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Trading at the frontier

The TRADE

If a portfolio manager wants to execute a trade days after such an event, they need to understand that liquidity may be reduced, and they must be confident in their strategy if they’re willing to pay more in the bid-offer spread.” This context is crucial for our day-to-day operations.

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The prime brokerage pie is growing, which means bigger slices for everyone

The TRADE

This has created an ongoing opportunity for mid-tier prime brokers, particularly those with broad asset class and geographical capabilities comparable to those of the bulge bracket banks. This is an ongoing pattern that we suspect will continue for some time.” And we’ve seen some significant launches this year in that space.

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University of British Columbia (UBC) Investment Banking Placement (Using Data)

Peak Frameworks

UBC also offers the elite Portfolio Management Foundation (PMF) program, which gives students practical investing experience and dedicated alumni support. UBC sends a strong number of graduates into bulge brackets and elite boutiques, with over 1/3 of hires going into these firms. buyside jobs (e.g.,

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Sovereign Wealth Funds: The Full Guide to the Industry, Recruiting, Careers, and Exits

Mergers and Inquisitions

and supporting your Portfolio Manager ’s ideas and requests. On the other hand, it is extremely unlikely that you will go from a SWF to a PE mega-fund because they tend to “discount” SWF experience and prefer candidates from the top bulge-bracket banks. You can get into good business schools in the U.S.

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The 20 greatest trading innovations

The TRADE

These systems touch upon all elements of the trading lifecycle throughout the front-to-middle-to-back-office including execution, order, risk and portfolio management. Usually hosted by bulge bracket banks, SIs are an internalising mechanism that allow banks to execute flow over the counter or off exchange.

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