My Positive Equity Internship Experiences

I joined Positive Equity for a one-month internship not really knowing what to expect. What I got was one of the most challenging and rewarding experiences of my career — a structured progression from pure theory to live market simulation, with some hard truths along the way.

Starting From Scratch

The internship started with research: different markets, trading terminology, and getting comfortable thinking in market terms. We read One Good Trade, Market Wizards, and Reminiscences of a Stock Operator, then moved into more technical ground with Hull's Options, Futures and Other Derivatives. The reading list alone is a serious education.

The Research Phase

We focused on the DAX — contract specifications, trading times, correlations, and leading indicators. Understanding how these pieces connect gives you a framework for reading market behaviour rather than just reacting to price.

Simulation Trading

When we moved to the Stellar trading platform, the learning curve steepened sharply. The early sessions were humbling. You quickly discover that theoretical knowledge and real-time execution are very different things. Through repetition, patterns started to emerge. I found I was strongest in morning trend-following sessions and weakest during the chaotic US equity open. Trading reveals where your patience runs thin and where you instinctively second-guess yourself.

The Traders

The experienced traders at Positive Equity were generous with their knowledge. Head of Trading Jason's teaching approach — letting interns learn independently under supervision rather than spoon-feeding answers — is exactly the right way to develop real competence.

Who Should Apply

If you have a competitive drive, a strong work ethic, and the mental resilience to accept losses as part of the learning process, the internship is worth it. It's not comfortable. But very few things worth doing are.