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Has anyone ever heard of this firm?
I'm looking for internships and I sent my resume to this firm which is supposedly a small boutique investment banking and brokerage firm, Young America Capital . Their website, records, and external reviews all seem legitimate (their founder also has Goldman Sachs experience on his LinkedIn) but...
What's the most reasonable career path I should consider PE/VC as a student with an a-typical background
I'm an electrical engineering undergraduate going into the final year from Ireland. My professional background is in software engineering. I taught myself how to code at like 10 years old (20 now) and have been working the past year in a seed stage start up backed by a pretty large VC firm...
Question about Trading in regards to Volcker rule
I intern at a BB market risk department and I have a few questions about trading: My understanding is that Volcker rule forbids prop trades so why do traders hold directional exposure? Shouldn't all positions be hedged flat? How does the desk generate PL besides commission (b/a spread)? In the case...
Work Questions You're Too Afraid to Ask Your Boss/Co-Workers
Good Morning Monkeys, From intern to full-time analyst or even relationship manager, there are always going to be acronyms, terms, or products that you feel stupid to ask someone you work with. Sometimes I also find that searching the interwebs (
How to keep track of so many numbers/information
I'm relatively new on the buyside and I think one thing I'm struggling with is keeping track of so many different numbers. I keep hearing the PM asking some of the more experienced analysts about a given name, and they just fire back the answers, including lots of numbers or other data points..even...
Can Hedge Funds Make VC-type Investments?
Hi guys, This is probably a stupid question but I have a quick question about hedge fund capabilities. I was reading about Facebook randomly and learned that Peter Thiel made an investment in Facebook when it was still in it's early stages. To me, this sounded more like a venture capital type of...
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