I’m a 2nd year student at uni and have received an offer from a major hedge fund to intern in their operations fixed income valuations role. Having read the “Is my job haram?” article by Ibrahim Khan, I am still unsure. The role is only an internship (likely to convert to a full time role), involves creating yield curves (interest rate graphs), pricing bonds, options, derivatives etc. Which are then used by the front office to come up with ideas on what to buy/sell within fixed income. ...
