Tulane Remote Internship Program: ION Energy Group - Rotational / Data & Research Intern

 

# of Applications: Students are only allowed to apply to THREE Remote Internships. If you apply for more than three you will be disqualified from the program. Students can search through other Remote Internships by viewing the Handshake employer, Tulane Remote Internship Program, or on the Remote Internship Website: https://careerwave.tulane.edu/trip/

 

Orientation Sessions: If selected, you MUST attend one of our virtual orientation sessions on September 27 or 28.

 

Credit/Reflection Papers: Remote Interns will receive academic credit for the internship and are required to complete a reflection at the end of the semester, due on December 17. These internships are unpaid.

 

Required Site Visit during Fall Break: Remote Interns will make a site visit to their company and city with expenses paid by Tulane during Fall Break (October 10 or 11). Applicants should not make alternative plans for Fall Break until they are notified that they are not selected for interviews (all interview candidates will be announced on September 10) or for participation in the program after the interview rounds (all intern selections will be made on or before September 24). 

 

Office Hours: Remote Interns will work 6-10 hours per week, based on employer preferences. Remote Interns will work remotely from the location of your and your employer's choice (on campus, coffee shop, dorm room/apartment, etc.) Remote interns will set weekly office hours with employers, log daily hours and work summaries, and complete online check-ins for Tulane as a part of the internship process.

 

Resume (Required): Each of these internships require an approved Handshake resume. In order for our career center staff to expedite the review and approval of your resume, please upload your resume in the following format - "TRIP - LAST NAME, RESUME". Once your resume is approved, you can use the same resume for all of your submissions. Resume approval can take up to 48 hours, so do not wait until the last minute to submit. IE if your resume requires additional work based on career center staff suggestions, if you want until 2 days before deadline to submit, you still might not have an approved resume by program deadline. Information about creating effective and approved resumes can be found at http://careerwave.tulane.edu/tripdocumentguide/.

 

Cover Letters (Required): Cover letters - written individually for each internship, should be submitted for approval using the format "TRIP COVER LETTER - COMPANY NAME, LAST NAME." Tips on writing cover letters can be found at http://careerwave.tulane.edu/tripdocumentguide/. Please address all cover letters to Dear Hiring Manager, unless you know for certain who is receiving the cover letter. At minimum, your cover letter should address the following questions:

 

 

Monday, August 26 – Thursday, September 5: Open Application Period for Students

- While this is a deadline, resumes may be reviewed in real time, so it is in your best interest to submit as soon as possible. Also remember that your resume will need to be reviewed and approved prior to submitting.

Friday, September 6: Resumes and Cover Letters sent to Employers

 

Monday, September 9: Interview Selection Period for Employers

- Employers will first notify Tulane who you plan to interview, and we will let those students know to expect to hear from you. At that point, you will schedule phone or Skype interviews on your own with your candidates.

 

Tuesday, September 10: Interviews Announced to Selected Students

 

Wednesday, September 11 – Thursday, September 19: Interview Period between Selected Students and Employers (Skype and Phone, not In Person)

 

Monday, September 24: Selections Announced

- Employers can not offer to candidates until all have been interviewed, and students cannot accept offers until all of their interviews have been completed (students are allowed to interview with 3 companies).

 

Tuesday, September 25: Students Book Travel with Tulane Staff 

 

Thursday, September 27 – Friday September 28: Mandatory Virtual Orientation Sessions for Students

Week of October 1: Project Description Development with Employers & OnBoarding

- Employers will work with their intern to create a project description which will highlight all projects that will be completed by the intern, as well as deliverables and goals for the internship and the students professional future. 

Thursday, October 10 – Friday, October 11: Company Site Visit & Onboarding (paid for by Tulane)

- Unless otherwise noted on the internship descriptions, the intern will travel to the company and its city for a site visit on Thursday, October 11 and/or Friday, October 12. This is required and students are responsible for fulfilling this unless approved PRIOR to you submitting your application.

Friday, December 6: Remote Internship Ends

Tuesday, December 17: Final Required Intern Reflection Paper Due

 

** Given the immediate and upcoming deadline for this internship, please ensure you review and incorporate as much content as you can from  https://careerwave.tulane.edu/tripdocumentguide/ prior to submitting your application, as there is a chance the documents may need to be approved quickly and without any feedback provided by the career center staff. Thank you. **

COMPANY WEBSITE: http://www.otcgh.com/

COMPANY DESCRIPTION: ION is a leader in blocked Natural Gas products on ICE, CME, and Nasdaq. Our dominant share in the natural gas market exceeds 35% of the overall Natural Gas options brokered. Additionally, ION is active in the basis futures and swaps markets across all major locations in America, including Canada. ION also plays a dominant role in the brokering of Domestic and International financial and physical Crude Oil, LPG, Refined Products and RINS. ION has been named to the Houston Chronicle’s “Chron 100” list of top privately held companies multiple times. Additionally, ION was named the “fastest growing company in Houston” by the Houston Business Journal in 2008. Energy Risk selected ION as “Broker of the Year” in 2011 and 2015 recognizing its excellence among peers across the globe. We treat each client with a personal focus, allowing our brokers the freedom to understand their unique needs and goals and work within our structure of innovation and excellence to help achieve them. The value our brokers bring cannot be understated. They are the reason we continue to attract over 300 institutional clients including 70 of the Global Fortune 500 trading businesses. Our business model is what sets us apart from the competition. Our brokers are also our partners, allowing them to grow and build their portfolio. Harnessing the power of human capital is just one of the ways OTC Global Holdings excels. The success of ION is due in large part to the unique business model that allows brokers to be nimble and entrepreneurial yet still receive the support of a much larger organization. Brokers have a forward-looking view, and the technology platform allows them to stretch and expand their portfolio and customer base. The introduction of the EOXLive platform provided clients with a screen that helps aggregate all of the liquidity pools OTC Global has put together, and is yet another piece of the technology backbone. Truly a global organization, we are the largest OTC liquidity provider in certain key commodity contracts on the ICE, CME and Nasdaq.

 

INTERNSHIP DESCRIPTION: The internship would entail a floating internship centered around hopping around a few of the OTCGH companies. The intern will have to analyze market trends, data and research and provide detailed theories/explanations of why the market is moving directionally one way or another. The intern will also be required to take the series 3 examination at the end of their term.

The Series 3 exam covers topics that commodities brokers need to know, such as options, futures, hedging, and margin requirements, as well as market and regulatory rules. The exam consists of 120 multiple-choice questions in two parts, and candidates have two hours and 30 minutes to complete it.