Vault Career Guide to Investment Banking

by Tom Lott

One of Vault's bestselling titles, this guide covers the basics of financial markets, including walk-throughs of equity and fixed income offerings, M&A, and private placements.

Genres: Finance, Business, Economics

160 pages, Paperback

First published July 7, 2003

Reviews

[Jonathan]

I started reading some books about the Global Financial Crisis, and realized I did not understand enough about the finance industry. Reading this gave me a better idea of the industry, and was a very fast read (about 3 days).

I enjoyed gaining the perspective of how the following areas interrelate:
* Commercial Banking, Investment Banking, and Asset Management
* Equity and Fixed Income markets
* Stock and Bond Offerings
* M&A, private placements, and reorgs
* Roles of: Corporate finance, sales and trading, research, and syndication

Note: the edition I read was written in 2005, so it does not include the more recent "exciting" events.

[Yijia Chen]

Not a bad intro book to investment banking. Clearly structured so one can always refer back to it easily.

[Alex]

This is a very well organized introduction to investment banking. The most useful I've come across so far.

[Valters Bondars]

8/10