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I'm curious how HFs (talking fundamental L/S HFs) do models and projections. Coming from banking, unless we have the management model, we're almost always just taking consensus and extrapolating. It's never that useful other than to put numbers around "value creation" or expected valuation in a...

15 Nov 2022


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19 Aug 2022

For those who are beginners and want to learn Cryptocurrency, it's recommended to understand Elliott Wave Theory. It may be time taking but can help you understanding investors intent and psychology. As it may lead you to predict the prices and better chances to invest and withdraw at right time.

30 May 2022

Investor psychology is obviously a huge factor in markets, but I feel like many retail traders / people outside of the industry don't think about how these biases and influences to decision making can be used when investing. Having done a fair bit of research into behavioural econ, I wanted to share...

28 May 2022

Stocks are known to significantly outperform bonds on a risk adjusted basis. This video breaks down one of the key theories as to why this has continued so persistently over the last 100 years. Would highly recommend watching if you are interested in markets. https://youtu.be/7r5uahuCRms

01 May 2022

I have the opportunity to meet with a variety of guys working at a hedge fund (analysts, investors, etc). What are some questions that I can ask to impress them while learning about their thought process and knowledge. These questions can be about specific stocks, technology, inflations, and...

19 Apr 2022

Let's say a company wants to do a recapitalization in which it issues debt to buy back equity. This will effectively reduce the market capitalization by the value of the repurchased shares and increase it by the NPV of the recap (due to the tax shield). However, in an efficient market, wouldn't the...

07 Apr 2022

The normal dictum buying low & selling high is easy to say.but in everchanging markets which are the trigger points is not easy to identify .The experts suggest various techniques to follow , but can the experienced traders can they suggest a technique which is working atleast in 75% of the cases?

13 Nov 2021

Hi Monkeys - I am wondering if it is possible for a SPAC to merge with a company that is already public. The purpose of such a transaction could be a couple of things: existing public company doesn't want to go through the process of a share issuance to raise new cash foreign public company wants to...

22 Jun 2021

Looking to talk daily trends and stock market speculation. I'm all for investing but love volatility too.

20 Apr 2021

Value, Growth, Momentum research utilizing algorithms to uncover GAAP discrepancies. Favorite book: Securities Analysis, Benjamin Graham ""Many shall be restored that now are fallen and many shall fall that now are in honor."

25 Mar 2021

(DPZ) Dominos Pizza, Overvalued ($231-$279) Price Target Summary Details: Nutritional Diet- Unhealthy long term outcome 10/50 Day moving averages down Growth Rate/ Price Earnings excessive Price to Cash per share overpriced Downward earnings estimates surprise Overbought Stochastics 13D Put/Call...

25 Mar 2021

Guys ideas for unique stock pitch for a trading internship with a hedge fund? Especially Asian stocks?

11 Mar 2021

How do you approach engaging with customers during the diligence on a specific name? I understand expert networks can be helpful in this regard but does anyone engage in direct outreach or other methods (specifically more cost effective approaches)? How do you incentivize them to speak with you in...

28 Jan 2021

Where can I find stock screens from reputable companies (Banks and Asset Managers) similar to those done by BOA research below? I'm looking for screens that list specific buy (or short) opportunities like the BOA example. Any help would be very much appreciated.

30 Dec 2020

I tried to set it up with Google Finance, where I get alerts when stock movements are above X% threshold. However, the functionality seems to be a bit of a hit and miss - many times I get no notification or get it too late. How do you guys keep track of your stocks in the portfolio, when on the...

19 Dec 2020

Monkeys, If you had to choose a company that you can potentially invest in using some sort of activist strategy (active management via board seats, strategy shift, margin improvement etc.), which would it be and why? What type of activism would you implement to help the business?

01 Oct 2020

Going into IB starting next summer but already have a pretty large sum of my earnings (from past internships) into a Robinhood account. When I join as an intern, will I be required to sell all my stocks? Want to know so I can plan accordingly since I was originally intending to hold these for a 3-5...

10 Aug 2020

Investing professionals - when, if ever, do you cash out of your brokerage portfolio? Obviously I am investing for the long term like many others, but say after 5 years, your portfolio has grown around $200k - would it be wise to cash out like $50k and spend it? $150k in the portfolio at 26 isn't...

13 Jul 2020

Enterprise software multiples are at historically high-levels averaging forward price/sales high-teen's & low twenties, some are even trading in the 30's, The trend appears to be one of slowing growth rates and multiple expansion, this makes little sense to me. If you look at any enterprise cloud...

30 May 2020

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...

02 Mar 2020

hello primates. recently, i've been weighing up whether i should start investing some my spare shekels into some stocks. one aspect that i have been thinking about a lot is how to know when to cut your losses - more specifically, i'm curious to know whether there is a systematic approach that one...

11 Feb 2020

Looks tempting to me. Thoughts? https://seekingalpha.com/article/4306556-softbank…

15 Nov 2019

Hi, I am just starting out with personal trading ($5MM), not looking to setup anything sophisticated. In your experience which custodian would be best to hold Stock that I own in my portfolio (crypto in near future)? Would you recommend going ahead with Fidelity, StateStreet etc? Really appreciate...

07 Feb 2019

The problem with getting a job in "trading" at an institution is that the majority of jobs no longer exist. Unless you're talking about pursuing a career as an engineer for an HFT firm/big bank, the days of imagining your life as a young Bud Fox is dim. However, if you want to pursue a path as a...

22 Sep 2018

Anyone here actually saves up his money builds either a portfolio for public markets, Real estate or buys a small business 500k-5 million$ as a side hustle to make money? I don't really understand how some people who work in finance do something like personal branding as a side hustle and not use...

15 Sep 2018

.any good recommendations for idea sourcing please? What sources have you found to be the most helpful?

17 Jul 2018

PNC Financial Services (PNC) reported strong Q2 2018 results. The company smashed past consensus estimates on both the top and bottom line during the quarter, aided by higher net interest income.

13 Jul 2018

With the Trump trade rhetoric and overvalued market I was thinking about putting on a short bet against the overall market and semiconductors; specifically buying puts on SPY and SOX. Is anyone else in a trade like this or have similar sentiment?

29 Jun 2018

Conagra Foods (CAG), which is busy reshuffling its brand portfolio, is said to have revived the takeover discussion with its peer Pinnacle Foods (PF) that also specializes in the frozen food category. Ever since Conagra sold its private-label unit in 2016, it has been reinventing itself and focusing...

27 Jun 2018

Hi All, I'm looking to begin investing in stocks for the first time. Due to having no specific experience doing so, I was wondering what the best brokerages are. I don't plan to invest high amounts and would love a platform that's easy to use. I keep hearing a lot about Robinhood as an option....

01 Feb 2018

For many, institutional sales offers the best of all worlds: great pay, fewer hours than in corporate finance or research, less stress than in trading, and a nice blend of travel and office work. Like traders, the hours typically follow the market, with a few tacked on at the end of the day after...

13 Mar 2018

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02 Mar 2018

The U.S. Dollar collapsed sharply today after Secretary of the Treasury Steven Mnuchin said the United States wanted a weaker currency. This statement comes after the U.S. Dollar has already fallen sharply since President Trump took office. While a weaker Dollar inflates asset prices which is likely...

24 Jan 2018

I have been trading stock options in my personal trading account for over 3 years. I am currently looking for a job as a data analysts/data scientist. If I get a job with a publicly traded company in healthcare (or any other industry outside finance) can I still trade? Are there any restrictions I...

29 Sep 2017

I'm intrigued by the differences in opinion among so many investors, as there is really no right or wrong way to invest your assets. So it got me thinking: How do you invest your personal portfolio and what is your strategy? Are some of you still stock-pickers? Do some of you just make sector bets...

20 Jun 2017

Most people short sell to profit in a bearish market and hedge the downside risk of a long. But, along with its appeal, come its many risks. A short position can be closed out at any time because the stock's lenders are demanding its return. A short seller also has to pay lenders for unpredictable...

10 Apr 2017

Question: do you think all these analyst ratings that are produced to be worth any weight? My take: they're mostly self-fulfilling prophecies. An analyst issues a sell rating for $X, the sheep in the market react and eventually bring the actual price down to $X. Next day, or a few days later another...

06 Apr 2017

The marijuana and drone industries have been top performers for 2017 thus far. They're followed closely by virtual reality, artificial intelligence, and food e-commerce, as stated by Nasdaq. What do you think about these fast-growing industries? Do you think they will maintain their performance or...

27 Feb 2017

I really want to get into investing (specifically in the stock market for now) but there is so much information and terms that I either don't know or fully understand. How can I improve upon my knowledge in investing and are there any investment strategies that you guys utilize that is proven and...

13 Jan 2017

After reading some replies to iBankedUp's recent post, I'm curious... What do you think the future of Twitter is? Strategic buyout? (and who?) Sponsor buyout? Management turns it around? Bankruptcy? Festers at a low price until the end of time? I have always seen Facebook as a good strategic buyer...

07 Jan 2017

With only a few hours left till Election Day in the US, the election is being repeatedly compared to Brexit in terms of market reaction. A major shift in the government translates to some major shift in the market, and investors are nervously awaiting the election aftermath, stating that anxiety...

07 Nov 2016

I was just reading about Tuatara Capital (http://www.tuataracapital.com/), a fund that does alternative investments, and became interested in medical marijuana stock investing. Anyone have thoughts on the future of this industry?

08 Aug 2016

I've been studying trading small cap stocks, equity research, spreadsheets, trade strategies and risk reward setups.

09 Jun 2016

This one was a bit tricky. I think I really went overboard with the amount of research I did, to the point I started to do technical analysis, which I personally try to avoid since it only tells me about the past. But I do think it does have a certain value as temp gauge. Intro: I have been reading...

17 May 2016

Okay, so here is the third stock prediction. I'm pretty sure I will wrong on this. So please, please, go at this full force since I wanna see where I went wrong. As usually, first the intro & rules. I added another rule, in that I must state a percentage of the prediction happening. This is more for...

05 May 2016

Hello, so all my exams and labs are done, now I have time to return to forecasting about stocks. Here is my second prediction. Intro: I have been reading some books about forecasting, most notably Superforecasting: The Art and Science of Prediction, and Misbehaving. Those books gave me an idea, find...

27 Apr 2016

I have my own theory that the market is betting the merger won't go through, but I'd like to hear from other people.

03 Nov 2015

hey wso, I want to be a banker or some kind of businessman or investor or trader. I think I finally found my lifelong passion in business and I've been interested in business and economics since I was like 13. I've followed a little bit the stocks and the markets and business atmosphere since like...

10 Feb 2016

Well someone should say something... market not doing so well lately. Is it much ado about nothing (e.g. just a short term correction / false alarm) or is this the start of something big? Questions: a) What are the driving factors of this? China? Low interest rates? Fear? b) What's the bottom? When...

24 Aug 2015