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What does trading in structured finance mean?
Published on : 02-15-2023
Structured finance is a part of the financial industry that makes complicated investments for big businesses and institutions Most of the time, these products combine assets and products that already exist to make new financial instruments with different risk and reward profiles. Most of the time, the products are backed by mortgages or credit, but they can also be backed by assets that bring in money
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Rupin Banker says that the C4 is a group of complicated financial products, such as Collateral Debt Obligations (CDOs) and Mortgage-Backed Securities (MBS), that were blamed for causing the 2008 financial crisis and have since been downgraded. These products repackaged loans backed by assets that generate cash flow This made the loans less risky, and "tranches" of these securities were then sold on the capital markets.
People from other teams are often brought in to fill positions at banks and investment firms
Most of the time, they will look at your experience and credentials in accounting, financial modeling, and relative valuation methods like PE Ratio and Price to Book Value
People with experience in mergers and acquisitions (M&A), leveraged finance (Leveraged Finance), or industry coverage will have the best chance of getting an entry-level job at a structured finance bank. In general, the pay is about the same as that of a senior industry or product group analyst, and the hours are shorter than in DCM/ECM groups
Structured finance is a lot like investment banking in terms of responsibilities and pay, but it tends to be more specialized, so the teams are smaller This means that early on in your career, you are more likely to work directly with clients and have more responsibility and exposure to clients.
A job in structured finance is not for everyone, but for some people it can be a good choice. The salary for a Managing Director in this sector is similar to that of a standard MD in an industry or product group at a large bank, so you should be able to find a job that works for you
