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 | Hey everyone, I have a idea and I was wondering if anyone had done this successfully before.
I was buying a ticket to a concert/festival and bought the pre-sale ticket for $100. 2 days later I went back and checked out prices and pre-sale was over and tickets were now $150. Now I know $50 isnt... Anyone done this before? | 6 | 5 weeks 1 day ago by leveragealltheway | 5 weeks 1 day ago by meabric |
| Role and Responsibilities:
Each analyst would rotate throughout 2 or 3 predetermined Thomson Reuters Pricing Services groups (Data, Muni, Corporates, High Yield, Derivatives, MBS/ABS, Regulatory, and Structured Finance), in each case with the majority of the analyst's time spent in Data (5 -... Thomson Reuters Pricing Services Rotational Summer Analyst Program | 7 | 3 years 6 weeks ago by soupcancooloff | 5 weeks 1 day ago by confussed |
| Have an interview upcoming with this division in HK. Responsibilities are:
— Strategic assessment of existing business franchises and competitive positioning;
— Evaluating and incubating new business opportunities;
— Executing acquisition, divestiture, greenfield build-out and joint... GS Executive Office | 10 | 7 weeks 2 days ago by highhater | 5 weeks 2 days ago by Darkstar19 |
| Hey everyone,
Can anyone shed some light on the market surveillance analyst program at the CME group. Eventually I want to be in the commodities space, and it seems like I could learn a lot there. Any thoughts?... Working at the CME | 10 | 11 weeks 4 days ago by JRODG | 5 weeks 2 days ago by Jamess1 |
| Hi. I know this would be a pretty broad question but I really need advices.
I dropped out from college due to lack of money to pay for tuition.
I know that it would be almost impossible to get a decent job for me but I started to dream in establishing a great investment bank company. (i know... starting an investment bank | 9 | 2 years 42 weeks ago by jsk3 | 5 weeks 2 days ago by skeda2 |
| Curious if anyone on here knows of JRK Property Holdings? How is the company, work, culture, regarded in the industry, compensation, etc?
Also, anyone have experience as an asset manager? Compensation?... JRK Property Holdings - Any experience with them? | 7 | 1 year 49 weeks ago by mcnameo | 5 weeks 2 days ago by cheddarfries2000 |
| I'm an undergraduate business and economics double major from a target school. I'm very interested in working in the energy industry but have heard advice from experienced MBAs/engineers that engineers run the show in this industry and that the business people's biggest regrets were... Business/Econ Major in Energy Industry | 1 | 5 weeks 3 days ago by beepcnr | 5 weeks 3 days ago by westsidewolf1989 |
| I want to eventually work in macroeconomic policy. I am currently a first year at UChicago, and I asked my econ prof and he said investment banking/Wall Street is a good way to get to do policy. He cited people like Jack Lew and Robert Zoellick (former World Bank head). I always thought those kind... Investment banking as a path to macroeconomic policy? | 3 | 7 weeks 6 days ago by carterchen | 5 weeks 4 days ago by voetbalwizard |
| Hey everyone,
I stumbled upon <a href="http://www.dailyfinance.com/2011/07/23/dani-johnson-offers-her-12-laws-for-creating-wealth-and-keepi/">an article about Dani Johnson</a> and the way she developed six different businesses from scratch (pretty much). Even though the way... 12 Laws for Creating Wealth | 8 | 13 weeks 24 min ago by Ruhm | 5 weeks 4 days ago by willkraft253 |
| What would be best to do for a sophomore summer if I hope to work for a startup after graduation? I'm a CS major.
Continue working on a mobile app startup and launch mid summer or go for an internship at a F500 tech company?... Startup tech jobs | 10 | 8 weeks 3 days ago by jackd9999 | 5 weeks 6 days ago by jackd9999 |
| For all those who are interesting in launching a product, <a href="http://blogs.wsj.com/accelerators/2013/04/09/neil-blumenthal-three-rules-for-pricing/?mod=google_news_blog&buffer_share=58a65&utm_source=buffer">this WSJ post</a> might have some sound advice for you.... The 3 Rules of Pricing by Neil Blumenthal | 0 | 6 weeks 1 day ago by Ruhm | n/a |
| I'm working on a mobile app startup as a non-tech founder, and will likely launch sometime early summer. Realistically, it could fail in a number of ways, but I was wondering how valuable being involved in a failed startup would be this summer vs doing something in boutique consulting if I... Experience in a failed startup | 2 | 8 weeks 2 days ago by wolverine2015 | 6 weeks 2 days ago by Jamin |
| I am currently at a Big 4 working in audit based in the UK. When in college I had an offer after an internship from a 2nd Tier IB in Corporate Finance. I enjoyed the work, disliked the highly unpredictable long hours and got good performance reviews. In the end I decided to get my ACA because long... Big4 Auditor to moving to corporate development/finance/strategy role in industry | 2 | 1 year 13 weeks ago by Big4oolery | 6 weeks 2 days ago by marathon218 |
| Has anyone heard back... Fitch Ratings Summer Associate Internship | 0 | 6 weeks 2 days ago by jamman92 | n/a |
| I've just gotten an offer for corporate restructuring at a big four firm and am just out of my undergrad course. I'm wondering if this would form a good basis for a career in places such as Blackstone Restructuring.
I've been looking all around for information on restructuring but... Corporate restructuring | 4 | 3 years 6 weeks ago by Astro | 6 weeks 5 days ago by Huron 2013... |
| A Wall Street Oasis topic has never inspired me as much as the thread posted two days ago titled, "Gas Station, Car Wash, Fast Food - Owning Unsexy Businesses.” If you haven’t read through it, I highly recommend you do. The post provides ideas for various unsexy, everyday businesses that... Luxury Yacht Rental and Water Sports in the Caribbean - Owning Sexy Businesses! | 1 | 6 weeks 6 days ago by Gatsby17 | 6 weeks 6 days ago by dest149 |
| Hello all,
I am graduating in May and starting in Big4 Audit. However, I would like to transfer out of Audit in 1/2 years in move into Financial Advisory/Transaction Advisory Services. My career goal, as of now, is to get MBA and then move into PE/Consulting.
I interned in Audit last summer... Networking outside your group | 2 | 7 weeks 22 hours ago by KingoftheRock | 7 weeks 17 hours ago by KingoftheRock |
| In the case that I cannot get a full-time offer for IBD in either bulge brackets, middle markets, or boutiques, I am thinking about applying for an econ masters program shortly after finishing undergrad. I don't know if WSO is the best place to ask about this, but I was wondering if anybody... Econ Grad School | 4 | 7 weeks 2 days ago by pryan2016 | 7 weeks 1 day ago by Boothorbust |
 | Why are most of the top Universities in America Liberal? Any thoughts on correlations? Or how could that cater to market movements?... Why are most of the top universities liberal? | 30 | 45 weeks 4 days ago by dynamite663 | 7 weeks 1 day ago by Ed Rossiter |
| It's my dream to live in a tropical third world country...and to make a solid American salary while doing so.
The power of the American dollar in some of these beautiful places is 5 or 10 times as great. Making $50,000 a year and living in one of these places would be like making $250,000... Highest Paying Jobs that you can do from home (via the internet)? | 44 | 1 year 10 weeks ago by blueadams | 7 weeks 5 days ago by leratobabedi |
| Which is... Moodys vs Metlife career growth opportunities for Technology professional | 0 | 7 weeks 5 days ago by prosasty | n/a |
| A lot of legends didn't have their shit together at 19, 20, or 21.
Too many people on here try to pass people off as commodities... GPA =
Top 25 etc.
It's not very difficult to see that these "bad students" are really smart people...they just didn't want to package... Successful People Who Were Bad Students | 20 | 1 year 2 weeks ago by Tommy Too-toned | 8 weeks 18 hours ago by Johnson |
| Hey Everyone,
After watching the coverage of the Goldman Sachs fiasco, it got me thinking... Senior SEC officials make 200K/yr, with awesome benefits, rock solid job security, and top notch networking... and they watch cool movies all day.
Sounds like a good gig to me...Anyone know what the... Working for the SEC? | 29 | 3 years 2 weeks ago by Snookie4President | 8 weeks 19 hours ago by butterfly1456 |
| ... a | 12 | 8 weeks 1 day ago by MinneapWannaBeBanker | 8 weeks 1 day ago by MinneapWannaBeBanker |
| Hi,
I'm thinking about pursuing a career in corporate FP&A and I was wondering what senior positions FP&A may lead to at the company. People on WSO like to shit on this stuff because it's not as high-profile and more vanilla than i-banking/consulting, but for those that are... Senior Positions in Corporate FP&A? | 19 | 2 years 13 weeks ago by Al Bundy | 8 weeks 4 days ago by Art.Vandelay |
