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Where to study quantitative finance if you want to work on Wall Street
Admittedly, it’s not that easy to get a job in the U.S. if you’re a European without a green card. Nevertheless, it has been known for quants to work in the U.S. under an H-1B visa. This being the case, we would like to draw your attention to the list of the top 10 quant […]
University of Colorado Denver and J.P. Morgan Launch Academic World’s First Comprehensive Center for Commodities
J.P. Morgan and the University of Colorado Denver today announced the opening of the J.P. Morgan Center for Commodities, a first-of-its-kind partnership in the academic world that will provide innovative programs and academic work in the field of commodity finance, economics and policy. The J.P. Morgan Center for Commodities is supported by the firm’s $5.5 […]
The top 100 universities globally for careers in banking and finance
If you’re a student with aspirations to become a financial services professional, you may be interested in a new study by QS Top Universities indicating where you ought to go to school. QS has ranked 200 schools globally according to their appeal to financial services employers. There are some curious anomalies, such as the absence […]
Careers in Financial Markets
Each financial services firm has its own culture and personality. Some value the latest in cutting edge state of the art strategies while others take pride in their tradition. Some celebrate the art of the deal, while others praise diligence and integrity. Financial firms come in all shapes and sizes from global giants like Citigroup […]
Q&A: Rich Silverman, Senior Partner, Silverman Communications Group
Describe how you came into the business and how your career developed over time. I got into financial public relations very much by accident. I’d been a journalist for 12 years and was covering Wall Street for Dow Jones News Service. The largest company on my beat was Merrill Lynch. Naturally, I got to know […]
Q&A: Fund Management
Megan Brown is a vice president in funds management at J.P. Morgan Asset Management How did you become a VP in funds management? After college, I worked on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange for a convertible arbitrage firm. I loved the challenge but wanted to expand my career to a larger firm. […]
Risk Management
Risk management is a term that can be applied to many aspects of a business, but on a fundamental level it involves protecting a company from negative events. For example: The insurance industry uses the term to broadly describe services and products its corporate and business clients use to help protect themselves from potential losses. […]
Sales and Trading
Every day, millions of financial products are traded in the secondary markets, where traders buy and sell financial products after their initial issue. (That happens in what’s called the “primary market.”) In the secondary markets, salespeople advise clients on investment opportunities, while traders carry out the actual buying and selling of securities. Sales Salespeople spend […]
Legal
Definition and Trends Banks are large and complex organizations, and most of their activities have legal implications. It is up to the legal department to ensure that all the contracts signed by the bank are watertight, that the bank fulfils the commitments to which it is contractually bound, and that lawsuits are avoided. Thanks to […]
Ratings Agencies
The role of ratings agencies is to assess the credit worthiness of companies and government agencies that issue debt instruments to investors. Although the issuers actually pay for the privilege of having their business scrutinized, the agencies provide a neutral analysis of a debt issuer’s ability to repay its obligations. The debt ratings sector is […]
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