With the popularity of the Finance Homie guide for Patrick Bateman’s hair, and with Halloween right around the corner, it only made sense to take a look at the perfect Patrick Bateman costume from American Psycho. It’s actually a pretty…
A Delta One trader sits on a bank’s Delta One trading desk, but what does this desk do? It’s one of the industry’s hottest trends post-financial crisis and has been shrouded in mystery for years. Here’s a primer on Delta…
Exploding offers are job offers with unrealistically tight decision timelines required by the prospective employer. If interviewees don’t accept the offer within the window, it disappears (explodes). An exploding offer is the last thing you want to be faced with…
Investment banks host closing dinners for clients and the bank’s own deal team following a successful transaction. These celebratory dinners are usually swanky affairs in private dining rooms, or can even be trips such as a skiing or yachting adventure.…
Reneging on a job offer can be a stressful decision, full of unknowns and what-ifs. There’s no perfect answer, but there are a few key considerations discussed below. The short of it is that you should renege if it’s clearly…
You’ve spent a ton of time and worked hard to get an analyst spot, whether that’s in investment banking, private equity, or another finance vertical. But what comes next? Here’s an overview of the differences between the associate vs. analyst…
There are endless resources for standard coverage and M&A investment banking, but good lists of technical fixed income interview questions are hard to come by. Here’s a curated list of questions and answers to help you prep for any entry-level…
If you’ve ever watched Bloomberg TV or CNBC you’ve probably seen interviews with senior equity strategists from major banks. They mumble some words about volatility, sector weightings, yield curves, or something similar. But when they’re not making up fluff on…
Rogue trading is when an employee authorized to trade on behalf of their employer begins to trade outsize the parameters of their mandate. This article provides a deep dive into rogue trading. We’ll look at how it’s done, cover one…
If there’s one movie synonymous with Wall Street, it’s probably American Psycho. That means if there’s one haircut synonymous with Wall Street, it’s probably Patrick Bateman’s haircut. The dude looks good, it’s just a fact. Christian Bale’s Haircut in American…
Got the return offer, first bonus hit the bank, moving to PE, or got the A2A promo in the bag? Time to mark the moment with a new pair of the best deal sleds. Clearly a momentous decision, you need…
Here’s a quick list of some of the most entertaining and enjoyable finance and business books I’ve come across. This list is selected to be as exciting as possible – so no Ben Graham, options pricing analyses, or weird quant…
