Small buyside IB internship question

Hi all. I was recently invited to apply to a fall internship at a small buyside IB firm and the role is to create a list of potential targets, and taking notes in meetings calls.

My question is. Will I be able to keep my small brokerage trading account? The internship is unpaid and I have been doing "ok" in trading with the help of a friend who is very good.

I know that Bulge bracket banks dont allow it. But would a small firm really have those same restrictions? They arent buying huge companies like Apple or Microsoft. They are focusing on small privately owned companies like pest control.

The company's website does not a section for this 

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