Hey everoyne, so i recently just began reading WSO regularly, and I have to ask: just what the heck do all these acronyms mean?! I'm trying to figure out what people mean when they just type worked at EB/MM/BB and stuff. I recently just learned IBD = Investment Banking Division. So let me in on this secret and type in literally any acronym you can think of.
Edit: Yup, expeted to get shat on.
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EB= Elite Boutique (Lazard, Evercore, Moelis) BB= Bulge Bracket (GS,MS,JPM,DB,UBS) MM= Middle Market (Ray J, Jeff, Piper, etc too many to name)
DB no longer a BB
Wait, really?
Fr?? What's its best comp bank? Jeff? Piper?
Thank you!!
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MS=Michael Scott JPM=Just PM CS=Computer Science GS=Guggenheim Securities BAML=Bank Anti Money Laundering UBS=Union Bostal Service DB=Denver Broncos
Finally, some clarification. I've been using those acronyms wrong all these years.
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LIGMA
Low interest government mandated assets
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