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AM Compensation

Just wondering what sort of compensation someone at say VP level with CFA and 3 -5 years experience would be making at a mid sized asset management firm running US Equity portfolios. Mid sized AUM in...

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VP @ Bulge Bracket Comp

Just wondering what you'd expect a VP at a BB (GS, MS, JPM) in IBD (DCM) would expect in terms of salary and bonus?

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Buying / Selling Protection

Hi - I'm interested in the idea of buying and selling protection and in particular what this means.I understand what buying protection would mean (and correct me if I'm wrong) and this would be...

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Buying / Selling Protection

Hi - I'm interested in the idea of buying and selling protection and in particular what this means. I also posted this on the trading forum (not sure if it's forum etiquette to double up)I understand...

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Financial Sales - Any Good Books / Resources?

Hi - Does anyone know of any good books / resources relating to sales and how to be successful in sales, specifically in financial services?I know there must be a wealth of resources in this space...

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Good Books / Resources For Sales

Hi - Does anyone know of any good books / resources relating to sales and how to be successful in sales, specifically in financial services?I know there must be a wealth of resources in this space...

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Sell-Side Equity Trading v Fixed Income

Hi - I'm just wondering what it is that sell side equity traders actually do?read more

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Inter Dealer Brokers

How do people get jobs at Inter Dealer Brokers in NYC like BGC or ICAP? Is there generally OCR for these firms and at what sort of schools? I'm just interested as I've never heard anyone at an ivy...

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Total Comp - BB Research Sales

Hi - What would compensation for an MD at a European BB be (UBS / CS) in NYC in research sales (hedge fund research sales) for example? Is this, compensation wise, less than derivative sales, or even...

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Floor Traders

Who do floor traders at a firm like Stuart Frankel on an exchange like the NYSE actually work for and what do they do? I know the traders on the sell side are working generally for the buy side but who...

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Millennium Partners

Hi,I can't find too much about Millennium Partners. I understand they're similar to a lot of multi strategy funds in that they have different PM's running different strategies. However, I have also...

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Derivatives to Gear A Portfolio

Hi,I'm just wondering what the above actually means? If I'm running a multi manager fund and part of my mandate states that the underlying managers can't use derivatives to gear the portfolio or for...

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Sales at a Hedge Fund

Does anyone here work in sales at a hedge fund or know of anyone who works in such a role? In the scheme of things pay wise, where do they fit? It seems to me that they're a revenue generating part of...

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Brainteaser for job interview

Does anyone have any ideas for this brainteaser?If you have a crystal ball that predicted that both a German Bond (Fund) and an S&P 500 listed equity would both yield 5% over the next year and you...

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Trend Followers

Just wondering where Millburn Ridgefield fall in respect to the major trend followers in the industry? Are they a large and respected name? They have an extremely long track record but don't seem to...

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FX Managers

Does anyone know who the major pure Currency / FX Hedge Fund Managers are? I know that there are systematic managers either macro or CTA's who will obviously have a large portion of their trading...

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Margin to Equity Ratio

Hi - I'm just trying to understand margin to equity ratio and please bear with me, but if anyone can help it would be appreciate.I understand how it's calculated - nominal trading level / margin, so if...

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Alternatives to Gilt

Does anyone have any good alternatives to Gilt? I prefer shopping online and I'm looking for a site where I can be casual, semi formal and formal clothes all in one place.Thanks.

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Options / Volatility Question

Does anyone here have a simple explanation for both implied volatility and realized volatility? I can't seem to be able to find it explained in laymans terms anywhere.Is skew just the difference...

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Private Placements / Capital Raisings @ Boutiques

Hi - this is not a space I'm familiar with at all but this something that I've been wondering about so if any of you guys work at boutique IB's or private IB's I'd be interested in your opinion.When a...

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