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- Inception: Feb 7th, 2007
Find over 100 links in this group to help you with jobs/internships, Economics, Bloomberg tutorials, excel spreadsheets, fund manager interviews, interview questions, learning about the industry (investment banking or trading? You decide), developing contacts & learning how to make money in the markets.
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- Perry
- Partner, Covestor.com CEO & Former McKinsey Consultant
- Marwan
- Partner (Merrill Lynch)
- Bharat
- Partner
- Jason
- Partner
- Omar
- Partner & Chief Financial Officer
- Samir
- Partner
- Bader
- Partner & Head of GCC
- Toby
- Partner & Head of Global Investment Banking
- Paulina
- Partner & Head of Special Situations
- Yann
- Partner & Head of Europe
- Utsav
- Partner & Private Equity Honcho
- Joe
- Partner (Merrill Lynch)
- Fady
- Head of Middle East (Mergers & Executions, Scotia Capital)
- Kræn
- Partner
- Yang
- Co-Head of London
- Bilal
- Partner & Head of Global Markets (FX Strategist)
- David
- CEO, Teten Advisors (http://www.teten.com)
- Abdul-Qadir
- Partner & Chief Technology Officer
- James
- Co-Head of London & Group's Derivatives Superstar
- Rima
- Partner
- Wes
- Partner & RBC Capital Markets
- Faisal
- Partner (Barclays Dubai)
- Valentina
- Partner (Morley Fund Management)
- Yuvraj
- Partner & Head of India
- Christina
- Partner
- Peter
- Partner
- Sarah
- Partner
- Jing
- Partner
- Richard
- Partner (Putnam Investments)
- Emmanuel
- Partner & Football Superstar
- Leon
- Partner
- Jordan
- Partner & Wealth Management Specialist (VP at Deutsche Bank)
- Tripp
- Partner
- Monica
- Partner (Morgan Stanley)
- Tim
- Author: The American Hedge Fund & CNBC Regular
- Dan
- Partner (Options Specialist)
- Tina
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- James
- Partner & Founder of StockPickr.com + MD at Formula Capital (FoHF)
- Karan
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- Greg
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- Michael
- Group's Tech Superstar & Former Goldman Sachs PMD (Blog mp.blogs.com)
- Ari
- Partner, Published Writer & CS Intern
- Alex
- Partner (Brown Brothers Harriman)
- Brielle
- Partner & Head of Commodities
- Ali
- Partner (Peak6)
- Kiel
- Group's Energy Star
- Bilal
- Partner (Deloitte)
- Sameer
- Partner (Citigroup)
- Noveel
- Partner
- Daniel
- Head of North America & Group's Superstar Analyst
- Marko
- Partner
- Nicholas Christopher
- COO, Social Director - NYC Region (Trillium Trading)
- Eduardo
- Head of Latin America (Lehman Brothers)
- Mickael
- Partner
- Roger
- Partner & Hedge Fund Extraordinaire
- Jason
- Partner & TechXpert
- Jan
- Co-Founder IBTalk.com + Macro Superstar (Barcap & GS)
- Ron
- Partner & CS NYC
- Jim
- Mad Money Host, Author of Confessions of a Street Addict & ex-Hedgie
- Omar
- Partner & CEO S&T Group + Gulf Financial Careers
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- Partner
- Aman
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- Roozbeh
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- Miguel
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- Benjamin
- Partner (Trillium Trading)
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- Tena
- Partner
- Boris
- Partner
- Michael
- Partner
- John
- Manual of Ideas (http://www.manualofideas.com)
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- Senior Partner (Maalouf Ashford & Talbot, LLP)
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- Name:
- Wall Street Networking
- Category:
- Business - Investing
- Description:
- Inception: Feb 7th, 2007
Find over 100 links in this group to help you with jobs/internships, Economics, Bloomberg tutorials, excel spreadsheets, fund manager interviews, interview questions, learning about the industry (investment banking or trading? You decide), developing contacts & learning how to make money in the markets.
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READ MEMOS OF THE BILLIONAIRE HEDGE FUND MGR, HOWARD MARKS OF OAKTREE CAPITAL
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brought to you by Racing Towards Excellence, authored by a GS trader and an ex-Moore Capital analyst
http://racing-towards-excellence.com/
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50 Terrific iTunes U Lectures to Get You Through the Economic Crisis
If you’re feeling the pinch in your paycheck, you may or may not feel comfortable going back to school right now, even if it can help your career prospects in the long run. You can, however, visit iTunes U for free access to helpful courses that will enlighten you to the state of the economy, inspire you to start your own business, and give you a little more perspective on what you should be doing with your money.
http://www.bachelorsdegreeonline.com/blog/2009/50-terrific-itunes-u-lectures-to-get-you-through-the-economic-crisis/
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25 Great Thinkers Every College Student Should Read
College is for expanding one’s intellectual horizons. Unfortunately, drinking and having fun can distract from learning about history’s great thinkers. From Mark Twain to Confucius, an educated individual should posses some knowledge of certain philosophers, artists and thinkers. Here are 25 great thinkers every college student should read, even if professors don’t assign them.
http://www.bachelorsdegreeonline.com/blog/2009/25-great-thinkers-every-college-student-should-read/
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BandOfAnalysts.com (BOA) is an educational investing website with video lessons on how to source, think about, and analyze investment opportunities. The step-by-step video lessons are taught by Wall St. hedge fund analysts. BOA's resources and the community can help you (1) understand what's really going on in the market, (2) take control of your investment portfolio, (3) bridge the gap with professional investors, and (4) penetrate the hedge fund industry through better interview preparation and skills development. In the future, we will be working closely with hedge funds and recruiters to further benefit our membership.
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Latest Top Link
In 2008, the Centaur Value Fund was down 6.9%, trouncing the 37.1% and 40.0% declines of the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite indexes. From inception in August 2002 through the end of 1Q09, the Centaur Value Fund gained 134.6%, net of fees and expenses, versus returns of 15.1% for the Nasdaq Composite and -0.3% for the S&P 500 Index.
http://www.manualofideas.com/files/content/interview_zeke_ashton_centaur.pdf
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NEW LINK
INTERVIEW W/ THOMAS GAYNER, CIO OF MARKET (MKL)
http://www.manualofideas.com/files/content/200904tg.pdf
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NEW Partner SUMZERO
SumZero.com - http://www.sumzero.com
SumZero is a financial utility relentlessly focused on helping its members do their jobs better. New members are hand-selected based on recommendations and then personally invited.
Please email Yaser for an invite at yaser AT yaseranwar.com
SumZero already boasts of representatives of just about every major investment firm in the country; the majority of the site’s users are employed in or are veterans of the alternative investment industry. Among the firms represented on SumZero are the Blackstone Group, Farallon Capital Management, Hellman & Friedman, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts and Och-Ziff Capital Management. Outside the alternative investment community, users come from all of the major Wall Street banks as well as the endowments of Harvard and Princeton universities, the Ontario Teachers Pension Plan and Fidelity Investments.
More at: http://www.finalternatives.com/node/7348
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& many more.
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LATEST TOP LINKS
Celebrity Financial F**k Ups
http://econ4u.org/8-celebrity-financial-mistakes.cfm
Rules of Prudence for Individual Investors
http://www.mebanefaber.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/wir-winter-2009-february.pdf
How to Trade After-Hours
http://blog.midnighttrader.com/Default.aspx?app=LeadgenDownload&shortpath=docs%2fafter+hours+whitepaper.pdf
Risk Parity Portfolios
https://content.putnam.com/panagora/pdf/risk_party_portfolios.pdf
Hedge Fund Titan Ray Dalio (CEO of Bridgewater, 30$bn HF) talks about engineering returns
http://www.invivoanalytics.com/wp-content/downloads/DALIO_PMPT2007update.pdf
Learn about PRIVATE WEALTH MGMT
https://www.cfainstitute.org/memresources/communications/privatewealth/
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5 MOST USEFUL SITES
ALPHA CLONE http://www.alphaclone.com
MANUAL OF IDEAS http://www.manualofideas.com
NICUBE http://www.nicube.com
FMG http://www.financialmodelingguide.com/
BULL CAREERS http://www.bullcareers.com/
Get the right career advice, network and learn about what "smart money" trades, excel in Excel & find a gold mine of ideas by visiting those 5 sites!
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ALPHA CLONE http://www.alphaclone.com
AlphaClone is the first professional grade web-based equities research service that lets investors find, backtest and track the stock ideas of top money managers. Through a process called "cloning", AlphaClone simulates investing in the smart money stock ideas at the time they are made public. Easy-to-use, powerful and flexible, AlphaClone is designed for both individual and professional investors who want to know what the smart money is doing and more importantly how they can benefit from that knowledge. Based in San Francisco, AlphaClone was founded by Mazin Jadallah, an active investor and Mebane Faber, a professional portfolio manager.
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MANUAL OF IDEAS http://www.manualofideas.com
MOI is an acclaimed series of subscription-based, research-intensive publications for serious investors. Publications include Downside Protection Report (monthly), Portfolio Manager's Outlook (quarterly) and Equities and Tobin's Q (quarterly). MOI has garnered praise from investment industry leaders, including Mohnish Pabrai of Pabrai Investment Funds, Tim Davis of Bluestem Asset Management and Glenn Greenberg of Chieftain Capital Management.
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NICUBE.com http://www.nicube.com
Nicube is a new online community focused on offering FREE, high quality advice about graduate careers in Investment Banking, Consulting, Accounting, Law, Actuarial Science, Entrepreneurship and other popular professions.
We offer access to over 60,000 recruitment-focused discussions, Q&A sessions, industry news, videos and much more. With hundreds of professionals from leading firms amongst regular visitors, our members benefit from unrivalled advice and insight into the recruitment process. 100% of our services are FREE and not restricted in any way. Sign up at www.nicube.com.
For more info: http://tinyurl.com/5jhcm6
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BULL CAREERS http://www.bullcareers.com/
Bullcareers is an invitation-only financial jobsite and career community focused predominantly on front-office careers in Investment Banking, Capital Markets, Private Equity/Venture Capital, Hedge Funds, Commodities, Risk Management and Private Banking/Wealth Management.
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4) 1-on-1 Financial Modeling Training (http://www.wallstreetoasis.com/training-basic-plan)
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http://www.CVBoosters.com
CVBoosters is a not-for-profit venture that helps students maximise their potential when applying for graduate positions and internships in investment banking, consulting, accounting and actuarial jobs.
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MUST-Read Interview Overview
http://tinyurl.com/55cowq
MUST-Read "The Industry Handbook" (Learn about different sectors & what to look for)
http://i.investopedia.com/inv/pdf/tutorials/industryhandbook.pdf
Confused by the more than 700 different exchange traded funds on the market? Do you wish there was a quick and easy way to group all the different ETF families by sector and sub-sector, but without wasting your time on ETFs that trade only a few hundred shares per day? If so
http://www.morpheustrading.com/roundup.pdf
New: 2008 DB's Alternative Investments Surveyhttp://www.deutsche-bank.de/presse/en/download/2008_Alternative_Investment_Survey.pdf
New: Download & learn about Futures & Options
http://www.futuresandoptionstrader.com/
New: INTRO to Collateralized Debt Obligations
http://www.gfmi.com/GFMI_0610.pdf
New: Hedge Fund Jobs Board (by Opalesque)
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APPLICATION LINKS FOR BANKS (see below)
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LinkedIn Groups for 'Graduates & Professionals'-only (herein 'G&P', exceptions exist)
Wall Street Networking expands to LinkedIn. Now, members can connect with over 800 upwardly mobile professionals (I-banks to Consulting, PWM to Law, HFs to PE & much more like SWFs i.e. ADIA) to develop an extensive personal network and connect with industry & sector-specific contacts.
1) World Banking Forum
http://www.linkedin.com/groupInvitation?groupID=52982&sharedKey=7A64EF4C2D54
2) Energy- Price Discovery, Trading, Refining, Production & Deepwater Drilling
http://www.linkedin.com/e/gis/129557/1F1D72169391
3) Quantitative Trading & Risk Management
http://www.linkedin.com/groupInvitation?groupID=130458&sharedKey=60A3192C5301
4) Alternative Investments (PE, HFs, VC, RE, Art & Timber)
http://www.linkedin.com/groupInvitation?groupID=130454&sharedKey=61CF49305C23
5) TMT (Technology, Media & Telecom)
http://www.linkedin.com/groupInvitation?groupID=130455&sharedKey=358F260BC7FA
6) The Healthcare Industry
http://www.linkedin.com/groupInvitation?groupID=130459&sharedKey=45C2AF6D7AF6
7) The Entertainment Industry (Casinos, Gaming & Studios)
http://www.linkedin.com/groupInvitation?groupID=130540&sharedKey=23FAEB0DF24D
8) Middle East Networking (Banking, TMT, Hospitality, Energy & Real Estate) [MIDEAST PROFESSIONALS ONLY]
http://www.linkedin.com/e/gis/150463/1BE0BB3F8B05
9) Commodities Network
http://www.linkedin.com/e/gis/153586/7A38F86FC7BF
10) The Auto Industry
http://www.linkedin.com/e/gis/153588/0935C328BC54
11) Clean & Renewable Energy
http://www.linkedin.com/e/gis/153581/6C26C055806C
12) Law Professionals Network
http://www.linkedin.com/e/gis/153583/42503C2DE32C
13) Insurance Industry
http://www.linkedin.com/e/gis/153585/0A8BBE497380
14) Accounting & Actuaries
http://www.linkedin.com/e/gis/153584/31877336426B
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Application Links
JPMorgan: http://eurocareers.jpmorgan.com/content/content_353.html
Citigroup: https://www.citi.gtios.com/
Deloitte: https://www.careers.deloitte.gtios.com/candidate/registration/registration.asp
UBS: http://www.ubs.com/1/e/career_candidates/graduates_interns/application_info/application.html
Rothschild: http://www.rothschild.com/careers/
Credit Suisse: https://www.credit-suisse.gtios.com/Index.asp?FormID=4
Deutsche Bank: https://secure.db.konetic.org/
HSBC (1st year Interns): http://www.hsbc.co.uk/1/2/graduatecareers/
Lloyds TSB: http://www.lloydstsbjobs.co.uk/talent/home.aspx
KBC Financial Products: http://www.kbcfp.com/hire/careers/campus/
RBS: http://www.rbs.com/careers03.asp?id=CAREERS/SEARCH_AND_APPLY_FOR_JOBS
Goldman Sachs: http://www2.goldmansachs.com/careers/
Lehman Brothers: http://www.lehman.com/careers/workatlehman/index.htm
Merrill Lynch: http://careers.ml.com/index.asp?id=76716_79332_76756_76791
Morgan Stanley: http://www.morganstanley.com/about/careers/recruiting/index.html
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NEWS ANNOUNCEMENT: Strategic partner found- IBTALK (http://www.ibtalk.com)
IB TALK is the leading European finance community. Meet and discuss a potpourri of topics from Careers to Interview Q&A and much much more!
For more info: http://yorku.facebook.com/topic.php?uid=2239458607&topic=3436
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Long story Short (Multi-Strategy w/ Global Macro and US Equities focus) the premise is to:
1) Cross Network (home to employees of all top firms. See the names below)
2) Share Industry Knowledge (i.e. Interviews with veterans, Industry Articles & more)
OVER 100 LINKS of information. From stock picking to career info and A LOT more
Find the complete Bloomberg function lists too!
3) Help fellow Wall Streeters (Answers to Qs asked in interviews)
And try to make it as mutually beneficial as possible.
NOTE: Any questions asked which can be answered by perusing the description and recent news parts, will be deleted and authors banned for inappropriate use of space and group's time. Thank you and welcome!
GOT QUESTIONS THAT NEED ANSWERING? READ THIS FIRST, PLEASE.
http://yorku.facebook.com/topic.php?uid=2239458607&topic=2951&post=8752#post8752
"At Wall Street Networking, we utilize the power of social community to inform, educate & generate alpha, whilst building mutually beneficial relationships." Yaser Anwar, Founder
"We value our members, so thank you for taking the time out to visit." Group Message
"Go to a top school? Maybe you work at a good firm? Or maybe you've got wicked skills and specialized knowledge. Message me, we're always looking for people who can add value and join our officer list."- Yaser Anwar
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1) HEDGE FUND COMPENSATION- How It's Done
http://yorku.facebook.com/topic.php?uid=2239458607&topic=1996
http://www.circleofexperts.com/blog/A+Career+In+Hedge+Funds+And+The+Price+Of+Overcrowding.aspx
1a) HEDGE FUND RESUMES
http://richard-wilson.blogspot.com/2007/10/hedge-fund-resumes.html
1b) PRIVATE EQUITY/I-BANKER COMPENSATION
http://www.circleofexperts.com/blog/Compensation+At+Private+Equity+Firms+And+Investment+Banks.aspx
1c) HEDGE FUND SALARY CALCULATOR
http://www.alphamagazinerankings.com/compensation_invest.asp?FunctionID=2&Page=OVERALL
http://ftalphaville.ft.com/blog/2007/04/24/4066/the-hedge-fund-salary-calculator/
1d) INVESTMENT BANKING CAREERS- DIRECTORY OF FIRMS AND LINKS TO CAREER SITES
http://www.ibankingcareers.com
2) SALES & TRADING Interview Questions- Answered
http://yorku.facebook.com/topic.php?uid=2239458607&topic=1960
2ai) MUST KNOW Questions For Investment Banking, Behavioral, Team Work, Leadership Skills Asked In Interviews
http://yorku.facebook.com/topic.php?uid=2239458607&topic=4370
2a) TOP 10 REASONS NOT TO BECOME A TRADER
http://yorku.facebook.com/topic.php?uid=2239458607&topic=3872
2b) POKER LESSONS FOR TRADING
http://yorku.facebook.com/topic.php?uid=2239458607&topic=4052
3) I-BANKING- Average Salaries
http://www.indeed.com/salary?q1=investment+banking+analyst&l1=new+york%2C+ny&tm=1
MUST READ: WHY I-BANKING SUCKS- THE LAST WORDS OF A QUITTING I-BANKER AT UBS
http://yorku.facebook.com/topic.php?uid=2239458607&topic=3482
3b) INVESTMENT BANKING GUIDE (S: Investment Bk. Group)
http://www.wolfyserver.net/MER-IBANK.pdf
4) TRADING- Average Salaries
http://www.indeed.com/salary?q1=trader&l1=new+york%2C+ny&tm=1
4a) TAX TOPIC- LEARN THE WAY YOU'RE TAXED AS A TRADER/INVESTOR. Critical Topic
http://yorku.facebook.com/topic.php?uid=2239458607&topic=4024
4b) CREATING A BUSINESS PLAN- APPROACH YOUR INVESTING/TRADING LIKE A BUSINESS AND YOUR SUCCESS FACTOR GOES UP A LOT! (Trust me)
http://www.narachinvestment.com/creating_a_business_strategy.htm
5) 10 WALL ST. KEYS TO SUCCESS
http://yorku.facebook.com/topic.php?uid=2239458607&topic=1999
5a) LEARN ECONOMICS AND INVESTING FOR NO COST!
http://web.gsm.uci.edu/~navarro/download.htm
6) BANKING vs. TRADING- Breaking Into Wall Street
http://yorku.facebook.com/topic.php?uid=2239458607&topic=1998
7) WORKING AT A HEDGE FUND
http://yorku.facebook.com/topic.php?uid=2239458607&topic=3715
8) Sales & Trading VS. I-Banking: What They Entail
http://yorku.facebook.com/topic.php?uid=2239458607&topic=2343
8b) MINING INDUSTRY INSIGHTS
http://yorku.facebook.com/topic.php?uid=2239458607&topic=4044
8c) ENERGY RISK MGMT QUIZ
http://www.paradigmtraining.com/quiz/
9) MUST-READ: Dennis Gartman's Trading Rules
http://yorku.facebook.com/topic.php?uid=2239458607&topic=2352
9b) MUST READ: TRADING RULES YOU SHOULD KNOW
http://yorku.facebook.com/topic.php?uid=2239458607&topic=3970
10) Take the Goldman Sachs Where do I fit in? Quiz
http://www2.goldmansachs.com/careers/learning_center/articles/learning_center_030820080345.html
10a) FIXED INCOME SPREADSHEETS
http://www.yieldcurve.com/Mktsoftware/index.htm
11) TRADING FLOOR GALLERY
http://advancedtrading.com/galleries/showGallery.jhtml;jsessionid=5IVSR1VPN3DZKQSNDLPSKHSCJUNN2JVN?galleryID=15
12) 21 WAYS TO REV UP YOUR RESUME
http://yorku.facebook.com/topic.php?uid=2239458607&topic=2467
13) Head Traders Discuss What It Takes to Manage a Trading Desk [AT]
http://yorku.facebook.com/topic.php?uid=2239458607&topic=2446
14) 5 Derivatives Quotes To Share
http://yorku.facebook.com/topic.php?uid=2239458607&topic=2355
15) How Sales & Trading Operates & Gaining An Edge Like Them [YASER ANWAR]
http://yorku.facebook.com/topic.php?uid=2239458607&topic=2289
16) Cramer's Advice On Getting In The Business
http://www.facebook.com/topic.php?topic=6877&uid=2239458607
17) WHAT ITS LIKE TO BE A TRADER AT JP MORGAN (VIDEO)
http://yorku.facebook.com/topic.php?uid=2239458607&topic=2862&post=8264#post8264
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BLOOMBERG FUNCTIONS & GUIDES
Equity-related Functions: http://www.bentley.edu/trading-room/documents/Bloomberg_Equity-related_funct.pdf
Fixed Income-related Functions: http://www.bentley.edu/trading-room/documents/Bloomberg_Fixed_Income-related.pdf
http://library.georgetown.edu/bic/help/bloom.htm
Bloomberg Documentation
http://www.qcf.gatech.edu/academic/LabDataAccess/BLOOMBERGtutoria.12.15.03.doc
More Info
http://mannlib.cornell.edu/instruction/workshops/upload/bloomberg_workshop_handout.pdf
Bloomberg CDS Valuations: http://www.fincad.com/news/assets/pdfs/mar05/single_asset_swap.pdf
GREAT INFO
http://www.library.hbs.edu/helpsheets/bloombergexcel.html
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FOR JOBS CONTACT:
1) Clayton T. Orrigo
http://yorku.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2244250011&ref=mf
2) Omar Taha (New York, NY)
Co-Founder, http://www.thesandtgroup.com (Middle East specialization)
3) Hillel G Schwartz (New York, NY)
GROUPS FOR JOBS/INTERNSHIPS
1) Greenhill Investment Banking
http://yorku.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2402534105&pwstdfy=7ae4ab18863af43a558ccb897a973b28
2) Investment Banking- Cornell Partnership
http://yorku.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2248458303&pwstdfy=063116a1847dbef956a273453e7fc47f
3) Asset Management- Cornell Partnership
http://yorku.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2360002936&pwstdfy=d288d4bac8d759e2832da60de4ef7068
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The ONLY Facebook group where you get daily swing and day trading ideas by experienced traders (who get featured in the media, such as CNBC and WSJ) in streaming REAL-TIME.
We're often referred to as "The Sqwak Box of Facebook."
Ideas that get Featured & Quoted in:
The Wall St. Journal, Yahoo! Finance, CNBC, Globe and Mail & TheStreet.com
Real-time Market Commentary from:
Dan Jacome, Max, Aman, Chris, Marko, Wes, Yas, Ali, Kiel, Ross & more.
Read their bios and media features here:
http://www.facebook.com/topic.php?uid=2239458607&topic=2421
MOST PROFITABLE COMMENTATORS OF THE GROUP
http://yorku.facebook.com/topic.php?uid=2239458607&topic=2782&post=7952#post7952
DISCLAIMER & TERMS OF USE
You're responsible for any risk your portfolio bears irrespective of if you got the idea from here. All info is STRICTLY for educational purposes, and SHOULD NOT be construed as investment advice.
** All "Partner" titles are part of the group only and do/may not apply to their current positions, except Michael Parekh.
Keywords: Stocks, Bonds, Bull Market, Bear Market, Futures- ER and ER2, Derivatives, Commodities, FX Forex, Asset Classes, Asset Allocation, Long/Short, Hedge Fund Strategies (Directional, Global Macro, Event-Drive, Statistical Arbitrage), Private Equity, Leveraged Buyouts and Management Buyouts, Special Purpose Action Vehicles, Mezzanine Financing, Bridge Financing, IPO, Private Investment In Public Equity PIPES, Nasdaq, Dow Jones, Brokers, Making Money, Swing Trades, Day Trading, Transports, Semiconductors, Prime Brokerage, Private Banking, Investment Banking, Sales & Trading, Vault Guides, Wet Feet.
Bramaan.com is a free utility that allows you to bootstrap swap curves from common market quotes.
http://www.bramaan.com
Investment Banking Tips Blog
http://investmentbankinginterviewprep.blogspot.com
Investing in Israel- Good, informative group
http://yorku.facebook.com/group.php?gid=5815677557
CNBC Mad Money Soundboard
http://www.cnbc.com/id/18724672/site/14081545/
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AN AMERICAN HEDGE FUND by TIM SYKES
Get more info: http://timothysykes.com/
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SPECIAL REPORT (1): GULF FINANCIAL CAREERS
GFC is an excellent resource for a rapidly growing job market, Middle East. Find jobs from top banks listed.
http://www.gulffinancialcareers.com/
http://yorku.facebook.com/topic.php?uid=2239458607&topic=2876
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SPECIAL REPORT (2): Get An Internship, Learn To Network Like A Pro & Consult Hedge Funds- Find OUT NOW (Special Report- Circle of Experts)
http://yorku.facebook.com/topic.php?uid=2239458607&topic=2839
***** HOW TO GET AHEAD *****
+ http://www.CircleofExperts.com --- get paid to consult with hedge funds
+ http://circleofexperts.com/careers-what-we-offer.aspx -- jobs and internships in NY, Delhi, Shanghai, Chile, and Romania
+ http://circleofexperts.com/speaker.aspx - links to recent speeches on investing, raising capital, career acceleration, and related topics.
Includes "How to Squeeze Maximum Value from Your Time in Business School:".
+ http://www.ThevirtualHandshake.com --- how to use online networks to accelerate your career
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SPECIAL REPORT: BECOME A FUND MANAGER W/ COVESTOR
READ HOW!
http://www.facebook.com/topic.php?uid=2239458607&topic=2762
AND VISIT http://www.covestor.com/
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Exclusive Interviews with Wall Street Honchos:
1) Roger Ehrenberg, Former CEO of Deutsche Bank Advisors (HF Division)
http://equityinvestmentideas.blogspot.com/2006/10/interview-with-roger-ehrenberg-former.html
2) Andy Kessler, Former Morgan Stanley Tech. & Inst. Investor Ranked Analyst, Successful HFM & Author of NYT Bestseller 'Running Money'
http://equityinvestmentideas.blogspot.com/2006/11/interview-with-andy-kessler-former.html
3) Steven Drobny- President, Drobny Global Advisors & Author of 'Inside The House of Money'
http://equityinvestmentideas.blogspot.com/2006/11/interview-with-steven-drobny-president.html
4) Moorad Choudhry of KBC Financial Products (spun off from DE Shaw) & Structured Products expert
http://www.yaseranwar.com/2007/03/interview-with-structured-products.html
5) Michael Mauboussin- Chief Investment Strategist at Legg Mason Capital (Bill Miller's right hand man) & Former Institutional Investor & WSJ All-Star Analyst
http://www.yaseranwar.com/2007/03/interview-with-michael-mauboussin.html
6) Jonathan Knee, SMD at Evercore Partners and Former GS & MS Co-Head of TMT
http://www.yaseranwar.com/2007/04/interview-with-jonathan-knee-smd.html
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SUPERSTAR PROFILES
1) Louis Bacon
http://yorku.facebook.com/topic.php?uid=2239458607&topic=2735
2) Jim Simmons
http://yorku.facebook.com/topic.php?uid=2239458607&topic=2686
3) Victor Neiderhoffer
http://yorku.facebook.com/topic.php?uid=2239458607&topic=2733
4) Tim Barakett
http://yorku.facebook.com/topic.php?uid=2239458607&topic=2616
5) Julian Robertson
http://yorku.facebook.com/topic.php?uid=2239458607&topic=2572
JULIAN ROARS IN 07
http://yorku.facebook.com/topic.php?uid=2239458607&topic=4571
6) Please, Sir, I Want Some More- GS PMDs
http://yorku.facebook.com/topic.php?uid=2239458607&topic=2466
7) The Top 25 Moneymakers: The New Tycoons [ALPHA MAGAZINE]
http://yorku.facebook.com/topic.php?uid=2239458607&topic=2464
8) America’s hedge kings are in Gotham [FT]
http://yorku.facebook.com/topic.php?uid=2239458607&topic=2396
9) TCI's Chris Hohn Flexes His Muscles [BLOOMBERG]
http://yorku.facebook.com/topic.php?uid=2239458607&topic=2306
http://yorku.facebook.com/topic.php?uid=2239458607&topic=3491
Hohn Makes chid's play of HF investing with 40 pc return
http://yorku.facebook.com/topic.php?uid=2239458607&topic=4387
10) How To Become Super, Super, Super Rich [BREAKING VIEWS]
http://yorku.facebook.com/topic.php?uid=2239458607&topic=2178
11) Where the Money's Really Made [FORTUNE]
http://yorku.facebook.com/topic.php?uid=2239458607&topic=2198
12) Steve Schwarzman
http://yorku.facebook.com/topic.php?uid=2239458607&topic=2196
13) Philippe Jabre: The Return of the Hedge Fund Legend [FT]
http://yorku.facebook.com/topic.php?uid=2239458607&topic=2134
Philippe Jabre In Detail
http://yorku.facebook.com/topic.php?uid=2239458607&topic=2946
Jabre Launches New Fund- Nov 07
http://yorku.facebook.com/topic.php?uid=2239458607&topic=4066
14) The Top Wall Street Traders
http://yorku.facebook.com/topic.php?uid=2239458607&topic=2138
15) Mohamed El-Erian Bio [CIS, Harvard Management Inc.]
http://yorku.facebook.com/topic.php?uid=2239458607&topic=2142
16) Billionaire Playground
http://www.facebook.com/topic.php?uid=2239458607&topic=2742
17) The education of Eli Broad
http://www.facebook.com/topic.php?uid=2239458607&topic=2741
18) Michael Steinhardt
http://yorku.facebook.com/topic.php?uid=2239458607&topic=2740
19) Leonard Stern Profile
http://yorku.facebook.com/topic.php?uid=2239458607&topic=2736
20) 100 HFs To Watch
http://media.ft.com/cms/02fd5a42-f338-11db-9845-000b5df10621.pdf
21) George Soros Book
http://yorku.facebook.com/topic.php?uid=2239458607&topic=2747
22) The KKR Way
http://yorku.facebook.com/topic.php?uid=2239458607&topic=2945
23) Harvard's Money Men
http://www.facebook.com/topic.php?uid=2239458607&topic=3134&pwstdfy=b4bd27535a118f061cf6b50aecb8a949
24) Peter Cruddas- CMC Markets
http://yorku.facebook.com/topic.php?uid=2239458607&topic=3145
25) London's Hedge Fund Elite
http://yorku.facebook.com/topic.php?uid=2239458607&topic=3193
26) Carl Icahn
http://www.facebook.com/topic.php?uid=2239458607&topic=3196
27) Mark 'Goldfinger' McGoldrick- Former GS PMD and Soon-to-be HFM
http://yorku.facebook.com/topic.php?uid=2239458607&topic=3251
28) David Harding of Winton Capital
http://yorku.facebook.com/topic.php?uid=2239458607&topic=3696
29) Paulson & His Subprime Bet
http://yorku.facebook.com/topic.php?uid=2239458607&topic=4064
29b) Paulson atop the best paid HFMs
http://yorku.facebook.com/topic.php?uid=2239458607&topic=4088
http://yorku.facebook.com/topic.php?uid=2239458607&topic=4484
30) 1000% Lahde Capital Subprime Winner
http://yorku.facebook.com/topic.php?uid=2239458607&topic=4065
31) J. Kyle Bass- A Subprime Winner
http://yorku.facebook.com/topic.php?uid=2239458607&topic=4269
32) Ken Heebner - the average Joe's Steve Cohen
http://wisc.facebook.com/topic.php?uid=2239458607&topic=4338
33) Eric Sprott
http://yorku.facebook.com/topic.php?uid=2239458607&topic=5528
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TRADING/INVESTING TECHNIQUES
1) How I Trade Futures, Equities & Forex
http://www.yaseranwar.com/2007/03/how-i-trade-futures-equities-forex.html
2) How I Trade Merger News
http://www.yaseranwar.com/2007/03/how-to-trade-merger-news.html
3) How Sales & Trading Operates & Gaining An Edge Like Them
http://www.yaseranwar.com/2007/04/how-sales-trading-operates-gaining-edge.html
4) Anatomy of a Trade: Eight Reasons Why Palm Was a 'Table Pounding Buy' (Dan)
http://ce.seekingalpha.com/article/30189
5) Swing Trading: Gaps
http://biz.yahoo.com/opt/070323/opt_16944.html?.v=1
6) Value Investing: What to Know, Where to Look and What to Avoid
http://usmarket.seekingalpha.com/article/25475
7) Trade Your Way to Financial Freedom
http://www.dailywealth.com/archive/2007/mar/2007_mar_12.asp
8) How To Invest Like Warren Buffett
http://joecit.com/2007/03/30/how-to-actually-invest-like-warren-buffett-and-charlie-munger/
9) How To Evaluate Management
http://joecit.com/2006/12/26/people-people-people/
10) Conference Call Basics
http://www.investopedia.com/articles/02/022702.asp
11) Reducing Risks With Options
http://www.investopedia.com/articles/optioninvestor/06/calculaterisk.asp
12) Achieving Optimal Asset Allocation
http://www.investopedia.com/articles/pf/05/061505.asp
13) Achieving Better Returns In Your Portfolio
http://www.investopedia.com/articles/05/021705.asp
14) Capitulation
http://wesgolladay.wordpress.com/2007/04/07/capitulation/
15) Option Spreads Strategies
http://www.investopedia.com/university/optionspreadstrategies/
16) Adding Alpha Without Adding Risk
http://www.investopedia.com/articles/optioninvestor/06/addingalpha.asp
17) Price/Tangible Book Combined with Technical Analysis
http://wesgolladay.wordpress.com/2007/04/09/pricetangible-book-combined-with-technical-analysis/
18) Dennis Gartman's Trading Rules
http://yorku.facebook.com/topic.php?uid=2239458607&topic=2352
19) One Approach To Earnings Season Trading
http://www.thekirkreport.com/2007/04/earnings_screen.html
20) Trading Plans & Self-Honesty
http://www.thestockbandit.com/Free-Newsletter-April-2-2007.htm
21) How to Create a Successful Stock Watch List
http://www.chrisperruna.com/2007/04/05/how-to-create-a-successful-stock-watch-list/
22) Wide Stops Can Mean Huge Rewards
http://www.thestockbandit.com/Free-Newsletter-April-9-2007.htm
23) Trading To Win
http://www.thekirkreport.com/2007/04/trading_to_win.html
24) Calculate EPS Growth Rates Using Microsoft Excel
http://www.investortrip.com/excel-eps-growth-rates/
25) Discounted Cash Flow Model Analysis
http://www.investortrip.com/how-to-use-discounted-cash-flow-analysis/
26) Morning Gap Strategies
http://www.tradingday.com/c/tatuto/morninggapstrategies.html
27) Trading Tactics of George Soros
http://www.yaseranwar.com/2006/08/trading-secrets-tactics-of-george.html
28) How To Short A Stock
http://www.chrisperruna.com/2007/05/14/how-to-short-a-stock/#more-611
29) Know Your Limits
http://www.dailyspeculations.com/wordpress/?p=1585
30) Learn Options (Browse to the end)
http://www.optiontradingpedia.com/free_bull_put_spread.htm
31) Options Strategies
http://www.commodityworld.com/options_strategies.htm
32) CAN SLIM Breakdown
http://www.chrisperruna.com/2007/05/29/can-slim-breakdown/#comments
33) Market Maker Symbols To Be Cognizant Of
http://www.firstfinancialholdings.com/marketmakers.htm
34) Day Trading Example- August 3rd, 07
http://yorku.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=36507513&o=all&op=1&view=all&subj=2239458607&aid=-1&id=48910247&oid=2239458607
35) 13 Firefox Extensions Every Investor Needs
http://www.currencytrading.net/2007/13-firefox-extensions-every-investor-needs/
36) Good 100 Blogs List
http://www.currencytrading.net/2007/top-100-day-trading-blogs/
37) Investing Wisdom From Common Stocks and Uncommon Profits
http://yorku.facebook.com/topic.php?uid=2239458607&topic=3494
38) Secrets of an Equity Investor
http://yorku.facebook.com/topic.php?uid=2239458607&topic=4075
39) Calculating ROIC
http://www.bionicturtle.com/learn/article/return_on_invested_capital_roic/
40) Insights on ROE, ROIC, Income Statements, Bank Valuations & more
http://yorku.facebook.com/topic.php?uid=2239458607&topic=4293
41) TRADING RULES- Rhodes Report
http://rhodes-capital.com/resources/tradingRules.pdf
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Good Free Software/Resources:
Quote Tracker
http://quotetracker.com/
Efficient Frontier
http://www.efficientfrontier.com/
AMTD Index
http://www.ameritradeindex.com/learn_more.html
Free Magazines, US-only
http://www.zinio.com/nu03
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EXCEL PLUG-INS
Excellent source for free excel plug-ins for cash flow et al models
http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/smf_addin/ (hat tip to Grant!)
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IBD TRADING ARTICLES
1) Investor's Corner: Take Cover When A Stock Crosses The Line
http://biz.yahoo.com/ibd/070910/corner.html?.v=1
2) Investor's Quiz: How Many Flaws Can You Identify Here?
http://biz.yahoo.com/ibd/070910/investoreducation.html?.v=1
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Good Information Sources (thanks to member- Mr. Pilat):
1) Investment Banking Weekly Journal
http://www.ibwj.com/
2) Free Biz Mag
http://freebizmag.com/
3) College Confidential
http://www.collegeconfidential.com/
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MIDDLE EAST OPPORTUNITIES
I'm proud to announce WSN now has Middle East opportunities! A recent contact I made, Omar Taha, Co-Founder runs a firm, see below, which helps exceptional candidates land the right jobs.
Firm: The S&T Group
Location: Dubai, New York
Description: http://www.thesandtgroup.com
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Amie Street- Where Music Lives
http://www.amiestreet.com
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SCS holds group workshops and 1-on-1 consulting sessions that focus on financial modeling training (M&A, LBO, IPO, DCF, Comps, NAV, etc.) and perfecting your finance job application.
At top firms, knowledge of financial models distinguish the candidates who succeed in the recruiting process.
Please visit http://www.studentconsulting.ca to learn more about SCS and our service offerings. Also, join their Facebook group by searching "Student Consulting Services".
http://yorku.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2211098216
Contact Matthew Thomas, Partner, for more info.
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Partner Blogs-
1) Michael Parekh: http://mp.blogs.com/
2) Yaser Anwar: http://www.yaseranwar.com
3) Wes Golladay: http://wesgolladay.wordpress.com/
4) Daniel Jacome: http://www.cevichefund.com
5) Stacy-Marie Ishmael: http://ftalphaville.ft.com/
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Good Groups To Join
1) Investment Banking Professionals-
http://yorku.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2204801468
2) The Gerson Group- Wall Street Career Opportunities
http://yorku.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2244250011&ref=mf
3) Blackberry Addicts
http://yorku.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2246449419
4) Asian Investment Bankers
http://yorku.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2314029893
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Hedge Funds
Isn’t it time you stopped pretending to understand what a hedge fund is? We tell you all you need to know, in plain English.
http://nymag.com/news/features/hedgefunds/
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Risk & Return- Hedge Fund Focus
Hedge Fund Glossary: http://yorku.facebook.com/topic.php?uid=2239458607&topic=3699
1) CAPM: A model that describes the relationship between risk and expected return and that is used in the pricing of risky securities.
http://www.investopedia.com/terms/c/capm.asp
2) Sharpe Ratio: To measure risk-adjusted performance.
http://www.investopedia.com/terms/s/sharperatio.asp
Why this is a flawed ratio:
http://www.informationarbitrage.com/2006/07/waking_up_to_ri.html
http://www.investopedia.com/articles/07/SharpeRatio.asp
3) Capital Market Line: The CML is considered to be superior to the efficient frontier since it takes into account the inclusion of a risk-free asset in the portfolio.
http://www.investopedia.com/terms/c/cml.asp
4) Efficient Frontier http://www.investopedia.com/terms/e/efficientfrontier.asp
5) Treynor-Black Model
http://www.investopedia.com/terms/t/treynorblack.asp
6) Asset Allocation Strategies
http://www.investopedia.com/articles/04/031704.asp
7) Gordon Growth Model
http://www.investopedia.com/terms/g/gordongrowthmodel.asp
8) Kurtosis
http://www.investopedia.com/terms/k/kurtosis.asp
9) Tail Risk: The concept of tail risk suggests that the distribution is not normal, but skewed, and has fatter tails. The fatter tails increase the probability that an investment will move beyond three standard deviations.
http://www.investopedia.com/terms/t/tailrisk.asp
** Hedge fund returns generally exhibit negative skewness (akin to selling options, collecting premium, but being exposed to tail risk)
** Hedge fund returns generally exhibit high kurtosis (fat tails, meaning a higher incidence of "bust" than what would be considered normal)
10) Hedge Fund Risk Management
http://www.cmra.com/html/hedge_fund_risk_management.html
11) Hedge Fund Benchmarks: A Risk Based Approach
http://faculty.fuqua.duke.edu/~dah7/HF-RF.pdf
12) Coefficient Of Variation - CV: In simple language, the lower the ratio of standard deviation to mean return, the better your risk-return tradeoff.
http://www.investopedia.com/terms/c/coefficientofvariation.asp
13) Correlation Coefficient
http://www.investopedia.com/terms/c/correlationcoefficient.asp
14) Regression: A statistical measure that attempts to determine the strength of the relationship between one dependent variable (usually denoted by Y) and a series of other changing variables (known as independent variables).
The two basic types of regression are linear regression and multiple regression. Linear regression uses one independent variable to explain and/or predict the outcome of Y, while multiple regression uses two or more independent variables to predict the outcome.
http://www.investopedia.com/terms/r/regression.asp
15) Managed Accounts
http://www.yaseranwar.com/2007/05/managed-accounts-what-you-need-to-know.html
16) Information ratio
The Information Ratio measures the excess return of an investment manager divided by the amount of risk the manager takes relative to a benchmark. It is used in the analysis of performance of mutual funds, hedge funds, etc. Specifically, the information ratio is defined as excess return divided by tracking error. Excess return is the amount of performance over or under a given benchmark index. Thus, excess return can be positive or negative. Tracking error is the standard deviation of the excess return. An alternative calculation of Information ratio is alpha divided by tracking error, although it is preferable to use pure excess return in the calculation.
The ratio compares the annualized returns of the Fund in question with those of a selected benchmark (e.g, 3 month Treasuries). Since this ratio considers the annualized standard deviation of both series (as measures of risks inherent in owning either the fund or the benchmark), the ratio shows the risk-adjusted excess return of the Fund over the benchmark. The higher the Information Ratio, the higher the excess return of the Fund, given the amount of risk involved, and the better a Fund manager. This ratio is calculated as:
Information Ratio = (AnnRtn(r1, ..., rn) - AnnRtn(s1, ..., sn)) / AnnStdDev(e1, ..., en)
where:
r1, ..., rn = manager return series
s1, ..., sn = benchmark return series
e1, ..., en = r1 - s1, ..., rn - sn
The Information ratio is similar to the Sharpe Ratio, but there is a major difference. The Sharpe Ratio compares the return of an asset against the return of Treasury bills, but the Information Ratio compares excess return to the most relevant equity (or debt) benchmark index.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Information_ratio