I think the only downside here is the timing. I know if I was a trader watching a trade I'd put on like a hawk and some kid was pestering me I'd get pissed off.

But bberg chat is fun enough that I would probably reply to a random who started talking to me just out of curiosity. You should give it a shot, not much to lose.

 
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I think the only downside here is the timing. I know if I was a trader watching a trade I'd put on like a hawk and some kid was pestering me I'd get pissed off.

But bberg chat is fun enough that I would probably reply to a random who started talking to me just out of curiosity. You should give it a shot, not much to lose.

thats basically what i was worried about.. didnt want to be a pest.. yea ill definitely try it out... thanks! :)

 

dude please dont abuse bloomberg chat.. the last thing i need is some prick who i dont know annoying me on my primary source of information Email, phone me whatever but DONT YOU MESS WITH MY BBG

 

I have to disagree with comments posted above. Although you have better luck emailing traders through company emails, Bloomberg can work. This is especially true if you email higher up in companies like global heads/ceos and hedge fund managers whose secretaries screen there emails first.

For instance my university has a Bloomberg email and I have talked to some very successful hedge fund managers (think guys on Forbes list) by sending them emails through there Bloomberg accounts. Most people will not respond but the ones that do, 90% of time will say that you have the balls to contact them and will let you talk to them.

just my 2 cents.

 

I would reach out via email as opposed to bbgs. Most equity analysts do not use bbg as much as the fixed income side. Most equity analysts that i talk to dont use bbg much. If you are reaching out to a credit analyst they will use bbg more, but still i would reach out via email. Most people that use bbg get thousands of bbgs a day and most bbgs get lost in the shuffle (as of last count i have over 7000 bbgs today alone). If you are going to reach out in bbg make sure you put their name first this way it stands.

 
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It depends on how you start the conversation; if you just say hey i am interested in equity research what can i do to get a leg up, you will probably get little response. Probably the best route would be to use you internship to get access to some of the latest research pieces and do some background work on it (read latest earnings release and transcript, look at last q, and an industry primer (also should be available on bb research website (bondhub)). Then get a few questions together and ask about how you should look at a few points that are troubling you. For example on insurance companies ask how reserve releases impact their view of stock price (most will likely say it does but ask deeper than just why but how they think about things this tends to open a line of communication because all anaylst like to bs and nothing is better than asking how they think about something). With a few well thought out questions this should open the dialogue and just mention that you are interested in the field and how would he/she recommend how to approach getting in. just my casual thoughts.

 

Probably not that helpful, but if you ask pertinent questions and seem engaged it will start the dialogue. Its like dating, its takes a little more flowers and dinners than you want to spend but if it is the one then definitely worth it. Just be patient with the dialogue and dont ask for a job in your second sentence. No one wants to feel used.

 

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