What I liked
It is one of a kind internship experience, highly recommended as a current intern. Interns are exposed to real life day to day front trading desk experience, from equity to fixed income. If you are 101% serious about becoming a future investment banker, institutional broker or trader, look no further, it is the right place to submit your resume. Learning subjects will include but not limited to Bloomberg Professional Terminal, Finra Trace system, blotter system and excel Macro/VBA models. It is shocking how much I have learned in last two months, and there are still much much more to learn.
Yes working environment can get super intense, end of the day it is a very serious business. However, all my colleagues and mentors are super nice, helpful. They also try their best to make some jokes to keep us entertained.
Be aware, projects I have worked on have been all real. If you are accepted into the program and you decided to come, remember it is not the place to have fun, screwing up your projects do mean the company lose money potentially. Be detail oriented, be mentally strong, have a winning mindset, and make sure to be smart to ask questions at right times.