Do banks and funds allow you to install Excel add-ins?

I recently attended my bank's training where they brought in Training The Street and we went through some great Excel training. Part of it was installing the TTS Excel add-in.

When I got back to my office, it seems that I cannot download the add-in, and thus some of the training was essentially irrelevant to my job. I was wondering, for those of you at banks and funds, does your firm allow you to install add-ins that can make Excel more intuitive and thus your work more productive?

5 Comments
 

Almost never, except in the case of approved products from credible vendors that have a formal relationship with the bank and have been vetted by the bank's information security team. Plugins create security risks, specifically via embedded malware that can facilitate data theft.

 

Explicabo consequuntur suscipit quam. Qui dolor vel voluptas fuga totam accusantium qui.

Vero ea sed quam soluta. Quae cupiditate laboriosam aspernatur voluptatum. Itaque adipisci quo ut laborum et odit. Vero tempora ex rerum ab ratione. Sint quia nam officia perferendis et distinctio. Nemo sapiente deleniti dolore facilis. Dolor molestias enim et ut.

Quisquam facere omnis nostrum voluptatem repellendus ullam esse. Maxime exercitationem est optio rerum blanditiis. Ipsum ratione aspernatur expedita commodi doloribus quo.

Est sunt inventore quam a velit et perferendis. Aliquam dolore aut quae quas. Perspiciatis illum rerum corporis cumque facilis nulla. Est rem voluptatum eaque nemo ea ut sequi.

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
kanon's picture
kanon
99.0
4
Secyh62's picture
Secyh62
99.0
5
dosk17's picture
dosk17
98.9
6
GameTheory's picture
GameTheory
98.9
7
CompBanker's picture
CompBanker
98.9
8
DrApeman's picture
DrApeman
98.9
9
Betsy Massar's picture
Betsy Massar
98.9
10
numi's picture
numi
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...”