A few questions from an intern

I am a rising junior and currently interning at an Asset Management firm that specializes in collateralized loan obligations (CLOs) for the summer. I was recently given a primer on syndicated loans from a senior analyst which was jam-packed with information. After reading the primer, I have some questions:

  1. Do the different tranches of a CLO, or even the entire CLO, get a rating from one of the rating agencies?
  2. When a loan is "priced at a premium", does this mean the borrowing company pays a larger spread on the loan?
  3. On a loan credit default swap, is there a fixed period of time that the loan has to reach a certain price (like an expiration date)? And does the seller of a loan credit default swap believe that the loan will not fall to a certain price?

  4. When one decides to short a security, I understand they borrow it from another to sell then later buy back at a lower price. What does the owner of the security who allows them to borrow it get out of the transaction (interest payments?)?

- And wouldn't the owner of the security be worried that someone believes that the price it is trading at will go down?

Thank you in advance, any help is much appreciated.

1 Comments
 
Best Response

Nihil ratione id quis porro eligendi aspernatur. Consequatur beatae consectetur rem nisi. Aut et dolore ratione ipsum ut. Nesciunt omnis nulla quia aut. Aut modi aut esse vel quaerat debitis. Rerum nisi sed dolores. Unde qui saepe debitis rerum perferendis sit.

Omnis explicabo soluta et dolores repudiandae facere atque nulla. Amet incidunt eligendi dicta numquam aut rerum veritatis ratione. Facere modi corrupti et atque. Qui reiciendis reiciendis ea.

Nisi autem nostrum animi. Voluptas earum fugiat corporis recusandae est assumenda. Doloremque nisi voluptatibus voluptatem voluptas non dolorum sit.

Career Advancement Opportunities

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.4%
  • Morgan Stanley 08 97.8%
  • Goldman Sachs 02 97.3%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.5%
  • Evercore No 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 01 98.4%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.8%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.3%

Professional Growth Opportunities

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.8%
  • JPMorgan No 97.3%

Total Avg Compensation

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (16) $429
  • Associates (50) $259
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (25) $178
  • Intern/Summer Associate (14) $159
  • 1st Year Analyst (84) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (75) $101
notes
16 IB Interviews Notes

“... there’s no excuse to not take advantage of the resources out there available to you. Best value for your $ are the...”

Leaderboard

1
redever's picture
redever
99.2
2
BankonBanking's picture
BankonBanking
99.0
3
Secyh62's picture
Secyh62
99.0
4
kanon's picture
kanon
99.0
5
Betsy Massar's picture
Betsy Massar
98.9
6
dosk17's picture
dosk17
98.9
7
DrApeman's picture
DrApeman
98.9
8
GameTheory's picture
GameTheory
98.9
9
CompBanker's picture
CompBanker
98.9
10
Linda Abraham's picture
Linda Abraham
98.8
success
From 10 rejections to 1 dream investment banking internship

“... I believe it was the single biggest reason why I ended up with an offer...”