Bankwright · for students aiming at IB
Fall recruiting. A case interview. The question: what happens to the bank's balance sheet if… The lectures gave you formulas. They did not give you the mechanics.
Live the deals by hand — before the interview
In Bankwright you do not memorize definitions — you post M&A, LBO and securitization on the balance sheet yourself. In a case, answers like that separate an offer from we will call you back — and excitement from cramming.
the first 3 chapters free. No account and no card — start between classes.
Your progress lives in the cloud: start on a phone, finish at a desk. Lose connection mid-level and the level still finishes — nothing you entered is lost, and it syncs the moment you are back.
The total did not changeCase interview · question 1Chapter 5 · investment banker
The bank sold 100 of government bonds and made a loan of 100. What happens to the balance sheet?
Assetsmillion
Government bonds in the portfolio200
Total200
Liabilities and equitymillion
Deposits250
Equity50
Total300
Before the answer: assets 300 million — government bonds 200 and the rest. Liabilities and equity 300 million — deposits 250 and equity 50.
A real level from chapter 5 — the format of a case, not a retelling of a lecture.