Investment banking is comprised of three main areas: investment banking division (IBD), sales and trading (S&T), and asset management. The large global banks typically offer all three services, with smaller banks usually focusing more on the investment banking division side covering advisory and mergers and acquisitions (M&A). Learn More
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Investment Banking
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Welcome to the Wall Street Oasis Recommended Reading list for Investment Banking. Please e-mail [email protected] if you think we should add in additional publications to our Recommended Reading. If you are interested, please also feel free to click here for a brief explanation of the 2008 financial crisis. Learn More
The Wall Street Oasis Company Database includes thousands of financial firms, including investment banks. This database allows you to filter and search by zip code, industry and keyword. Included in the database are thousands of compensation data points as well as company reviews and interview insights by firm. Please click here to check it out: WSO Company Database
Sales & Trading
Trading is one of the key features of the global financial economy. It creates liquidity across the financial markets, is one of the main sources of profit for investment banks and is done by many institutions (investment banks, hedge funds, commodity companies etc.). Traders tend to use technical and fundamental analysis to price assets and to attempt to predict the future movements. Learn More
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Welcome to the Wall Street Oasis Reading List for Trading. Please email [email protected] if you think we should add in additional publications to our Recommended Reading. Learn More
The Wall Street Oasis Company Database includes thousands of financial firms, including trading firms. This database allows you to filter and search by zip code, industry and keyword. Included in the database are thousands of compensation data points as well as company reviews and interview insights by firm. Please click here to check it out: WSO Company Database
Real Estate
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The Wall Street Oasis Company Database includes thousands of financial firms, including those specialising in real estate. This database allows you to filter and search by zip code, industry and keyword. Included in the database are thousands of compensation data points as well as company reviews and interview insights by firm. Please click here to check it out: WSO Company Database
Management Consulting
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Welcome to the Wall Street Oasis Reading List for Consulting. Please email [email protected] if you think we should add in additional publications to our Recommended Reading. Learn More
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The Wall Street Oasis Company Database includes thousands of financial firms, including consulting firms. This database allows you to filter and search by zip code, industry and keyword. Included in the database are thousands of compensation data points as well as company reviews and interview insights by firm. Please click here to check it out: WSO Company Database
Private Equity
Private Equity is one of the most vaunted types of work in finance. The typical route into private equity is after having spent 2 years at a top investment bank and / or completing an MBA at a top business school. For an excellent insight into the Private Equity world, read “Barbarians at the Gate” which details the LBO of R.J.R. Nabisco by KKR in the 1980s. Learn More
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Welcome to the Wall Street Oasis Reading List for Private Equity. Please email [email protected] if you think we should add in additional publications to our Recommended Reading. Learn More
The Wall Street Oasis Company Database includes thousands of financial firms, including private equity firms. This database allows you to filter and search by zip code, industry and keyword. Included in the database are thousands of compensation data points as well as company reviews and interview insights by firm. Please click here to check it out: WSO Company Database
Hedge Fund
Hedge Funds are a frequently misunderstood area of finance, yet they are one of the main movers of global markets and one of the key influencers of global liquidity. In order to join a hedge fund it is usually necessary to have experience in either trading, equity research or investment banking experience, although some hedge funds do recruit directly out of graduate school. Learn More
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Welcome to the Wall Street Oasis Reading List for Hedge Funds. Please email [email protected] if you think we should add in additional publications to our Recommended Reading. Learn More
The Wall Street Oasis Company Database includes thousands of financial firms, including hedge funds. This database allows you to filter and search by zip code, industry and keyword. Included in the database are thousands of compensation data points as well as company reviews and interview insights by firm. Please click here to check it out: WSO Company Database
Equity Research
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Welcome to the Wall Street Oasis Reading List for Equity Research. Please email [email protected] if you think we should add in additional publications to our Recommended Reading. Learn More
The Wall Street Oasis Company Database includes thousands of financial firms, including equity research firms. This database allows you to filter and search by zip code, industry and keyword. Included in the database are thousands of compensation data points as well as company reviews and interview insights by firm. Please click here to check it out: WSO Company Database
Venture Capital
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Welcome to the Wall Street Oasis Reading List for Venture Capital. Please email [email protected] if you think we should add in additional publications to our Recommended Reading. Learn More
The Wall Street Oasis Company Database includes thousands of financial firms, including venture capital firms. This database allows you to filter and search by zip code, industry and keyword. Included in the database are thousands of compensation data points as well as company reviews and interview insights by firm. Please click here to check it out: WSO Company Database
Asset Management
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Welcome to the Wall Street Oasis Reading List for Asset Management. Please email [email protected] if you think we should add in additional publications to our Recommended Reading. Learn More
The Wall Street Oasis Company Database includes thousands of financial firms, including asset management firms. This database allows you to filter and search by zip code, industry and keyword. Included in the database are thousands of compensation data points as well as company reviews and interview insights by firm. Please click here to check it out: WSO Company Database
Corporate Careers
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Welcome to the Wall Street Oasis Reading List for Corporate Careers. Please email [email protected] if you think we should add in additional publications to our Recommended Reading. Learn More
The Wall Street Oasis Company Database includes thousands of financial firms, including F500 firms. This database allows you to filter and search by zip code, industry and keyword. Included in the database are thousands of compensation data points as well as company reviews and interview insights by firm. Please click here to check it out: WSO Company Database
