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by meso
June 6th, 2012, 7:16 pm
Forum: Careers Forum
Topic: Large Hedge fund vs. I-bank.
Replies: 8
Views: 15575

Large Hedge fund vs. I-bank.

no brainer. most folks on that that prop desk would take that job at the HF in a heartbeat.
by meso
July 1st, 2009, 8:21 pm
Forum: Trading Forum
Topic: CDX-IG/Itraxx-main arbitrage
Replies: 7
Views: 43243

CDX-IG/Itraxx-main arbitrage

<t>recent skew in IG12 IG12 close Skew --------------------------------- 6/30/09 131½ -17 6/29/09 135 -15 6/26/09 139½ -12½ 6/25/09 138½ -13½ 6/24/09 140½ -12½ 6/23/09 145½ -9 6/22/09 146 -7 6/19/09 141½ -6½ 6/18/09 143½ -6½ </t>
by meso
June 24th, 2009, 1:49 pm
Forum: Careers Forum
Topic: Citi raises base salary by 50%
Replies: 10
Views: 39632

Citi raises base salary by 50%

no diff than most other banks have done already.
by meso
May 27th, 2009, 6:58 pm
Forum: Careers Forum
Topic: Quant Salary Increases
Replies: 2
Views: 40427

Quant Salary Increases

increases here included all our quants as well on a similar scale as trading in terms of % increase
by meso
February 26th, 2009, 3:46 pm
Forum: Careers Forum
Topic: Anyone here from U.Chicago Math/Stat
Replies: 8
Views: 44189

Anyone here from U.Chicago Math/Stat

currently in MS in FinMath
by meso
November 24th, 2008, 10:42 pm
Forum: Trading Forum
Topic: bid/ask for CDS
Replies: 3
Views: 51362

bid/ask for CDS

<t>this is a Dealer's Market IG11 254/257 The Dealer will Sell you protection @ 257bps per annum. So as the Buyer you are paying 257bps per annum on the notional The Dealer will Buy protection from you @ 254bps per annum. So as the Seller of protection you are receiving 254bps per annum on the notio...
by meso
November 18th, 2008, 8:42 pm
Forum: Careers Forum
Topic: Credit group at MS or GS
Replies: 10
Views: 49749

Credit group at MS or GS

Layoffs Watch '08: Morgan StanleyPosted by Bess Levin, Nov 18, 2008, 12:18pmMorgan Stanley is said to have just cut heads from its Global Structured Products desk. Supposedly analysts were mostly spared, with VPs and above being shown the door.
by meso
November 12th, 2008, 7:03 pm
Forum: Careers Forum
Topic: Commodities desk interview
Replies: 6
Views: 47907

Commodities desk interview

pm me your email. ill send you over a good intro
by meso
May 7th, 2008, 6:58 pm
Forum: Trading Forum
Topic: Can we find price information for synthetic CDO from bloomberg?
Replies: 3
Views: 59405

Can we find price information for synthetic CDO from bloomberg?

<CDOT> GO , not sure how reliable it is
by meso
April 29th, 2008, 12:23 pm
Forum: Careers Forum
Topic: Which MSc? (UK - London)
Replies: 29
Views: 83720

Which MSc? (UK - London)

QuoteOriginally posted by: PanangYou get on the Oxford Tube or Oxford Express buses from victoria which gets you into central ox in around 1hr50.That cant be do-able for people working in the City to commute there for a part time degree in the evenings.
by meso
April 28th, 2008, 3:58 pm
Forum: Careers Forum
Topic: Which MSc? (UK - London)
Replies: 29
Views: 83720

Which MSc? (UK - London)

whats the commute like from Oxford to the City?
by meso
April 3rd, 2008, 8:45 pm
Forum: Careers Forum
Topic: Long IT background AND (NYU MathFin or CMU MSCF) = ?
Replies: 9
Views: 59335

Long IT background AND (NYU MathFin or CMU MSCF) = ?

i had a similar background in IT for about 6 years and did the CQF and subsequently moved into a Junior Trader/Structuring role on the same desk I was working in my IT role.
by meso
January 3rd, 2008, 4:59 pm
Forum: Careers Forum
Topic: Living in Manhattan
Replies: 12
Views: 62430

Living in Manhattan

I've lived in NYC my whole life and there is not a neighborhood south of 125 on the West Side and South of 72 on the East side that I would not feel safe walking at any hour.
by meso
June 9th, 2006, 1:46 pm
Forum: Careers Forum
Topic: UBS interview
Replies: 8
Views: 105123

UBS interview

what area is the position in?
by meso
May 3rd, 2006, 4:51 pm
Forum: Careers Forum
Topic: front-end support to trading/hedgefund
Replies: 5
Views: 107641

front-end support to trading/hedgefund

<t>I have a CS background as well and work on a multi strategy/asset class Prop Trading desk at big bank. I have learned a lot on the job here and through the Markets Education group at the bank, which is run by a group academics/practicioners from within the bank who also lecture at a lot of the Ma...