Showing results:
Displaying 1 - 44 of 44
S&P / IHS Markit - IHS overvalued?
Thoughts on S&P's acquisition of IHS for $44bn - many people have said S&P have overpaid for IHS... What are everyone's thoughts on the deal?
What's causing the bounce back?
Well... this market is fun! Worst week since the crisis followed by the biggest single day price gain in history... Question I have here, is the bounce back driven by: a) A waning of the fears over the Coronavirus? b) A bounce back because the market was oversold last week? c) Biden's win in South...
Rating Agency Group Selection
Hey everyone, I had a question regarding group selection at a ratings agency-figured this forum was probably the right place. Firstly, I just wanted to know what the group selection process looks like for a full-time program at a CRA. From what little I've heard, at least at Moodys, Fitch and, S&P,...
no corp experience MBA student and want to get into investment banking
So, here is my full background. I am 30 and have been an entrepreneur for years. Back in grad school to get my MBA and am not really at a target investment banking school, however my school is in NYC and still top 50. I do not have corporate finance experience, but have a 3.8 GPA and secured an...
Fitch Ratings Analyst Position
What are your guys' opinions about the Credit Rating Agencies? Are they respected jobs on the street, and would I learn a lot? What are the networking/exit opportunities? I would be in NYC .
Capital IQ Plug in
Hi, I'm a big fan of the excel plug in; I do hold the relevant account / credentials but since changing work I am struggling to get my hands on the excel plug in installer (as you need to match the credentials with the administrative approval). Can anybody be a smashing individual and be able to...
Common Identifier Between S&P and Moody's Excel Plugins?
I am working on a dashboard and was curious if anyone knows of any successful way to bridge between the two with a common identifier? I have had modest success with pulling ISIN from CapIQ then truncating it down to get the CUSIP-6 that Moody's uses as an identifier in their formulas... However, I...
Credit rating agencies career
Hi guys, question for someone who used to or is working for some the big three rating agencies. How would you compare the compensation with IB? The working hours? Is is common to stay just for few years and then to switch for IB or something more business wise? How do IBs look at candidates with a...
Anyone familiar with the S&P Global Market Intelligence Product Development Consultant Program
I'm wondering if anyone is familiar with the S&P Global Market Intelligence Product Development Consultant program? For someone coming from a non-target, small, private school is this a decent gig? Anyone know the average pay for someone coming direct out of undergrad? Glassdoor says between 50-55k,...
S&P Ratings Excellence Development (CREDit) Program
So S&P recently (I think 2015) started a 3 year trainee program. I will intern there this summer (Europe) and was hoping to get some insights on the CREDit program (compensation, mobility in terms of offices in different countries, exit opps after completion of the 3-years program and general...
S&P Earnings
Hey Guys, this may be a very silly question but I am trying to track down the historical earnings of the S&P 500. Everything I am seeing is EPS... anyone have an idea where I can track down GAAP earnings cumulatively for the entire S&P historically? Thanks!
Moving to a Smaller Competitor
Currently work in structured finance at a credit rating agency (S&P/Moodys/Fitch). What are your thoughts on moving to one of the smaller agencies (DBRS/Kroll/Morningstar), for a salary increase? Would moving to a smaller firm hurt my chances of moving to Asset Management ? I get treated very well...
KPMG EVS or S&P Credit Rating Intern?
Hi everyone, I am a junior in west coast and currently very frustrated in choosing my. My two options are Economic Valuation Services in west coast office and S&P Credit Rating in NYC headquarter. As for me, I would definitely love financial industry and maybe IB as my ultimate goal.(well actually I...
Bubble, Bubble, Toil and Trouble: The Costs and Benefits of Market Timing
Mod Note (Andy): This was originally posted on his blog on June 16th If you believe that the stock market is in a bubble, you have lots of company. You have long-time market watchers, the New York Times and even a Nobel Prize winner in your camp. But what exactly is a bubble? How can you tell if you...
Stock Market Question
Hey all, Guess this is my first post, but I've been cruising on here a while... Question: Been in the market a few years but I'm looking for something very specific. I'd like some sort of site, program, extension, etc... that shows me a bucket of stocks in a grid formation with stocks that are up in...
Somebody Just Went Hella Short the S&P...or Did They?
This is interesting. Yesterday around 11:57 am a series of options trades began to execute which culminated in a sphincter-puckering notional $2.8 Billion short on the S&P 500 . It is widely believed that this is the reason the S&P went negative yesterday after opening in positive territory. So...
Reading the Fine Print: How ArcelorMittal burned their Hybrid Investors
It’s been a while since I posted, so I figure I would post a story about ArcerlorMittal and their Hybrid security. For those monkeys who don’t know a Hybrid security is, its a security that works and looks like a bond (usually a perpetual bond), but for accounting purposes it counts (partially...
Who Else Noticed This Big Short Today (I Didn't)
Today, someone took out a huge short position on the S&P 500 on the order of about 15,450 contracts. The trade dripped into the market over the course of roughly an hour and a quarter, strike of 1995. Average fill price seemed to be around $133. More info here: http://cnb.cx/QhrpNy Extremely...
Where the Traders At - Market Linked Step Up Notes
Big banks and brokers offer a suite of investments to their most valued customers. There seems to be something fundamentally not free markets about having access to deeply discounted investments that would otherwise trade higher in the open market. Take for example Market Linked Step Up Notes....
Is Volatility Back?
Yesterday was the worst day on the financial markets for about 5 weeks, coupled with an incredibly good day (for no apparent reason) the day before. March was a very boring month in terms of market movements and April has certainly gotten off to an interesting start. When you look at some of the...
How does the name Dealogic sound in the industry?
I wonder how would the name Dealogic sound on my resume in the future if I'm switching to larger firms such as MoodyAnalytics, S&P, Reuters, and Bloomberg. Thank you.
Reflecting on US’s Triple-A rating and its downgrade
Last year was very confusing for many bond market followers. Not only someone who merely followed the market, but also big institutions failed to reasonably foresee the changes that followed after series of events. Probably the inflection point on the market was US’s downgrade. Many of us, who...
Much Ado About N E Thing
I am not saying that the S&P downgrade doesn't matter. I am not saying that the symbolic slap in the face has not and will not be felt. I am not saying that the American economy is proudly stomping through its finest hour. I am certainly not showering praise on Washington, Wall Street or Main...
When It Oil Falls Down
With crude oil wiping all 2011 gains off the board and natty dropping below $ 4 last week, you have to wonder what the S&P downgrade will do to oil futures and energy in general. We have seen a commodity bull run of historical proportions over the last few years. We have seen oil jump to an...
Weekend Wars: Buffett vs. S&P
Warren Buffett has long ago become far more than the world's richest man or its greatest living investor. He's an institution and as such can get away with words and actions most of us mere mortals, cubicle drones and self professed intellectuals can only think but never say out loud. One such...
Consumer Confidence Revisited
If there is one single thing that is exactly the same over industries, professions and endeavors of all sorts…it is confidence. Often irrational, exuberant and all encompassing confidence can make or break any situations. You could be working on a billion dollar deal or a toy puzzle with your...
Need help Deciding!
Hello Guys, I've been asking a lot of questions on here recently regarding unpaid internships, loans, etc. I have one final question that I was hoping some people could help me with by providing proper arguments. Here are my options, (I will leave out complicated monetary situations regarding each...
Interview For Standard and Poor's Structured Finance - CMBS Group
I've got an interview coming up at Standard and Poor's structured finance CMBS group. I'm a freshman at a target, but I don't have much finance experience. The person who contacted me told me to set aside a two hour block for a phone interview. Does anyone have experience with S&P's interview...
7 Dirt Cheap 5 Stars Rated Stocks by S&P
Value investing is one of the best investment strategies individual investors can use to beat the market in the long run. Even though the stock market was pretty stagnant during the last 10 years, value investors were able to return around 7 percent per year. In the search for large-cap value...
36 mintues to go
s&p end the year higher or lower? Less than 30 bps separates current level and 2010 close... market just chilling
S&P Prez Steps Down
http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/a25b647c-cd12-11e0…
Devastated Trader Pictures
Bad times fellow monkeys. My personal assets have taken quite a pounding in this recent economic slump, and I'm not even an active trader. Which brings up a question that I have for all of you S&T folks out there... Every time something awful happens in the markets there are always pictures of...
S&P Downgrade based on Political Dysfunction
Here's S&P's rationale for the downgrade: "We lowered our long-term rating on the U.S. because we believe that the prolonged controversy over raising the statutory debt ceiling and the related fiscal policy debate indicate that further near-term progress containing the growth in public spending,...
ECB ready to buy Italian, Spanish Bonds
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/08/05/eurozon… Markets reversed direction on news. Up 100 bps.
The Quarter Of Death Is Finally Over
I can still hear them now, talking about V shapes and check marks, searching their financial lexicons for words with outrageously positive connotations... The bulls got it handed to them over the course of the last three months, with the S&P and Dow giving up 11.9% and 10% respectively - easily the...
why does the market still listen to Moody/S&P ?
the credit rating agencies have shown us how incompetent and corruptible they are, when they blindly rated junk bonds AAA. They are thinking now of downgrading US credit rating... Should we really take those guys seriously ?
Warren Buffett Demoted to Double A
In a ballsy move by the front office , it seems that Warren Buffett 's "stuff" just ain't what it used to be. Buffett , who has been a journeyman player for years, has fallen out of favor with the S&P, receiving news today that Berkshire Hathaway is no longer AAA caliber. As Buffett packed up his...
Warren Buffet BH Annual Shareholder Letter - 2010
Warren is ready to start making acquisitions. Berkshire Hathaway is now earning nearly $1 billion per month in net income and has nearly $38 billion in cash reserves, the largest reserve hoard since 2007. WB has been known to use his cash cow insurance business to fund acquisitions. Investment...
Interview Question - Why S&P
Did a search, couldn't find anything. Why S&P. Someone give me a good answer for a SB
Moody's/S&P corporate finance
What is the typical career progression for people working in a corporate finance role within Moody's or S&P? What are the exit opps like? Are there certain coverage groups that are better than others?
A Little Perspective on the Market in 2008
Nomrua Finance SA vs. S&P
Which would be better for landing a FT BB IB offer in the fall? My Stats: 3.6 at non-target, strong ECs. Thoughts?
Will the lows hold?
Anyone think we hold the October/last week's lows or do we break through and head significantly lower over the next few weeks?
Rating Agencies are under fire
Didn't we go through something similar back when Enron went down? It was Arthur Andersen that got it back then. With evidence such as the instant messages between two S&P analysts being made public over the last couple of months ("I know, right. The model definitely doesn’t capture half the...
or Want to Sign up with your social account?