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 | I just got off the waiting list for an interview with them at my school! What's their reputation?
Buddy told me they will ask me what I want to do (sales vs. trading). Leaning toward sales, but what sort of exit opps can I get out of fixed income sales? Will I have to stay with that... Credit Suisse Fixed Income | 3 | 4 years 32 weeks ago by Ratatouille | 4 years 32 weeks ago by yesman |
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just got a call from HR @ my BB, alerting me that my base salary for 2009 (when I will start) will now be 70k, not the 60k contract I signed. They told me all analysts will receive this pay raise.
needless to say, this was the last call i ever expected to get. i'm still holding... Just got a raise from my BB | 23 | 4 years 33 weeks ago by Jay Buhner was sweet | 4 years 32 weeks ago by Shake |
| Hey all, I was wondering if anyone could give me some insight into Libertas Partners' reputation. I don't know much about them other than they've had some favorable press releases and they do/did alot of high yield and CDO... Libertas Partners | 0 | 4 years 32 weeks ago by pttp07 | n/a |
| I'm looking for books about trading, with an emphasis on the products being traded. That is, I'm not looking for something like Liar's Poker or When Genius Failed, but rather on futures contracts, options, etc. On that note, are there any commonly used books in training programs... Books on traded products | 5 | 4 years 33 weeks ago by herooftimeloz | 4 years 32 weeks ago by aachimp |
| I recently started as a first year analyst on a structured credit trading desk. As a brash decision when things started to go south, I accepted my offer quickly last fall for security. The desk wasn't really what I was into but it was better than what most of my friends ended up doing.
It... How Soon is Too Soon to Switch? | 0 | 4 years 32 weeks ago by ilpalazzo | n/a |
| How has the financial crisis affected S&T internship prospects, specifically at GS and MS in Asia Pacific? I heard IBD hasn't been affected nearly as much.... S&T Prospects? | 0 | 4 years 32 weeks ago by Chimpy | n/a |
| I have an interview with Societe Generale FICC for a quantitative analyst position. I know a decent amount about options and I guess I know sort of know the basics about the market, but i don't know that much about FICC stuff in general. I mean should I have a canned answer as to where I... Societe Generale FICC Quant team?/Know currencies? | 2 | 4 years 33 weeks ago by searchingforbananas | 4 years 33 weeks ago by nauru |
| Following the 226-207 vote by the House against the infamous “bailout” , the <a href="http://www.businessweek.com/investor/content/sep2008/pi20080929_748797.htm?campaign_id=rss_topStories
">market plummeted</a> over 700 points today, leaving investers sufficiently stunned... Another Black Monday | 2 | 4 years 33 weeks ago by affluenza | 4 years 33 weeks ago by trade4size |
| data from oanda.com
Wednesday, September 26, 2007
1 US Dollar = 0.70934 Euro
1 Euro (EUR) = 1.40977 US Dollar (USD)
Friday, September 26, 2008
1 US Dollar = 0.68155 Euro
1 Euro (EUR) = 1.46725 US Dollar (USD)
...taking bets on what the exchange rate will be in September 2009 if the... Any Takers? | 0 | 4 years 33 weeks ago by Cornelius | n/a |
| According to an article on thedeal.com
[quote]The Federal Trade Commission has acknowledged it's probably not a good idea to improvise when it comes to challenging mergers.[/quote]
Thank you Captain Obvious. In other news, the FDA advised consumers not to drink turpentine. Is this... Are they kidding with this one??? | 0 | 4 years 33 weeks ago by affluenza | n/a |
| How ironic....
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http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/china-oks-short-selling-margin-lending/story.aspx?guid={604C826D-2BEF-4C37-BC69-15192C2491B2}
HONG KONG (MarketWatch) -- China's cabinet has agreed to let investors sell borrowed stock as well as allow them to... China Oks short-selling | 0 | 4 years 33 weeks ago by consolas | n/a |
| Would working at an exchange be a good place to start for someone wanting to go into trading. I am thinking that working in a products group or technology group would lead to a pretty good idea of understanding pricing, trading platforms, etc. Just a thought. Any feedback would be greatly... Exchange Jobs | 0 | 4 years 33 weeks ago by cunninglinguists | n/a |
| Is it appropriate for former SAs interviewing for full-time to have a "representative transactions" section on their resume or is that too... representative tranasctions section for SAs | 2 | 4 years 33 weeks ago by jim3481 | 4 years 33 weeks ago by Cornelius |
| I go to a non-target school and I am trying to get a job as a trader at a BB. I am looking into taking the first 4 actuarial exams as a way to gain a more quantitative/technical understanding of the markets. How do banks view candidates who have passed actuary exams and are the exams applicable... Actuary to Trader | 11 | 4 years 41 weeks ago by Walter Sobchak | 4 years 33 weeks ago by raj |
| Im looking into the lightspeed trading platform for my DMA equity trading. I have used Etrade (what a fucking joke), and interactive brokers for equity trading but neither of them are a real good full platform for active traders.
This is a stretch but does anyone have any experience with... Lightspeed Platform | 3 | 4 years 34 weeks ago by trade4size | 4 years 34 weeks ago by Revsly |
| I have an interview for the s&t role on a public finance desk at a bb, basically trading munis. Can someone who is familiar with trading munis talk about whether this is a good area to trade? From my understanding, some people look down at pub fin and trading... Muni Trading | 0 | 4 years 34 weeks ago by falcon111 | n/a |
| anyone have experience with this? ... DRW Phone Interview | 1 | 4 years 34 weeks ago by aachimp | 4 years 34 weeks ago by PnL |
| Rumor has it that Lehman SA's will have all offers honored by new CEO Bob Diamond.
Anyone heard of something... Lehman Brothers Summer Analyst Offers | 8 | 4 years 34 weeks ago by MrMiyagi | 4 years 34 weeks ago by yesman |
| With Monday’s market numbers tanking another 370 points, I was surprised this morning to see a list of 7 stocks that managed to not only stay afloat, but were actually up at least 10%:
[quote=Seeking Alpha]
• Synutra International, Inc. (SYUT)
• Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited (FFH)... A few diamonds in the rough for you | 5 | 4 years 34 weeks ago by affluenza | 4 years 34 weeks ago by affluenza |
| as ive mentioned before...ive been gone awhile. did i miss the discussion for or against the presidential candidates or are we limiting that discussion on wso? im just curious to know positions and justifications from a wall street perspective, which as we all know typically sides republican,... Lets Talk Wall Street Politics | 4 | 4 years 34 weeks ago by wintonheights | 4 years 34 weeks ago by yesman |
| Anyone have anyinput on the types of questions that any of these banks will be asking?
Or anyinput at... CIBC & BMO Sales & Trading - Canada | 0 | 4 years 34 weeks ago by Trader | n/a |
| Suppose I buy a call option on Company X, and if Company X gets acquired by Company Y, what happens to my call?
If it's a cash deal, I'd suppose I have to exercise it straight away rite, since there would be no stock left for me to call after the merger.
What if it's a stock... Question on call options.... | 1 | 4 years 34 weeks ago by Newbie_banker | 4 years 34 weeks ago by jmanner |
| and oh so much more. I just need to vent.
In capitalistic markets, the consequence of poor business decisions are losses, and for catastrophic decisions, bankruptcy. At which point does the government get to redefine the lower range of free markets after allowing its upper excesses? The... "Fed" Up With The Ambiguity of "Too Big To Fail" | 8 | 4 years 35 weeks ago by wintonheights | 4 years 34 weeks ago by wintonheights |
| Has anyone taken the Optiver numerical test? The main page just says a series of basic math calculations. The test is supposed to last for 8 minutes.
If anyone's taken this before, I would really appreciate an overview of what its like. Do you need to bring a... Optiver Numerical Test | 1 | 4 years 34 weeks ago by MadCatz | 4 years 34 weeks ago by j-rad |
| Whoever said China, the largest communist country in the world, has a free-er market than the US was dead on. The last time the NYSE banned short-selling, they had to repeal it two days after because it was artificially raising prices (no fucking way!).
What next? Reinstate the uptick... SEC Bans Shorting of Financials | 7 | 4 years 34 weeks ago by aachimp | 4 years 34 weeks ago by carfield |
