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Name Firm Group / Desk Seniority Email Channel LinkedIn DM Email Text Call In-person Other Relevance FO - GM FO - IB FO - Buy-side FO - Other MO - CM MO - Other BO Other Degree How you know First email subject First email Hi Allison, Your work in institutional FX sales lines up with the macro/rates modeling I did for Citadel's FI & Macro challenge, so I was interested in how your team judges when a macro view is actually useful for clients and trade discussion. I'm a Waterloo/Laurier Math and Finance student and VP of Trading at Laurier Trading Group, where I work on cross-asset trade ideas and execution workflows. If you have 10-15 minutes, I would appreciate your perspective on how FX teams separate a real desk-useful view from one that is already reflected in positioning or flow. Best, Harman Follow-up email subject Follow-up email Hi Allison, I wanted to follow up on my note about institutional FX sales. I'm still trying to understand how FX teams decide when a macro view is useful for client and trade discussion, rather than just interesting market commentary. If a brief 10-15 minute call is realistic, I would appreciate your perspective; no pressure if now is not a good time. Best, Harman LinkedIn connection message conditional LinkedIn follow-up DM conditional

Name Firm Group / Desk Seniority Email Channel LinkedIn DM Email Text Call In-person Other Relevance FO - GM FO - IB FO - Buy-side FO - Other MO - CM MO - Other BO Other Degree How you know First email subject First email Hi Aaran, Your work in equities at BMO lines up with my volatility and market-data research, so I was interested in how your desk decides when a market signal is useful enough for client or risk discussion. I'm a Waterloo/Laurier Math and Finance student and VP of Trading at Laurier Trading Group, where I work on cross-asset trade ideas and execution workflows. I saw your Global Markets background and wanted to ask from the equities angle specifically: what tends to make junior analysis useful on the desk, beyond having a clean view on the market? If you have 10-15 minutes, I would appreciate your perspective. Best, Harman Follow-up email subject Follow-up email Hi Aaran, I wanted to follow up on my note about equities at BMO. I'm still trying to understand how equities desks decide whether a market signal is useful enough for client or risk discussion, especially from a junior analyst perspective. If a brief 10-15 minute call is realistic, I would appreciate your perspective; no pressure if now is not a good time. Best, Harman LinkedIn connection message conditional LinkedIn follow-up DM conditional

Name Firm Group / Desk Seniority Email Channel LinkedIn DM Email Text Call In-person Other Relevance FO - GM FO - IB FO - Buy-side FO - Other MO - CM MO - Other BO Other Degree How you know First email subject First email Hi Sophia, Your equity-derivatives role at RBC lines up with my volatility forecasting work, so I was interested in how your desk decides when a volatility signal is useful once client demand and hedging constraints matter. I'm a Waterloo/Laurier Math and Finance student and am joining RBC this fall in an Investment Product Analytics / Data Analyst capacity. My quant work has focused on HAR-RV volatility extensions and large one-minute market-data validation. If you have 10-15 minutes, I would appreciate your perspective on what makes volatility research practical enough for an equity derivatives desk. Best, Harman Follow-up email subject Follow-up email Hi Sophia, I wanted to follow up on my note about equity derivatives. I'm still trying to understand how a desk decides whether a volatility signal is useful after client demand and hedging constraints are considered. If a brief 10-15 minute call is realistic, I would appreciate your perspective; no pressure if now is not a good time. Best, Harman LinkedIn connection message conditional LinkedIn follow-up DM conditional

Name Firm Group / Desk Seniority Email Channel LinkedIn DM Email Text Call In-person Other Relevance FO - GM FO - IB FO - Buy-side FO - Other MO - CM MO - Other BO Other Degree How you know First email subject First email Hi Desmond, Your public-equities portfolio role at IMCO lines up with my research under Prof. Phelim Boyle on hedge-fund alpha quality, so I was interested in how your team decides whether a research result is durable enough to affect portfolio decisions. I'm a Waterloo/Laurier Math and Finance student focused on markets and investing, and that research has made me careful about separating signal from beta or regime exposure. If you have 10-15 minutes, I would appreciate your perspective on how institutional public-equities teams move from a strong research finding to sizing or monitoring decisions. Best, Harman Follow-up email subject Follow-up email Hi Desmond, I wanted to follow up on my note about public-equities portfolio decisions. I'm still interested in how teams decide whether a research result is durable enough to affect sizing or monitoring, rather than only looking compelling in analysis. If a brief 10-15 minute call is realistic, I would appreciate your perspective; no pressure if now is not a good time. Best, Harman LinkedIn connection message conditional LinkedIn follow-up DM conditional