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by FonziTrader
September 1st, 2003, 8:32 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: Quants and cars
Replies: 33
Views: 192418

Quants and cars

Sputid question, it's obiovous:Old E36 BMW 323New E46 BMW 328Old BMW M5Old Porsche 911New Porsche 911New Ferarri xDuhhhhhhhhh........
by FonziTrader
August 29th, 2003, 7:15 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: Ok, this has to be a joke....
Replies: 37
Views: 192673

Ok, this has to be a joke....

Ursury was banned by the Church in England [English Catholic Church]; hence our Jewish population in the 12th century. However, we purged them in the 13th century, nicked Hanseatic, Venitian and other European ideas and did rather well - gentlemanly capitalism creating the City.
by FonziTrader
August 28th, 2003, 10:03 pm
Forum: Careers Forum
Topic: What do IBs do?
Replies: 6
Views: 190083

What do IBs do?

Fund raising that's not for charity.Corporate analysis is simply the analysis of companies and then the creating reports of for private or public reading regarding your findings: what are the company's future prospects etc.? Is it worth buying into etc.?
by FonziTrader
August 28th, 2003, 9:51 pm
Forum: Careers Forum
Topic: Current Starting Salaries
Replies: 45
Views: 196952

Current Starting Salaries

With a smell of intense rudeness: is that net [inc. remuneration] or purely cash salary? Any ideas of 2nd year salary? What are the hours? And finally good luck
by FonziTrader
August 28th, 2003, 9:49 pm
Forum: Careers Forum
Topic: What do IBs do?
Replies: 6
Views: 190083

What do IBs do?

Trading; Mergers and Aquisitions; non-Charitable fund raising; Corporate Analysis; MBOs; IPOs.... the list goes on. All good stuff.
by FonziTrader
August 22nd, 2003, 6:38 pm
Forum: Careers Forum
Topic: Confused Undergrad With Questions
Replies: 18
Views: 191870

Confused Undergrad With Questions

Very amusing, no doubt quite true nevertheless.
by FonziTrader
August 21st, 2003, 8:06 pm
Forum: Careers Forum
Topic: Current Starting Salaries
Replies: 45
Views: 196952

Current Starting Salaries

<t>Thanks a lot guys, this is REALLY helping me find answers that I cannot find on the net, forums or HR depts.What are the graduate contracts/remuneration like for analysts, PanTau mentioned 1-year? Isn't a 2 year contract the norm prior to being booted [and having no future prospects], or sent to ...
by FonziTrader
August 20th, 2003, 9:36 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: Is this racist?
Replies: 63
Views: 193139

Is this racist?

'Nation' specific, not race specific; however, both are closely linked in this case.
by FonziTrader
August 20th, 2003, 8:47 pm
Forum: Careers Forum
Topic: Current Starting Salaries
Replies: 45
Views: 196952

Current Starting Salaries

Any further input on UK starting salaries?
by FonziTrader
August 20th, 2003, 5:22 pm
Forum: Careers Forum
Topic: Current Starting Salaries
Replies: 45
Views: 196952

Current Starting Salaries

<t>I have a general idea of what hours are like, I am mid-undergrad, and this summer I'm working for a fund management company doing 70 hours/week at the lowest, and at most 95 hours/week. 70 doesn't really seem that bad but past 90 gets depressing, which is one of my concerns if I need to do 105+ w...
by FonziTrader
August 19th, 2003, 7:43 pm
Forum: Careers Forum
Topic: Current Starting Salaries
Replies: 45
Views: 196952

Current Starting Salaries

<t>What are the current starting salaries in the City of London for Entry level Analysts [bog standard, graphing, fin. report writing etc.] in Tier-1 IB's [Goldman, Merrill, Deutche, etc]1) Undergrad Degree (Russell Group/Top 20 UK uni)2) Undergrad Degree (Russell Group/Top 20 UK uni) + Postgrad ([M...
by FonziTrader
August 15th, 2003, 10:20 pm
Forum: Programming and Software Forum
Topic: XL VBA Books
Replies: 4
Views: 189849

XL VBA Books

<t>Hi,I am currently working in the middle office and I have gotten into Excel VBA of recent. Can anyone recommend some good Excel VBA books? Thus far, I have been learning from a VB book I bought (which has 2 chapters on general VBA), the net and XL help while coding. I am ideally looking at minimi...
by FonziTrader
August 15th, 2003, 6:28 pm
Forum: Careers Forum
Topic: Non-finance questions for equity derivatives rsrch / trading
Replies: 6
Views: 189986

Non-finance questions for equity derivatives rsrch / trading

For FDAXJihad they may say: "Well FDAXJihad it seems you can talk the talk, but not walk the walk. When are you going to detonate yourself?"
by FonziTrader
August 14th, 2003, 9:58 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: Coutts = Annoy
Replies: 3
Views: 189648

Coutts = Annoy

Why the website link? Leeson started at Coutts. Anyway, I wanted to talk to HR and the receptionist was retarded, although it was midnight. Please annoy him further.
by FonziTrader
August 13th, 2003, 9:47 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: What happened to LongTheta
Replies: 4
Views: 189759

What happened to LongTheta

The latter, on snow.
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