WHICH DO I PICK?! RBC IBD OR BARCLAYS IBD - BOTH NY OFFICES

Hey everyone. Need to decide between these 2 banks asap! Which one is better and why? (Mainly focused on exit opps) Also, I know P&U is considered the best group at Barclays - what are some of the best groups at RBC? Thanks for your help!

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If you look at the tables on bloomberg it actually depends on group, in general Barclays is a little stronger than RBC but certain teams at RBC are winning. Also RBC has been on the come up and imo if you consider WF a BB then RBC is, RBC is better than most WF teams anyway. Also many of the RBC guys have placed well.

I would say depends on fit IMO, there is a slight difference between the banks buy youre probably going to get a similar/same experience.

 

This is the kind of question where if you have to ask, go with the bigger name.

There's plenty of great reasons why you would want to go with a MM or even local boutique over a BB. Those reasons are also ones where if they apply you probably aren't posting on the internet asking about what you should do.

 

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