+23 Incoming ER Associate - any tips/info/words of wisdom? 8 7mo
0 Which is the better way to get a referral? Cold emailing stock pitch vs. network thru Linkedin coffee chats (No stock pitch) 2 7mo
0 Cantor Comp 2 7mo
0 Which is the better way to get a referral? Cold emailing stock pitch vs. network thru Linkedin coffee chats (No stock pitch) 1 7mo
+2 ER weekend policies 4 7mo
+10 Equity Sales - Exits? 7 7mo
0 Is it a bad idea to pitch a short to equity research analysts? 3 7mo
+6 Scenario Analysis, Market Trend, and Quant Questions 1 7mo
+7 FactSet Help wanted 1 7mo
+1 How do PhDs get experience for biotech business roles (equity research)? 2 7mo
+42 Best firms in Equity Research (Help Please) 45 7mo
0 Lost and need advice 1 7mo
+8 Seeking Input on an Investment Thesis Based on “AI Readiness” 4 7mo
+7 UBS ~20% headcount cuts + Post-Christmas rally — is this signaling a structural shift or just headline risk? 1 7mo
+9 HEC Paris MIF – Capital Markets or Corporate Finance for ER? 1 7mo
0 J.P. Morgan London Equity Research Summer Internship 2 7mo
+215 Ask a VP in Equity Research anything 111 8mo
0 Jefferies Research Modeling Test Information? 4 8mo
+3 Modeling a company that recently IPOed 3 8mo
0 Oppenheimer ER SA 2026 4 8mo
0 How to find smaller independent equity research firms? 1 8mo
+9 Innovation Ecosystem, Empowering Growth 1 8mo
+9 Is Quant sell-side research possible with my credentials? 1 8mo
+9 Every great beginning stems from a shared vision and a collective aspiration of "us." 1 8mo
0 JPM/Barclays/BAML London ER 2 8mo
+12 Outsourced IR firms 1 8mo
+13 Technicals to Focus on for ER? 12 8mo
0 Thoughts on TD or TD Securities? 1 8mo
+9 Other Equity Research Internship Experiences 1 8mo
+7 Assignment Writers Researching About Stock 1 8mo
+8 Thoughts on KBRA 5 8mo
+3 How long does it take to hear back after final round for lateral hire? 2 8mo
+3 comparing companies with FYE 31 Aug vs 31 Oct 2 8mo
+9 ER Associate Timeline at EB 3 8mo
0 Asset Management MO vs. IB regional boutique for FT ER? 1 8mo
+13 Ai is Infecting All of ER 6 8mo
+28 Trading prestige for sanity…worth it? 6 8mo
0 How to best break into ER 1 8mo
+3 Oppenheimer Interview ER 5 8mo
+17 Trading things other than stocks and bonds. 7 8mo
0 Questions to Expect in First Round 30min Interview 1 8mo
0 UBS Sophomore Programs and UBS/Lazard ER SA 2026 1 8mo
+25 Non-conventional exits from ER 4 8mo
+6 How do firms keep track of events that affect their holdings? [I'm from a Data background] 1 8mo
+25 Including Stock Thesis in Email 12 8mo
0 Goldman Sachs Global Investment Research Off-cycle London conversions 1 8mo
+7 Is VP/Director in ER worth it without stock coverage 7 8mo
+6 Struggling With Increased Responsibility 1 8mo
+10 Reach out to Analyst? 6 9mo
+3 Fidelity ER SA 2026 11 9mo
0 RBC Equity Research Phone Interview 1 9mo
0 Wolfe Consumer Research Role 2 9mo
+98 Is sell side ER as bad as people portray it? 42 9mo
0 I built an AI copilot to kill the “10-K weekend grind.” Want to sanity-check it? 3 9mo
+3 Deutsche Bank Equity Research Superday 10 9mo
0 DB company research graduate program 3 9mo
0 Wolfe Research Technical Analysis Team? 2 9mo
+7 Stay in boutique ER or move to ranked II BB team to get to buyside 4 9mo
0 5 interviews with GS, no response heard 1 9mo
+19 Trying to Break into ER 12 9mo
0 Bernstein ER 0 9mo
+9 Messaging clients to get a job 4 9mo
0 Balyasny Interview Process 2 9mo
0 UBS ER AC SA 2026 London 1 9mo
+15 Evercore Modeling Assessment 3 9mo
+3 Fidelity ER AC Updates 4 9mo
+6 ER Exits 1 9mo
+11 Internship: BB ER in Tokyo vs L/S in NY 4 9mo
0 Equity Research Associate Interview Prep 1 9mo
+18 Sector coverage - specialist vs generalist 6 10mo
+39 ER graduate/AN1 comp in London 42 10mo
0 Biochem/Chemical Bio or Chem PhD for Biotech ER? 3 10mo
+6 Advice to Make Yourself Competitive Transitioning from Client Facing SA Stint to ER? 1 10mo
+2 Where do broker rating changes originate (primary sources)? How to access them with minimal latency? 1 10mo
0 Deutsche Bank Company (Equity) Research SA 2026 2 10mo
+2 Earnings Week and Recruiting 2 10mo
0 What Do Equity Research Analysts Actually Do at Market Makers? 1 10mo
+7 Five Years After Leaving ER: From the Dream Job to the Chopping Block 6 10mo
+1 When to reach out for FT recruiting 2 10mo
0 Equity Research Technicals 2 10mo
+3 How many stocks for ER interviews? 2 10mo
0 Series exam for ER 3 10mo
+9 Whe can I find free Equity Research Reports? 6 10mo
+6 SIG and Bernstein FT 2 10mo
0 Equity research 1 10mo
0 How long should I wait before accepting I got dinged? 2 10mo
+9 Optiver Grad Equity Analyst Technical Interview 2 10mo
+22 RE > ER 7 10mo
+11 Changing firms for location? 11 10mo
0 Equity Research Recruiting Timeline + Off Cycle Opps 3 10mo
+8 Equity Research at Market Maker 4 10mo
0 Greetings 1 10mo
0 2026 grad FT recruiting 4 10mo
0 Odds Post Graduation 2 10mo
0 Options data in ER 1 10mo
+11 Gave up on licensing 12 10mo
0 Susquehanna Equity Research? 1 11mo
0 Barclays FT ER 1 11mo
+18 Does the course you study matter or is the university more important 13 11mo
+10 Career Advice 3 11mo

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