1. a badge of one or more V-shaped stripes worn on the sleeve by noncommissioned officers to indicate rank, length of service, etc. 2. an ornament in this form, as on a molding. 3. Also called chevâ²ron weave`. herringbone (def. 2a). 4. Heraldry. an ordinary in the form of an inverted V. [1300â50; Middle English cheveroun < Old French: rafter, chevron < Vulgar Latin *capriÅn-, s. of *capriÅ, derivative of Latin caper goat]
An investment banker is typically a line job in the investment banking division. A financial engineer is typically a staff job in the sales & trading, or financial strategies, division. They provide valuable supporting input, but are typically not in charge.
The two main lines of business in investment banking are called the sell side and the buy side. The  sell side  involves trading securities for cash or for other securities (e.g. facilitating transactions, market-making), or the promotion of securities (e.g. underwriting, research, etc.).nvestment banks offer services to both corporations issuing securities and investors buying securities. For corporations, investment bankers offer information on when and how to place their securities on the open market, an activity very important to an investment bank's reputation.