced cadence of their work and asking questions.

"I usually try to spend most of my time sitting with traders and learning from them, trying to understand the language that they speak, what they consider important, how they go throughout their days," he said. "I think that's been the best way for me to actually learn about the products and see how it comes out in real life."

As for his schedule, Henry said he feels it's important to be ready to leap into action, before, during, and after the trading day.

"For me, we try to get in a little before the market opens," he said. "Then we stay with them throughout the day and see how things progress," he said, adding that as an intern, he is aiming for "a holistic view of the full day of a trader."

Getting a return offer on the trading floor

Roth started out as an intern herself at Goldman in 2002. Now, as a partner, she plays a key role in handing out offers to the interns she wants to work for her team after they graduate from college.

She doesn't expect interns to be financial experts, but she's looking for young people who eat, sleep, and breathe markets. After all, Wall Street traders are known to be at the desk for 10 or 12 hours a day.

"I want someone to express passion for the markets," she said, adding: "Ultimately, you want to really, truly love what you do."

She's also looking for people who have demonstrated an ability to learn quickly and jump into the action.

"There are so many smart young people out there. I want someone who I can sit next to who can be a team player," said Roth. "A lot of the training happens on the job, so I want someone who can pick up concepts quickly, who is willing to get their hands dirty and get involved in the nuances of each trade."

That means asking a lot of questions, but also showing you have grasped what you learned so far.

Interns should strive to illustrate "that they understand the answers when they ask questions," she said, adding:

"When I look back to when I was an intern, I wish I had asked more questions and took the opportunity to meet as many people as I could and learn as much as I could."