How much macro do you guys use on a regular basis and is it taught during your IBD training?

If you're old enough to remember video recorders, it's just like the button with the round red dot.

Except that the picture doesn't get fuzzy when you play it back for the 153rd time. And you don't have to beat your brother up when he "accidentally" records over your Star Wars. Oh wait...

 
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How much macro do you guys use on a regular basis and is it taught during your IBD training?

Quite a lot. I actually have a macro that posts all my comments on ibankingoasis. Come to think of it, pretty much all of my posts on the all nighetr are done by that macro as well - i call it "24/7 processing mode" :)

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it's extremely useful but not crucial (for most everyday work). If it's simple enough you can just record it.

However, if you need a certain spreadsheet to relink to different documents, do some v/h-lookup madness, create a new sheet for the day, access the bloomberg for some new prices, combine them, compare them, mark it against yesterday's numbers, create and update a mothly average, and then take a shit on your face, learn VBA.

 

I asked about vba because I'd likely be that "engineer analyst or intern" and I'm pretty comfortable writing a moderately complex macro. Is this something that's particularly appealing to employers? What's the best way to sell this skill if it is valuable?

 
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