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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What sort of dogs are the favorite of the British royal family?
2. According to the book, investment banking candidates are expected to be _______.
3. The back row trainees at Solomon Brothers are victims of the myth that a trader is a _____.
4. For a great player of Liar's Poker, ______ is the easy part of the game.
5. Lewis states that analysts don't analyze anything; they are just _____ to corporate financiers.
Short Essay Questions
1. The author uses the analogy of two benevolent hands that "stuff the turkey" that Wall Street firms eat the stuffing from. What does he mean by this?
2. How does the code of Liar's Poker affect a trader?
3. What is the "3-6-3 Club"?
4. How does the equities department treat the trainees?
5. Why is the treasury trader king at Salomon Brothers?
6. What is one of the main concerns of the old hands at Salomon Brothers concerning the state of affairs in the economics of America in the 1980s?
7. What happens when the author has breakfast with Leo Corbett?
8. How is trading supposedly like the jungle?
9. What is meant by "no tears"?
10. How does the author manage to get a connection into Salomon Brothers?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What is the perception of "corporate finance" in the investment banking industry? What does someone in corporate finance actually do? What role does and investment banking analyst play in relation to corporate financiers?
Essay Topic 2
Describe the evolution of the mortgage trading department at Salomon Brothers. Who came up with the idea to develop that department? Who saw it through the hard times? What were some of the stumbling blocks that had to be overcome to make mortgages viable for trading? How does it finally become successful?
Essay Topic 3
How does the game of Liar's Poker have the feel of trading? Describe how Liar's Poker works, the list of questions a bond trader asks himself, and list some of the other firms besides Salomon Brothers which have similar games.
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