Equity Derivatives or Interest Rate Derivatives?

dvd56x — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 22:45:50 -0400

Anyone have any insight into which of these areas are still profitable in today's markets? Which would you rather be on?

S&T SA - Living alone or in double in EHS/NYU

dvd56x — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 02:00:18 -0400

I can either sublet a studio by myself or stay within a double in an EHS building (with an randomly assigned roomate). I'd prefer my own bedroom but I see how it might be beneficial to live around other interns in EHS especially if I don't know a lot of people to hang out with.

Thoughts on going into Mortgage Trading now

dvd56x — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 21:36:33 -0400

I'll be doing a summer rotation at a BB this summer. Out of all the desks (throwing market conditions aside), mortgages are the most interesting to me.

They say they'll still hire younger people but is it still a huge risk to take with my summer? (aka will this market ever get back to where it was or is the MBS CDO no longer going to exist the way we knew it before)?

Rumor that ML has $8 billion in writedowns coming up and laying off 10-15% of the I-Bank

dvd56x — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 19:18:14 -0400

This news really sucks:

http://dealbreaker.com/2008/03/sold_bear_stearns_tshirt_gone.php

Various Derivative Trader Pay/Hours

dvd56x — Sun, 02 Mar 2008 18:03:01 -0500

I'll be doing a S&T internship this summer - looking at derivative and structured products (more quantitative) desks. What are the difference in pay and hours for equity derivatives, interest rate derivatives, credit derivatives, any other derivative i'm missing?

DB not giving housing bonus?

dvd56x — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 01:19:35 -0500

Paying 60k like street with some weird overtime system that diminishes with hours worked. should no housing bonus be a huge turnoff?

Final Choice for Summer S&T Jobs - ML, DB

dvd56x — Sat, 23 Feb 2008 00:03:25 -0500

I have it down to these 2 firms in New York. I'm interested in FI Trading (so I think now). I know DB may have the better reputation in that area (mostly in Europe) but the Merrill name means much more in the US. This would mean something if I don't love my job and decide to pursue other options a few years down the road.

What would you do?

Choice of Offers - DB, ML, LB

dvd56x — Sun, 17 Feb 2008 03:42:46 -0500

For the summer analyst position, what should I choose and why? They are all for trading in NYC.

Capital Markets vs. S&T

dvd56x — Sat, 16 Feb 2008 00:31:29 -0500

I know DCM/ECM is an intermediary role between banking and trading. Sit on trading floor. semi-faced paced environment. I'm trying to decide what's better for me. I've been on trading floors and like the environment, I'm just not sure if you have to be stone cold regarding your ability to take risk to be a good trader.

What's a good number of BB first rounds to have?

dvd56x — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 22:43:26 -0500

in order to get at least 1 offer? Are the odds such that you need like 10, or will 4 suffice?