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The "Going Balls Long" Debate
As this is often debated on the trading floor - why not do an open forum on WSO as well... Submit your antonym to the phrase, "balls long."
Citi - Final round interview?
Hi All, anyone knows what is the waiting time after the final round interview for the Citi Sales & Trading Summer Associate program? I interviewed with them in London two weeks ago and still haven't heard back :( I know 3 people in the final round got a reject within 5 days, but looks like I am on...
S&T Bonus Structure
I know this topic has been "beaten to death", but I'm struggling to find decent bonus information for sales and trading roles in particular. I've done some fairly extensive searching but the vast majority of topics cover traditional IB bonuses rather than S&T . I've gathered that S&T analysts get...
"Reach out to us" after superday HELP
Strangest thing EVER: I recently had a superday and thought it went fairly well until the head of the desk told me to reach out to them in a week. I have never been told to call to inquire about the status of my application and frankly found it kind of awkward considering HR usually calls to tell...
Any thoughts about this broker training position?
Publicly traded Retail Brokerage Firm currently looking for a creative, entrepreneurial minded and money motivated individual for our Broker Trainee Program. Trainee will work directly under senior partners while also having the opportunity to work with newly licensed registered reps. We provide...
URGENT: Need Help!
I was asked to go to a BB sales and trading interview on the desk next week. I have heard of such interviews before but have no idea what to expect or how to prepare. What are they looking for? Will it be similar to the type of thing a S&T summer analyst would face ? Any advice would be awesome.
S&T Summer Intern Prep - 2 Months Out
So with two months to go, I thought it would be a good shout for all those about to start s&t internships to give a couple points of advice on things you should be doing before you start in 2 months time. Im hoping more useful tips will be added by experienced users as comments. These are the top...
S&T Prestige
I guess I should be asking this question elsewhere, but I feel like the bullpen is the most *( and possibly only) regularly visited forum on this site. I have a question regarding s&t . I was wondering if there is a preference/prestige regarding s&t amongst BBs like in IBD and M&A . Or is sales and...
Silver Bananas to give out
Got all the responses needed. Thanks a lot guys. I was helping out a friend with some extra credit for uni. He is looking at the decoy effect, where in the second survey there was a completely dominated option that should technically make people choose the 12 week. The pricing from the second one is...
Derivstrading Needs Help
The surveys are done, thanks for all the help. I posted the objective of it in the other thread i made for it.
Gerson Lehrman Group Sales and Trading?
I was interested in getting into investment banking and have a 40 hr/ week unpaid summer analyst position with Wedbush in their IB Public Finance department which is obviously not ideal, but is still IB . I recently got in touch with one of our alumni who is a VP out in LA at Gerson Lehrman Group...
Help! SA offer decisions
Hi all, Been lurking this forum for a while. I'm a college junior, just completed the whole interview process, and I landed with 2 summer internship offers : JP Morgan S &T, and T. Rowe Price equity research . Which one should I pick? Here are my considerations. JPM : 1. The benefits of JP Morgan...
BoA Merrill Lynch vs. Credit Suisse?
I'm a junior at Notre Dame interviewing for sales and trading internships at Bank of America Merrill Lynch and Credit Suisse . Is there any real difference between the two firms in terms of prestige, pay, etc., or would the two programs be pretty much considered the same?
Credit Research Questions
Is there anybody here who is in credit research? I am specifically looking at equity research versus credit research. The ins, outs, advantages, pay scale, etc. I have some more questions that I can PM/email you.
MBB vs. Goldman S+T
Disclaimer: Please don't respond if you are going to say "depends what you want to do: trading or consulting." -- its not that I don't think that comment is valid (it is), its just that I am not sure on long-term career yet and that advice is simply not helpful. Subject line is self-explanatory ---...
Credit Suisse vs Deutsche Bank Sales and Trading
What are the pros and cons of going to work as an analyst in the sales and trading division of Credit Suisse and Deutsche Bank? What are the strengths of these programs and what are their comparative advantages? Thanks for any help or insight you could provide.
Judging firms by their business cards
hey guys, im totally undecided about where to go and what to do. recently ive been looking at all the business cards I have and some are far better, heavier - think the scene from amer pyscho- than others. some look ridiculous, I have one that has the colors of the flag. is there any merit in...
Citi Finance-M&A vs. PNC Capital Markets Group vs. JP Morgan Finance
I want to eventually get into an IBD . Out of these three what is my best option that might eventually lead to Investment Banking???
Sales and Trading analyst pay???!!
hey, rephrase my question a sales and trading analyst there are such jobs! what is the pay like l
Full Time S&T chances
I'm a junior at a major target school for BB , and i'm going through on campus recruiting right now, but I'm getting worried.. haven't been doing too well on the interviews. Do these BB mostly hire out of their summer intern class??? Do they rarely recruit on campus for Full time in the fall?? I...
IBD vs Sales Trading summer analyst
which is better IBD vs Sales Trading summer analyst both at BBs ultimate goal PE
Sales Trading comp first year analyst
hey, any ideas what a first year analyst makes in S and L, is it comparable to IBD or lower .
Decision Time
Ok so I want everyone's input. I have to make a decision soon on what MBA program I want to attend and I am weighing the two options and I am trying to make a decision. I would like the seasoned financial professionals and serious people to respond to this... So i got into two schools: A semi-target...
Summer internship: BB S&T vs prop shop!
Hey guys, I'm undergoing the application/interview process for summer internships for both S&T at big banks, as well as trading at prop shops. I anticipate to receive offers from both. So I need help making a decision what to do this summer. As far as I can tell, the key differences are: Prop shop:...
Cover ltr/resume: S&T internship
I need some help folks. I'm using my Career Center to critique my resume and cover letter Though, I feel that their input may be very generic and not tailored for critiquing cover letters and resumes aimed at earning positions in IB or S&T . My undergrad is in industrial technology and...
S&T summer internship: MS fixed income vs Citi STQA vs UBS securities
Which of these programs do you think is the best (no obvious answer of course)? Can anyone with previous internship experience weigh in on their experiences? Culture wise? Work wise? What you got out of the internship? Desk strengths? Thanks.
HK Sales and Trading Superdays
Hey guys, So I've managed to make it to several superdays for Sales and Trading at BB 's that will take place in the next few weeks. I know to obviously expect some fit based questions, some brainteasers , and some markets questions, but I'm wondering how much I should know about the Asian markets...
M.O. Inst. Trade Support to S and T?
Anybody have personal experience/stories regarding making the move from MO trade support to FO sales & trading at top GS /MS/ JPM ?
Non Target Resume Review! Help!
Go to a non-target school, interested in sales & trading . through heavy networking looking at a few BB interviews , have already had a couple in the past as well. just looking to polish the resume. http://www.razume.com/documents/18460
Resume review - PM me email
Anyone willing to give me some feedback on my resume? I dont want to post a blacked out one, so I can send it to you if you are willing (PM me your email, something like that). Thanks in advance
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Resume for S&T SA
Hi, I'm doing my applications for S&T internships right now, and I thought it would be a good idea to ask for some feedback on my resume (http://www.razume.com/documents/18225) first. All advice much appreciated
GS Second Round S&T HK
I think some people on this forum had been invited to GS Asia second round Asia, either IBD or S&T . I got second round S&T to be held in NY in mid-jan. Can any body tell me what should I expect and how to prepare it? It turns out it will be a one hour interview. I guess these will be a super day...
Job transition help
Hi - I am currently working as a 2nd year analyst at a BB in a prime brokerage financing role (equity repo ). At my bb , you interview for associate promotion within S&T at the end of your second year. I have enjoyed working on structured repo trades, and submitted a resume to the associate S&T...
Explanation of advice in e-mail from Executive Director:
I recently e-mailed an executive director at a prestigious i-bank that also has operations in asset and wealth management. In my e-mail to him, I mentioned " I have a particular desire to work on the floor in fixed-income S&T and ultimately progress to buy-side money-management." His response was:...
Barclays Capital Singapore S&T SA interview
Got a call to go to Singapore next week for second round interview for Barclays Capital. Had a phone interview. I am not sure if this is a superday or a final round but they were pretty specific on the date. I was wondering if anyone can provide some feedback on how technical summer internship...
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Why "fit" is so important in S&T
A couple of my friends have gone through sales and trading interviews for summer internships and they tell me that the questions they got were almost all fit... maybe a quick brainteaser or asking them what they felt about the markets but the rest was all fit. My question is: why is fit so...
S&T Summer Resume Review
I'd appreciate someone reviewing my resume. I'm particularly concerned with conveying my most recent experience. Also, is the bottom section too lengthy? http://www.razume.com/documents/17907 Many Thanks
Greatest P/L in one day by desk
For those of you who have had trading experience or have shadowed enough traders during internships, what is the usual P/L of a trader per day for any desk that you've observed... like let's say a cash trader on a good day would have 10k profit while on a bad day 50k losses... maybe give me an idea...
Canaccord Genuity Sales and Trading team reputation and such?
Does anyone know anything about Canaccord Genuity's Sales and Trading team? What's the companies reputation other than being Canada/UK based.
Resume - Summer Analyst Application
College Junior majoring in Finance and Information Systems. Could finish in the standard 4 years or delay until 5 with a 6-month financial analyst internship. Any and all critique is welcome. Do I have enough experience to be considered for BB , MM , Boutique?......
Trading Rankings by Desk
I was looking online and through the threads for an updated and somewhat official list of trading rankings. Anyone know where I can get some figures like trading profits by bank and desk? I know there are league tables for IBD and PE but there doesn't seem to be a comparable ranking comparison for...
Where is the least competitive location for S&T?
Hello everyone, I am trying to apply for 2011 Summer Analyst position, and this question popped into my head "where is the least competitive location for S&T?" I was thinking of Hong Kong and Singapore as my top 2 choices, but then my friend told me about how competitive HK is these days. Is there...
Getting Internships
Hi all, I am a first year graduate business student at Washington University in St. Louis. I am at the perfect school if I wanted to be a brand manager at P&G, or work in a large corporation's finance department--but a difficult school to get yourself back into trading and Asset Management . My goal...
Purple Heart to Front Office
Hey guys, Senior in high school here. I rcently got accepted to a non-target school and realize i have no shot at FO comin out of there. So I was wonderin: should I go into the military for six years n then try my luck at breaking into IBD ? If I was to earn something like a purple heart or bronze...
S&T analyst years pay across BB's
Considering a few offers...can anyone comment on the pay differences in a normal year at the following BB 's for an analyst all else equal?: GS MS Barcap Citi UBS Thanks.
Jump to another desk or bank as a BB sales and trading analyst
So I am starting this fall in a BB fixed income strategy desk. I am in the sales and trading graudate program, however the desk is not what I want at all. I want to do trading not strategy. In my bank traders don't listen to strategists at all so we exist only for publication reasons. How can I jump...
VIOLATE MY S&T Junior Resume
Hey Guys, Please give me some feedback on my resume. I am currently a junior at a target and worked at a BB this summer. I was wondering if I should keep my high school info(it's one line in my resume but 2 lines on razume). Also, should I cut down the relevant coursework? Should I leave out the...
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