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I Banking vs. Trading - What do you learn?

by FinanceWiz (Monkey, 44 Banana Points Points) on 3/24/08 at 11:01pm

What are the differences in the skill sets that you pick up from doing 2 years of analyst work for an I Bank vs. doing trading?

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iambateman's picture

HUGE generalization but

by iambateman Certified User(Gorilla, 731 Banana Points Points) on 3/25/08 at 8:01am

HUGE generalization but banking you learn more about how deals are done and fundamental analysis while trading you learn more about markets and your specific product

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is it

by chilloutman (Monkey, 44 Banana Points Points) on 3/25/08 at 8:25am

Easier to go from M&A ---> S&T rather than S&T---> M&A after 2 yrs?

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generally yes, but why would

by iambateman Certified User(Gorilla, 731 Banana Points Points) on 3/25/08 at 10:13am

generally yes, but why would anyone ever want to go from S&T to m&a?