Gotham Consulting Partners

gimmearedbull — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 02:42:09 -0400

Hi all. Does anyone have any information on this PE consulting firm? If one joins the firm, are there exit ops to PE (maybe in 10 years when the market picks up)? Are they comparable to Bain's PEG or can they not be mentioned in the same sentence?

quickest way to learn excel

gimmearedbull — Tue, 20 May 2008 14:18:10 -0400

hi, before my internship starts in a couple of weeks i'd like to familiarize myself with excel. are there any free online courses or tutorials with a focus on financial modeling?

thanks

Is it crucial to understand what you're trading?

gimmearedbull — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 16:15:20 -0400

I'm talking mostly about pricing. Let's say you're trading equity options at a BB. Do you need to understand how they are priced? If you take a sample of 100 option traders, how many of them understand would understand the black scholes formula? how many of them would know how to price an option using a binomial tree? Put-call parity?

Is this HR email shady?

gimmearedbull — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 14:05:35 -0500

Kind of a strange situation; I got an email several days ago inviting me to interview with a middle market p/e shop for a summer analyst position. I'd already accepted a position at this point so I emailed them back saying I unfortunately accepted an offer. They replied back and wished me the best of luck.

Did anyone make a tough career decision this year?

gimmearedbull — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 20:38:36 -0500

Hi. I'm sure some people here made a crucial decision this year whether or not they wanted to pursue a career at a Hedge Fund or IB/S&T Group, whether it was for the summer or for full time. I know for myself I agonized over the decision for several weeks, despite it only being a summer analyst position. I have wanted to go into banking for a long while, but I also love the excitement of trading.

so what happens if HR knows you're choosing another firm?

gimmearedbull — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 14:53:46 -0500

So I've read that you're supposed to keep mum about what firm you're choosing. In my case I was stupid when deciding between offers. When HR from one bank asked me why I was taking so long I told them I was choosing between two banks, and gave her the names. I rejected the offer from the HR person, and she was pissed.

Summer Trading -> Full Time P/E?

gimmearedbull — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 12:53:44 -0500

Does anyone know if transitioning from a top summer trading position to a full time is possible?

how long to get offer

gimmearedbull — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 17:46:14 -0500

Hi,
I had a final round with my top choice yesterday afternoon (MS/GS) and still haven't heard back. Does that mean I'm pretty much dinged? What's the general timeframe- same day, or is there a possibility that they would contact me the next day (i guess i have a few more hours to go before today officially ends)

Taking Merrill over M/B/B?

gimmearedbull — Sun, 27 Jan 2008 08:38:23 -0500

I have been fortunate enough to receive an offer at ML IBD as well as an M/B/B consulting firm. I never really considered consulting as a career, but a lot of my friends are incredulous that I would pass up the opportunity to work at MBB. ML isn't a total wow firm but it's definitely respectable.

Final Rounds for Non-Finance Majors

gimmearedbull — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 17:48:27 -0500

Hi. I've been hearing so much about finance questions being asked during superdays. I know the basics such of accounting and finance, but I'm not a finance major (though Econ & Math). What constitutes having a finance background? Being a finance major? What if one has only taken an introduction to accounting and an intro to finance course?