Internship offers: risk management vs fixed income

Hello, recently I received two internship offers for next summer. One is in risk management for a top BB firm, while another is in fixed income investing. I'm kind of torn because on one hand, the name at the BB carries more weight (although the fixed income firm is still respected), but I'm worried that if I am put in risk, I will pigeonhole myself. Also at the fixed income firm I would probably get more front-office type experiences. Pay is about the same. Any thoughts on what may have better career prospects? Disclaimer, I'm not totally sure what I want to do long-term, I would be open to most options but I'm not really interested in IB

Which do you think is the better option?

Fixed-income internship
80% (4 votes)
Risk management internship
20% (1 vote)
Total votes: 5
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