From juthica at MIT.EDU Wed Jan 25 13:22:17 2006 From: juthica at MIT.EDU (juthica@MIT.EDU) Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2006 13:22:17 -0500 Subject: [tradingroom-announce] Goldman Sachs Event Friday 1/27, 4pm, E51-315! Message-ID: <20060125132217.4y2802obomog8kkk@webmail.mit.edu> Dear Trading Room Patrons, The Trading Room Task Force is sponsoring this Goldman Sachs event on Friday. If you are interested in the field of investment banking, please consider attending. Neeti Nundi is an excellent source of knowledge regarding the financial world, and many of you may remember her from prior Goldman Sachs events in the Trading Room. She has always been a dynamic and exciting presenter, so this should be a great event. Pizza and refreshments will be provided. Note that the event is not in the Trading Room, rather E51-315. Best regards, Austin Oehlerking Trading Room Task Force, Assistant Director Goldman Sachs - What Is Investment Banking? Fri Jan 27, 04-05:30pm, E51-315 Austin Oehlerking, Virginia Gifford, Neeti Nundi Enrollment limited: first come, first served Limited to 55 participants. Ever wonder how an investment bank really works? Come get the inside scoop from experienced Goldman Sachs investment banker, trader, MIT graduate, and former Sloan Trading Room Task Force Director Neeti Nundy. Neeti will reveal the essential differences between careers in investment banking, sales and trading, and capital markets. This will also be a great opportunity to network and learn more about investment banking before internship interviews begin! Pizza and refreshments will be served. Contact: Austin Oehlerking, aoehlerk at MIT.EDU Sponsor: Sloan School of Management From juthica at MIT.EDU Tue Apr 11 16:12:39 2006 From: juthica at MIT.EDU (Juthica B Mallela) Date: Tue, 11 Apr 2006 16:12:39 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [tradingroom-announce] Trading Simulation Thursday 7:30pm! Message-ID: MIT Equity Trading Simulation Practice trading before all the banks (Goldman Sachs, UBS, etc.) have their official trading simulations! Learn how equity markets work and compete with your peers anonymously! No finance knowledge required. When: April 13th, 7:30 PM (duration of approximately 45 mins) Where: Sloan Trading Room, E52-010 RSVP to Alex Chernyakov at aleche at mit.edu Details: An equity trading simulation will be held in the sloan trading room in an attempt to better understand market microstructure in equity markets. The data will be used for research purposes and will be completely anonymous (researchers will have no way to link data to individuals). The simulation will be similar to what many of the investment banks currently do on campus during recruiting sessions and will help students practice anonymously. From alisy at MIT.EDU Wed Sep 6 17:49:32 2006 From: alisy at MIT.EDU (Andrew J. Lisy) Date: Wed, 6 Sep 2006 17:49:32 -0400 Subject: [tradingroom-announce] UBS Trading Game Tomorrow! Message-ID: <200609061749.32510.alisy@mit.edu> The Sloan Trading Room Taskforce Presents: UBS Mock Trading Thursday, September 7th (Tomorrow!) 7:30PM Sloan Trading Room E52-010 Dinner will be provided Come meet and network with recruitment and trading professionals from UBS in a fun, exciting environment. All levels are welcome -- come learn from the best or pit your skills against professional Wall Street traders. Space is limited! Please RSVP to taskforce at mit.edu From alisy at MIT.EDU Wed Sep 20 13:45:34 2006 From: alisy at MIT.EDU (Andrew J. Lisy) Date: Wed, 20 Sep 2006 13:45:34 -0400 Subject: [tradingroom-announce] [Fwd: Job Opportunity for Seniors -- DC Energy] Message-ID: <45117E3E.20400@mit.edu> ----- Sloan Trading Room Taskforce, I am an MIT alum (courses 14 and 15) now working for a specialized energy trading firm, DC Energy (www.dc-energy.com ), focusing primarily in deregulated electricity transmission markets. The company is expanding rapidly and looking to hire upwards of 15 people in the next year (including those with undergraduate and advanced degrees). I figure that students in your group, given its trading focus, would be interested in learning more about this opportunity. I will be coming with my firm to the MIT Career Fair tomorrow, so I was hoping that you might share in advance the following job description with trading room taskforce members looking for jobs. Interested students should submit resumes to MonsterTRAK -- the resume deadline is Tuesday, October 17th. Thanks, Jonathan Harris '04 --- *Company Description* DC Energy (www.dc-energy.com ) is a proprietary trading firm that focuses on the energy markets. DC Energy was launched in 2002 and has quickly grown to over 40 professionals. Headquartered in the Washington DC metropolitan area, DC Energy operates in markets across the United States. Our focus has been the electricity markets, currently a $250 billion market with increasing liquidity due to ongoing deregulation. In these developing markets, the price of power can vary dramatically over time and by location depending on the economic matching of supply to demand within the physical limitations of the transmission grid. This complexity, combined with continued market growth, has created a strong demand for financial instruments to hedge the risks inherent to these complex markets. DC Energy?s competitive advantage is based upon a rigorous, quantitative analytical approach. We have developed robust, proprietary economic frameworks to take positions across a range of energy contracts and their derivatives to efficiently strike the balance between risk and return. Through our activity, we provide liquidity, risk mitigation, and efficient pricing to utilities, merchant power, transmission providers, and end users ? thus creating a healthier and more competitive market. We are looking for talented professionals with high integrity, who excel in general business problem solving and in quantitative analysis. These professionals will have direct responsibility for investment decision-making, as well as for research, analysis, and development. Our office culture is entrepreneurial and collegial, so you must be able to work well in teams, show initiative, be resourceful, and provide leadership. *Job Description* DC Energy?s competitive advantage lies in its intellectual capital, which is constantly expanding and evolving to optimally address opportunities in today?s deregulated energy markets. Of course, bright and motivated people are integral to our intellectual capital development, and our analysts fulfill a key role at the core of our team. This involves conducting research and analysis to develop and test robust investment strategies and subsequently implement and track resultant investment portfolios. Successful applicants will demonstrate the following qualities: ? Exceptional quantitative analytic skill ? Superior problem solving abilities ? Excellent oral and written communications skills ? Intellectual curiosity Investment Analysts work within small teams organized by investment type or market and take responsibility for an individual ?module? within the portfolio of the firm?s investments. Investment Analysts typically focus on one investment type at a time but work across a variety of business issues within this area. Experienced Analysts who are performing at close to Associate level may begin to work on strategies that span investment portfolios or markets as well as supervise newer analysts. The investment Analyst position is an excellent learning opportunity and career stepping stone and is designed to lead to positions of increasing responsibility. Promotion is based on a 'speedometer' vs. an 'odometer' philosophy meaning that it is skill-level, not tenure, which determines career path. It is not uncommon for strongly performing Analysts to be promoted directly to Associate without additional credentials (e.g., business school degree.) The office culture is collegial and entrepreneurial; all analysts are encouraged to play an active role in driving investment decisions and contributing to firm development and work closely with the senior management to achieve these ends. DC Energy plans to hire a number of new Investment Analysts this year and to continue to grow its staff to expand its operations. Our analytic and problem solving focus along with a commitment to career development provides a unique opportunity for candidates who have strong analytic capability, high integrity, and an acute drive to produce tangible results. /This is an Equal Employment Opportunity/ -- Jonathan Harris Analyst DC Energy, LLC 8065 Leesburg Pike, Suite 500 Vienna, VA 22182 (703) 760-4367 harris at dc-energy.com From alisy at MIT.EDU Fri Oct 6 03:34:47 2006 From: alisy at MIT.EDU (Andrew J. Lisy) Date: Fri, 06 Oct 2006 03:34:47 -0400 Subject: [tradingroom-announce] Upcoming Company Trading Events! Message-ID: <45260717.7070300@mit.edu> The schedule for company trading events this fall is as follows: Merrill Lynch Tuesday, October 24th 7:00PM JP Morgan Wednesday, October 25th 3:30PM Barclays Capital Thursday, November 2nd 7:00PM All games will be held in the Sloan Trading Room, E52-010. The games will have different focuses, concentrating on market efficiency, stock trading, and fixed-income trading. Come meet recruiters and traders from the companies in a fun, informal atmosphere! Questions? Please email taskforce at mit.edu From alisy at MIT.EDU Mon Oct 23 14:13:08 2006 From: alisy at MIT.EDU (Andrew J Lisy) Date: Mon, 23 Oct 2006 14:13:08 -0400 Subject: [tradingroom-announce] Merrill Lynch Trading Simulation Tomorrow! Message-ID: <1161627188.434.1.camel@w20-575-34.mit.edu> The Sloan Trading Room Taskforce Presents: Merrill Lynch Trading Simulation Tuesday, 10/24 (Tomorrow!) E52-010 (Basement of Alfred P. Sloan Building) 5:45PM Come meet recruiters and traders in an informal and fun atmosphere while learning or perfecting your trading skills. This is an excellent opportunity for anyone looking for an internship next summer to begin to network with ML employees. For those that already have a job for next year, come to the event to perfect your trading skills! Pizza and soda will be served. Please join us afterwards for the Global Markets 101 presentation, which will be held at 7:30 in the Stata Center, room 32-155. RSVP to taskforce at mit.edu Thanks! From taskforce at MIT.EDU Thu Nov 2 16:11:39 2006 From: taskforce at MIT.EDU (Andrew J. Lisy) Date: Thu, 02 Nov 2006 16:11:39 -0500 Subject: [tradingroom-announce] Barclays Capital Trading Simulation Rescheduled Message-ID: <454A5F0B.2000208@mit.edu> The Barclays Capital Trading Simulation has been rescheduled to November 8th at 7:00. Sorry for any inconvenience. -- Andrew J. Lisy Class of 2007 Sloan Trading Room Taskforce From alisy at MIT.EDU Tue Nov 7 11:54:24 2006 From: alisy at MIT.EDU (Andrew J. Lisy) Date: Tue, 07 Nov 2006 11:54:24 -0500 Subject: [tradingroom-announce] Barclays Trading Simulation Rescheduled Message-ID: <4550BA40.7000901@mit.edu> The Barclay's Capital Trading Simulation has again been postponed. It will likely take place in the last week of November or first week of December. Sorry for the inconvenience. From taskforce at MIT.EDU Mon Nov 27 16:45:30 2006 From: taskforce at MIT.EDU (Andrew J. Lisy) Date: Mon, 27 Nov 2006 16:45:30 -0500 Subject: [tradingroom-announce] Barclays Capital Electronic Trading Simulation Wednesday! Message-ID: <456B5C7A.7080709@mit.edu> The Sloan Trading Room Taskforce Presents: ------------------------------------------- Barclays Capital Trading Simulation Wednesday, November 29th Sloan Trading Room - E52-010 (Basement of Alfred P. Sloan Bldg) 7:00PM Come meet recruiters and traders from Barclay's Capital. This is an excellent opportunity for all students interested in sales, trading, or any aspect of finance to network and perfect their market skills. The game will be electronic and will offer an opportunity for players of all skill levels to improve their abilities. Pizza and refreshments will be served in an informal networking session following the trading game. Please RSVP to taskforce at mit.edu. -- Andrew J. Lisy Class of 2007 Sloan Trading Room Taskforce From alisy at MIT.EDU Tue Nov 28 19:03:52 2006 From: alisy at MIT.EDU (Andrew J. Lisy) Date: Tue, 28 Nov 2006 19:03:52 -0500 Subject: [tradingroom-announce] Barclays Event Cancelled Message-ID: <456CCE68.7050506@mit.edu> Barclays has cancelled the event on Wednesday. Sorry for the inconvenience. -Andrew