i-banking? what?!

College Majors Business Major
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<p>okay, so as i explore careers in finance, i was reading threads here and looking around, and i noticed that most of the time i have no idea what you guys are talking about. </p>

<p>for example.. bulge bracket firms? sales & trading? corporate finance? m&a?</p>

<p>ANYWAYS, can anybody recommend any good books on learning about investment banking or other careers in finance?? such as all of the positions available, what you do, etc. thanks! i heard about 'monkey business', but i don't know what that's about.</p>

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<p>Liars Poker
-this book is about being a trader</p>

<p>Monkey Business
-this book is about working as an investment banking associate, doing corporate finance</p>

<p>Running Of The Bulls by Ridgway
-this is a really really worthwhile read. Not only does it give you the low down on investment banking but it introduces you to OTHER sought out jobs, consulting, hedge funds, marketing/fortune500 jobs</p>

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<p>Vault career guides are also very helpful. Many colleges often give their students free access to these guides. </p>

<p><a href="http://www.vault.com/store/store_home.jsp?sm_page=2&industry=20%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.vault.com/store/store_home.jsp?sm_page=2&industry=20&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

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<p>is monkey business by rolfe and troob (2001)?</p>

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<p>Yes........</p>

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<p>Here you go:</p>

<p>i-banking?
<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Investment_banking%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Investment_banking&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>bulge bracket firms?
<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bulge_bracket%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bulge_bracket&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>sales & trading?
<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trader_%28finance%29%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trader_%28finance%29&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>corporate finance?
<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corporate_finance%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corporate_finance&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>m&a?
<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mergers%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mergers&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

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<p>bulge bracket is generally considered Goldman, Morgan Stanley, Citigroup, Merrill Lynch, and JPMorgan.....they were wrong in including bear stearns - they generally deal with middle market firms. these five firms mentioned above are generally considered the top ibanking firms with the most deal flow and highest revenues...also five of the most prestigious firms to work for</p>