Author: Eric Banks



CONTENTS

Acknowledgments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii
Bio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix
Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xi
O N E
Middleman: What Wall Street Really Does . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
T W O
Entrance, Stage Right: Getting in the Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
T H R E E
Paying Your Dues:
The Life of Trainees, Analysts, and Associates . . . . . . . . . . . 25
F O U R
The Right Match: Finding Your Ideal Job . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
F I V E
Good Behavior: Habits to Help You Along . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
S I X
The Big Machine: Daily Business at Headquarters . . . . . . . . . . . 71
S E V E N
The World Outside: Overseas Business and Postings . . . . . . . . . 99
E I G H T
Fasten Your Seat Belt:
Weathering Office Politics and Market Cycles . . . . . . . . . . 111
N I N E
Scaling the Mountain: Getting to Managing Director. . . . . . . . . 123
T E N
The Bottom Line: Bonuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
E L E V E N
Exit, Stage Left: Retiring as Soon as Possible. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153