Columbus, OH Level 1 December 2008

Hello!! I have registered for Dec’08 Level 1 exam and I am in Columbus, OH. Would like to hook up with other Level1 applicants from the area. Thanks, Loneshark

Hi Loneshark - good luck w/ Level I! Not often I see fellow Ohioans on here. I was wondering about the investment community is in Columbus - What are some of the larger money management firms up in that area? Are there many opportunities or do you see yourself having to move to NYC, Boston, Chicago, etc?

Hi Nerdattax, I dont think there are any large money mgmt firms in Columbus, the only one i know of is Diamond Hill (there might be more, I have not researched that yet), other than that there are some state retirement/pension funds (e.g STRSOH) in the area. Of course we also have JPMC here but most of the investment type jobs at JPMC are in NYC/Chicago Where are you in the process? Have you completed all the 3 levels?

Grinding through the Level II curriculum right now. I heard there was a JPM fixed income group there - at the LI exam I sat next to a guy who worked there. Drop me an email at nerdattax at yahoo if you have questions or want to take this offline. Thanks!

Anyone else from Ohio on here?