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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Andy Nguyen" data-source="post: 42021" data-attributes="member: 1">In this article, one of Quantnet’s Wall Street Senior Executives describes a typical day in his life as a Managing Director in Market Risk at a bulge bracket investment bank.[ATTACH=full]7459[/ATTACH] 06:05 - Wake up, shower, dress06:10 - Briefly question career choice, think about sleeping in and applying for job at Wal-Mart06:11 - Recall the great staff and intellectual stimulation job provides, recommit self to career06:30 - Drive to train station06:43 - Get on train to NYC07:30 - Arrive NYC, cab to office07:40 - Address staffing issue involving zealous junior employee irking bosses, leave message for HR07:50 - Login, check email, get 1st double short cappucino @ Starbucks, grab two risk quants on the way down to catch up on SCAP08:00 - Attend career development meeting for risk management junior folk where career planning is discussed08:30 - Leave meeting early to discuss urgent regulatory issue08:40 - Grab 4 senior quants and mortgage risk manager to discuss reg issue in more detail09:00 - Finish assembling VaR data for another regulator, send to compliance09:15 - Second double short cappucino - this time with two guys who used to work for me (triple gingerbread latte and single vanilla latte, respectively). I pay (as usual), but in a sign of good karma, Starbucks cashier charges me for only the cheapest AND give me two boxes of Christmas Blend VIA packages. I'm a big hitter there.09:30 - Have informal meeting with Fed staff to discuss Merchant Banking and SCAP09:45 - Have informal meeting with OCC staff to discuss upcoming exams10:15 - Catch up with mortgage risk manager on reg issue, go to other building to meet with global head of ops10:30 - Meet with global head of ops to discuss upcoming reg exams11:15 - Draft response to Internal Audit about various governance issues12:00 - Lunch[/b] - grilled flatbread with pepperoni and olives, yum!12:15 - Draft quick response to MQF students about comparing Fast Fourier seasonals to ARIMA-based seasonals12:20 - Catch up with Internal Audit on governance12:30- Try out the Starbucks VIA Christmas blend. Slight bitter aftertaste, but provides necessary additional kick.13:00 - Look longingly at iPad on Apple site, decide to wait for next version13:30 - Discuss opening in model review team with head of group, call ex-student to ask him to come in and interview13:40 - Call wife, express undying love, tell her I'll be home late (again)13:50 - Informal catch up with head risk quant to discuss staffing13:55 - Talk to HR on IT budget allocations14:00 - Dualing mortgage risk meetings15:00 - Informal meetings with Private Equity, Real Estate, and controllers, gradually working my way down the elevator bank15:20 - Walk back to office15:30 - Weekly catch up with risk chief admin: reg issues, limits, expenses16:00 - Review private equity and real estate risk profile with head of market risk and risk staff17:00 - Review treasury and global wealth management risk with head of market risk and risk staff17:45 - Review global limits presentation for management committee with head of market risk18:15 - Go to corporate gym, work out the kinks19:00 - Review VaR, sign off, go home</blockquote>

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