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EQ Derivs Structuring Interview
Hi Guys, As the title suggest I have a scheduled interview for an equity derivatives structuring (exotics and hybrids, level is analyst 1) position and I was hoping you could give me some advice on what to revise/prepare on. What I have been focusing on until now has been being up to date with...
Strategy for Choosing Desks S&T SA
Hi everybody, I'm an incoming SA at a BB for S&T in London. The firm allows SAs to suggest their desk preferences for rotation. There are 5/6 desks I know that want to try, across equity and FICC, but I'm unsure of the best way to proceed, though I know the desks will be in competition with the...
Equity Exotics Sales: How to do well as an associate?
Landed an associate role after switching to another bank, mainly covering institutional clients. Would love to gather some ideas on how to do well at this level! :) Some questions I currently have are: 1. When flow exotics are quite standardized (e.g. yield enhancements involving embedded short...
GS equity derivatives off-cycle
I am currently in the 1st round of the Goldman Sachs Equity derivatives structuring off-cycle internship. I had a few questions regarding the role, hiring process, etc 1. There is a coding question in the 1st round assignment. What are projects/tasks in which python is used? 2. How many rounds of...
RMG trader?
What kind of trading is it and is it FO ? What's the pay/bonus/exit opp, etc? https://www.efinancialcareers.co.uk/jobs-UK-Londo… RMG Equities TradingThis role is deemed as a Certified role under the PRA & UK Financial Conduct Authority - Individual Accountabilities Regulations and may require the...
Q&A: Equity Derivatives Trader
Background: Current Equity Derivatives Trader at an Amsterdam Market Maker Firm, previously quantitative analyst at IB for 2 years in the exotic business- Graduate in pure mathematics, with specialization in probability and finance Highly skilled in derivatives pricing, trading, modelling,...
As vague as it sounds, how do I "get good" at this job...? *details below*
So, I'm in a little bit of a bind at the moment. After the long, non-linear 6 years it took me to complete undergrad due to switching majors halfway through (from business to math&econ) and delaying my graduation twice to get the front office summer analyst gig I needed if I wanted a chance at full...
Equity Derivatives Interview - Structuring Team
Hi all! I am having an interview with Societe Generale for a intern position within the Structuring Team (quant position). What should I prepare for this interview (technical questions, brainteasers, etc.)? What books do you recommend to study about Greeks, brainteasers and in general for quant...
Equity Derivatives Summer Internship
I would embrace any opportunity to learn about and be in proximity to equity derivatives trading/strategy in an institutional setting. I'm a math major and I have been trading equity and index options (mainly tech stock options, VIX products, and VIX) since volmageddon last February. I am reaching...
Equity derivative products
Hello team, I wondered if anyone can give any real-life explanation on any of the following equity based products: - FVAs - Swaptions - Corridor Varswap - synthetic covariance swap - Geometric dispersion - CVS - Quanto option - Correlation swap Input would be much appreciated and could even spark a...
Equity derivatives sales/structuring dying on wall street?
Thought eqt and S&T in general were dying? Long term pro/con of biz @ BB . Sr. Lvl Feedback pls.
Structuring vs Equity Research
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Rewind - My path to Director in 5 years (Equity Derivatives) + Q&A
In case you missed our March 31st webinar entitled "My path to Director in 5 years (Equity Derivatives)" , have no fear. The full recording of the webinar can be found below (free for only 24 hours and then it goes into our video library ). Do you want to a 1 on 1 mentoring session with JP? Click...
half sales / half product mng : where to?
there was a friend of mine (EU based) who was wondering whether to take a job which is an hybrid role dealing with the product development in the equity derivatives space (coming up with new ideas and the whole life cycle of the product) with a mix of sales/post sales entailing the network of the...
C.E.D.
I'm not very familiar with the Corporate Equity DErivatives division, Can anyone help me with this? What do Investment Bankers in this division do exactly? Thanks in advance!
BB derivatives trading analyst - buyside opps?
Hi all, I recently accepted an offer as an incoming analyst at a BB for equity derivatives trading . What is the outlook for buyside recruiting down the road in this role? Should I vie for the more structured/quanty side (exotics, var /vol swaps)? Should I get into more macro products (index) or...
Best sell side equity derivatives desks?
Just curious how the banks rank in terms of equity derivatives flow. Read somewhere that SocGen actually dominates the space - what about amongst the American banks? And where would be an ideal place to start ?
ECM & Equity Derivatives Help
Guys, I've got my last round of interviews at an IB shop in their ECM group for an Analyst position. They're about 20 people total split like 12ECM/8EqD. Out of the 5 total people I've met, Only 1 of them was primarily focused on Derivatives...Keep in mind both groups have the same head so they do a...
Interview with the Head of Equity Derivatives Sales - (Part 2/2)
The following is part two of an interview I did with the Head of Equity Derivatives Sales at a bank in the UK. See Part 1 Here General Advice What is the one tip you would give to current students (ugrad and/or grad students) to help them succeed? You are nothing - do not be an arrogant twat. What...
Interview with the Head of Equity Derivatives Sales - (Part 1/2)
The following is an interview I did with the Head of Equity Derivatives Sales at a bank in the UK: What is your job title? I work in Flow Equity Derivatives. What are previous positions you have held and how many years of experience do you have? 5 years not including internships . I have always done...
On Greg Smith, Goldman Sachs, and a Perp Walk Down Memory Lane
I'm changing things up a bit today by posting a new piece written by Ledgerdemath author Omer Rosen. It's running concurrently on the Huffington Post, but Omer not only gave me permission to run it on WSO, he's also going to field any questions or comments you guys might have. Without further ado,...
Equity Derivs vs Convertibles - Exit Opps into Global Macro?
Hi I was wondering if anyone could shed some light on which of these (equity derivs or convertibles trading ) would provide a better exit opportunity into the buyside, specifically global macro HFs??
Volume gone, volatility flat - so what does everyone think can solve this?
In nearly all markets (and I'm talking from an equity and index derivatives angle mainly, personally), volume is at a trickle, volatility is flat, spreads are tight as a gnat's arse, and there seems to be no hope on the horizon. Market makers are finding it very hard (and if they disappear, along...
equity derivatives sales interview tips?
I have an interview coming up for a junior equity derivatives sales position - what kind of questions should I expect? Would it be more technical in nature or more geared towards 'sales fit'? Any tips will be appreciated - thanks!
Prep for an Equity Derivatives desk?
Hi all! I have a pretty good idea of the two or three desks I have a chance of being placed on for my sales internship at a BB this summer and while I am comfortable with most of the possibilities, I cannot say the same for one of them - Equity Derivatives. At this point I have only taken...
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