Which parts of WSO technical guide is relevant?

I have an unexpected final round interview coming up next week for an IBD summer analyst position at a BB bank (think Citi/BAML/UBS). Unfortunately, I have not studied much for technicals, and I am just beginning to read the WSO technical guide to prepare.

For those who went through SA recruiting at BB, what kind of technicals can one expect? A little background: summer boutique M&A experience from a semi-target southern public school with no business school experience.

Obviously, I can expect to be asked about sections "Accounting, Finance, Valuation" and "Mergers and Acquisitions." Am I also expected to know the sections "Stocks", "Bonds and Interest Rates", "Currencies", "Options/Derivatives"? These sections seem a little bit irrelevant, but I could be entirely wrong.

Thanks so much! Much appreciated!

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you are correct to focus primarily on "Accounting, Finance, Valuation" and "Mergers and Acquisitions" the most since it sounds like you are interviewing for a standard FO IB role...that being said, we have heard of bankers ask undergrads questions about the market, stocks, bonds, interest rates, currencies, options/derivatives...macroeconomic trends are specifically fair game to see how well read you are.

They won't be as frequent as a standard S&T interview, but they do come up, so it's best to be ready just in case.

Best of Luck! Patrick

 

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