2027 Summer Analyst, Credit Trading
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Position Overview Apollo is a high-growth, global alternative asset manager. In our asset management business, we seek to provide our clients excess return at every point along the risk-reward spectrum from investment grade to private equity with a focus on three investing strategies: yield, hybrid, and equity. For more than three decades, our investing expertise across our fully integrated platform has served the financial return needs of our clients and provided businesses with innovative capital solutions for growth. Through Athene, our retirement services business, we specialize in helping clients achieve financial security by providing a suite of retirement savings products and acting as a solutions provider to institutions. Our patient, creative, and knowledgeable approach to investing aligns our clients, businesses we invest in, our employees, and the communities we impact, to expand opportunity and achieve positive outcomes. Credit Trading Overview The Global Corporate Credit (GCC) platform is one of Apollo's largest and most active investment franchises, operating as the largest alternative credit platform fully integrated across public and private markets. GCC invests across the full credit spectrum - from liquid public markets to complex private transactions - on behalf of a diverse institutional client base that includes insurance platforms, institutional funds, and separately managed accounts. The platform operates through a centralized risk and portfolio management model, fully embedded with trading and research, enabling Apollo to move with both scale and speed. The US Corporate Credit trading desk provides execution and risk management across all funds and accounts - including both insurance and non-insurance mandates - in primary and secondary markets, trading corporate bonds, syndicated loans, private credit, credit derivatives, equities, and options. The desk works in close partnership with portfolio managers, sector-focused research analysts, and quantitative teams to source opportunities, optimize execution, and support portfolio construction. Primary Responsibilities: At Apollo, we work as one team, partnering across regions and disciplines to share the perspectives and insights that lead to exceptional opportunities. In this role, you will support the trading business, spanning investment grade, high yield, leveraged loans, structured credit, and emerging markets across public funds, separately managed accounts, and insurance portfolios. You will partner with professionals at all levels with unlimited learning potential in one of the most exciting businesses in Credit markets. As a Summer Analyst, you will: Monitor trading/market activity in real time and surface key observations and feedback to decision makers Coordinate daily with traders, portfolio managers, finance, compliance, and business managers across New York and London Prepare and distribute trade and portfolio summaries Partner with the risk monitoring group to develop and refine portfolio reporting Support the trading desk on trade capture and booking across multiple strategies Resolve trade breaks and settlement issues with counterparties and internal operations teams Maintain professional relationships with executing brokers and dealer counterparts Help improve existing trade allocation processes and implement updated procedures Contribute to ad hoc projects across the team as they arise Our Summer Program Our 10-week Summer Program provides full immersion into the small, dynamic teams that drive Apollo's innovative investment strategies and access to an unparalleled, apprenticeship learning experience. Come to Apollo and join a community of extraordinary people who are committed to a culture of excellence and collaboration in everything that we do. Our Purpose and Core Values Our clients rely on our investment acumen to help secure their future. We must never lose our focus and determination to be the best investors and most trusted partners on their behalf. We strive to be: The leading provider of retirement income solutions to institutions, companies, and individuals. The leading provider of capital solutions to companies, with a unique ability to partner at scale and deliver thoughtful, dedicated guidance. A contributor to global challenges-such as energy transition, technological innovation, and social impact-using investment as a force for good. As" One Apollo" We: Outperform expectations Challenge convention Champion opportunity Lead responsibly Drive collaboration We believe great work and having fun go hand-in-hand, and we are proud of what we can achieve together. Qualifications & Experience Pursuing a BA or BS (Class of 2028) degree from an undergraduate institution with a record of academic achievement The individual should have experience in the financial markets and a background in finance with working knowledge of high yield, loan, derivates and equity trading Basic understanding