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by mit
June 10th, 2016, 12:58 am
Forum: Careers Forum
Topic: How Do Headhunters Work?
Replies: 5
Views: 4147

How Do Headhunters Work?

true, i found it frustrating dealing with headhunters as well.I see my colleagues going from more or less the same jobs to hedge fund jobs in London or NY, while I am not able to get out. Talking to a headhunter like MichaelPage/Hays/RobertWalters have been just a waste of time
by mit
May 9th, 2016, 7:23 am
Forum: Student Forum
Topic: Valuation multiple bands
Replies: 1
Views: 1116

Valuation multiple bands

<t>Hello, I often see analysts use P/E and P/B band graphs, but when I tried to make one myself I couldnt duplicate.For example, a lot of analysts have graphs like ThisSo common sense told me that a band (say 20x) at a certain time would be the Bloomberg EPS estimate at that time x 20. However, EPS ...
by mit
March 2nd, 2016, 11:05 pm
Forum: Student Forum
Topic: investor sentiment model
Replies: 4
Views: 2135

investor sentiment model

<t>QuoteOriginally posted by: AlanThis is quite vague. What do you mean by "most analysts get the recommendation wrong"?The recommendation to do what and over what horizon? Also, by the valuation multiple, do you mean relative to the market or absolute, and again, what time horizon? Let's take a spe...
by mit
March 2nd, 2016, 12:28 am
Forum: Student Forum
Topic: investor sentiment model
Replies: 4
Views: 2135

investor sentiment model

<t>As a buyside analyst, I focus on corporate fundamentals similar to sellside single-name research analysts.I know the industry/company and can have a reasonable range of earnings forecasts for 2-3 years out, but obviously most of us analysts get the recommendations wrong because of multiple expans...
by mit
February 14th, 2016, 11:06 pm
Forum: Book And Research Paper Forum
Topic: Good books on intra-day trading
Replies: 4
Views: 7385

Good books on intra-day trading

<r>QuoteOriginally posted by: AnalyticalVegaQuoteOriginally posted by: roundandroundQuoteOriginally posted by: AnalyticalVegaQuoteOriginally posted by: roundandroundPlease list out some books that you read that helped you understand and/or trade intra-day better. Books don't necessarily have to be o...
by mit
December 4th, 2015, 4:20 am
Forum: Careers Forum
Topic: publish or sell?
Replies: 19
Views: 6306

publish or sell?

<t>QuoteOriginally posted by: londonerQuoteOriginally posted by: katastrofa Mind that you can still keep the real secrets to yourself while talking about / publishing the details of your method if they are in the numerical solutions. Why? Once the details of the method are published, there are no se...
by mit
August 31st, 2015, 7:27 am
Forum: Programming and Software Forum
Topic: Excel/ disable auto calculation for a single worksheet
Replies: 1
Views: 3099

Excel/ disable auto calculation for a single worksheet

<t>Say I have a workbook of 10 worksheets and one worksheet (BBG sheet) is filled with bloomberg formulas. I want the model to automatically re-calculate except for the BBG sheet as I don't have bloomberg plug-in at home, I want a VBA on BBG sheet so that it will only re-calculate if I click that bu...
by mit
August 18th, 2015, 4:35 pm
Forum: Programming and Software Forum
Topic: VBA highlight all hardcoded cells
Replies: 5
Views: 3623

VBA highlight all hardcoded cells

<t>I just want to find all hardcoded numeric cells and change their font colors, but my code below include both Texts and hardcoded numbers. Why the IsNumeric(rng) = true fails the exclude Text cells? ThxSub Hardcoded()Dim area As RangeDim rng As RangeSet area = Range("A1:M100")For Each rng In area ...
by mit
July 3rd, 2015, 10:07 am
Forum: Book And Research Paper Forum
Topic: mortgage insurance
Replies: 0
Views: 3519

mortgage insurance

any literature on mortgage insurance pricing
by mit
June 24th, 2015, 2:08 am
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: fannie mae buys floating?
Replies: 0
Views: 1994

fannie mae buys floating?

Does Fannie Mae purchase floating-rate mortgages? Or just fixed ? or both?
by mit
June 24th, 2015, 12:17 am
Forum: Student Forum
Topic: How margins affect Valuation Multiples (P/E, P/B)?
Replies: 1
Views: 2728

How margins affect Valuation Multiples (P/E, P/B)?

<t>We know that P/E and P/B are linked to ROE:P/B = ROE - g / COE - gBut in corporate finance or equity research where a list of comparable firms multiples is often shown, the analyst benchmark the comps using return ratios (ROE, ROC), leverage (D/E), and profitability (operating margins, net margin...
by mit
June 23rd, 2015, 1:55 am
Forum: Student Forum
Topic: Fund structure: LP/LLC vs LLC/preference shares
Replies: 6
Views: 3231

Fund structure: LP/LLC vs LLC/preference shares

the co-mingle of operating cash and investment capital is a serious issue.
by mit
June 21st, 2015, 4:04 pm
Forum: Student Forum
Topic: Fund structure: LP/LLC vs LLC/preference shares
Replies: 6
Views: 3231

Fund structure: LP/LLC vs LLC/preference shares

you are right
by mit
June 20th, 2015, 12:13 am
Forum: Student Forum
Topic: Fund structure: LP/LLC vs LLC/preference shares
Replies: 6
Views: 3231

Fund structure: LP/LLC vs LLC/preference shares

<t>QuoteOriginally posted by: OrbitI've done the traditional route, where mgmt company is Chapter C Corp (Inc.) which is GP and investors buy LP shares. This works and will protect you. Make sure you have it done right. Put the Inc. in Delaware. Protect yourself, don't try to cut corners for a few b...
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