Investment Bank?

Hi, i have asked a question similar to this before but i did not get a straight answer from anyone. I was wondering if someone can explain to me how i could start an INVESTMENT Bank. ALso, i was wondering if someone can explain to me the types of services the best type of investment bank offers and what are the requiremnts for starting an investment bank. It would be most appreciated, Thanks.

BosCFO please do NOT answer any of my questions ever again. I seriously recommoned that Yahoo should abn you from their site because of your negativity and the way you respond.

If you don't know what an investment bank does, why would you want to start one?

An investment bank's primary business is underwriting corporate debt and equity offerings. The investment bankers work with corporations to determine the most appropriate valuation for the debt or equity and then market the offering, and finally sell it in the public markets. The investment banks also tend to offer ongoing investment research on companies that they issue, though this has certainly gotten a lot of scrutiny and in theory, the research side of the business is separate from the underwriting side.

It would require a pretty extraordinary amount of cash to start one, as well as pretty heavy industry connections. You would need to market your services to corporations, and explain why you will be able to get them a better price on their equity or a lower rate on their debt than Goldman Sachs or JP Morgan could. You would need to hire good analysts to help you determine the appropriate valuations for firms. You would need to learn phone numbers for every major trading desk so you could gauge interest in your issues, and you would need lots of lawyers.

So...good luck with all that.

well you could google search if thier is eny investment banks and then you just keep on puting more money into it and you could get a serious amout of money some day
or you could ask your mom or dad how to start one if you cant find eny thing useful on google search

I don't know why you would have a problem with the way BosCFA answered that question. It seems pretty reasonable to me. Just because you don't like the answer doesn't mean there's anything wrong with it.

By the way...you might want to look up the difference between a CFA and a CFO if you're starting your own investment bank. It'll come in handy.

And marlon..."ask your mom and dad"...too funny...