quantitative finance

Short description of the functions of Back Office, Finance etc.

Market Risk Management Analytics is where I started my banking career. It may be a good place for quantitative professionals to start. Here is a summary of what MRM and Analytics do.

Risk management is a critical function of Middle Office. Here is a look at Credit Risk Management.

Moving from the risk taking side (Front Office) to the risk control side (Middle Office), this post gives you a general outline of what this second office does.

On the vital role of quantitative developers in an investment bank.

The profit centers of an investment bank, trading desks command enormous prestige. And bonuses, which can easy range up to a few times their annual salary.

Sales – another crucial team in the Front Office of any bank.

Economists (with too many hands) find their place in Front Office of investment banks.

Front Office, the world and customer facing side of an investment bank, houses both the rainmakers and rogue-traders, along with their support teams.

A short introduction to the static structure of an investment bank. We will have much more to say about it later on.