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+39 Help: GS SF S&T vs JPM NY S&T 25 6d
+26 Delta One Trading 13 1d
+23 HOW DO I GET IN WITH THE NERDS AT LUNCH? SEEKING ADVICE: PIVOT FROM SALES MANAGEMENT TO JUNIOR TRADING MID 20s 4 4w
+22 Best macro desks 7 6d
+22 IB to Quant 14 1w
+19 BB S&T New Graduate Analyst - Advice to progress as rapidly as possible 11 3w
+19 Barclays vs. RBC Capital Markets Quant Trading? 5 3w
+18 Sales folk - what do you do when you hit a dry patch? 1 1d
+18 BofA trader death 18 3h
+17 Understanding the Yield Curve 7 1w
+17 If Potential Major Is Math, Penn Vs. CalTech, Which One Do You Vote? 13 7h
+17 Looks like no 2025 offer for S&T, coming to the end of sophomore year. 17 3w
+16 How Quantitative is Commodity Trading 8 4d
+15 Full Time Timeline 1 2w
+15 Working in Switzerland for Non EU 3 9m
+15 Power Trader Progression 2 1d
+15 Questions to Ask During Internship Coffee Chats 1 2d
+15 RT Trading in UK Prospects and Career Path 2 2d
+13 35% Pay Cut - S&T Exit Opportunity? 2 1d
+13 Lateraling from Trading to IB vs. IB to Trading 4 1w
+13 Iron Ore Trading? 12 2w
+13 Networking with other desks during summer internship 1 3d
+12 Breaking into Quant work as math PhD. What are my options? 2 6d
+12 Tips for a beginning commodities trader? 1 2w
+12 Chances of getting into trading as non-stem in 2024 12 3w
+12 Job roles with more client experience 1 2w
+12 Moving from equities to rates/fx 2 9h
+12 Stopping spiders black widows brown recluse 1 5h
+11 Loser on the trading floor - help please! 3 1w
+10 Commodities tradehouse vs FX market making 2 6d
+10 Which rotations to pick? 3 3w
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+9 Question on SA 2025 SnT timings 1 2w
+9 AVP / AD Fixed Income Trader Salary 1 1w
+9 SA class size in BB FO (IB, S&T, AM PB) 3 1w
+9 (Seeking advice) Transitioning away from Market Risk FICC 1 1d
+9 Commodity becoming more mainstream and impact of derrivatives 2 5d
+9 Does tech team matter in BBs? 3 5d
+9 How would you assess my odd of breaking in to an FX Desk? 1 3w
+9 BNP S&T sophomore year -> BB S&T internship? How helpful is it? 2 3w
+9 S&T Apprenticeship Exit Opportunities 0 4w
+9 Thoughts on the NYSE Going 24/7 3 3w
+9 Trying to compare potential comps 2 3w
+9 Jane Street Trading Desk Operations Interview Questions 2 3w
+9 Exit ops from Valuation/Pricing quant role 1 3w
+9 Best programming languages to learn for energy trading 1 2w
+9 I had my superday friday afternoon, when do you think I will hear back? 1 2w
+8 Why is rho positive for call options? 6 1d
+8 Valuating a Energy Trading Firm? College Student Interested in FIG 5 3w
+7 BB Regional Office SA to NYC FT 5 5d
+7 ……………………..…………………….. 2 2w
+7 Canada SA 2025 S&T - where are we? 6 3d
+6 HF Sinclair Rotational Trading Program - Insight? 5 7h
+6 21 and need advice 1 3w
+6 moved 1 23h
+6 Personal Trading Vs Non-Finance Campus Club 1 23h
+6 Global Rates Structuring at BB 2 3w
+6 Trading at Commodities shop 2 3w
+6 Morgan Stanley Public Finance Investment Banking or BNP Sales and Trading Summer Internship? 0 5d
+6 SPX Capital 1 1d
+6 Breaking into Real Time Power Trading 3 3d
+6 Uniper Gas & Power 2 5d
+6 S&T exit opps 1 1d
+5 Rest in Peace Jim Simons 0 1w
+5 Opinions on AmplifyME Summer Academy 8 3d
+4 Becoming a Crude Oil Scheduler 3 2w
+4 Nomura Global Markets 14 3d
+4 Citi S&T base salary 4 6d
+4 Bulge Bracket Sales and Trading rankings 12 2w
+3 S&T Fall Recruiting for Summer 2025 1 3w
+3 Performance Trust Capital Partners? 1 1w
+3 Shipbroking? 5 3w
+3 Best Desks at MUFG, Nomura and other J-Banks 1 4w
+3 What NOT To DO in S&T and Banking 3 1w
+3 Citadel - Euro Nat Gas Team 1 3w
+3 Economist to Macro, Rates, FX, Commodities trading transition 1 2w
+3 S&T Exits 2 2w
+3 Citi lateral hire 2 1w
+3 Nomura Global Markets 2025 6 4d
+3 Geneva Commodity Trading vs. Cass Shipping Trade Finance vs Imperial Metals and Energy 3 4d
+3 Commodities Trading - Locations 6 5d
+3 Citi S&T Toronto - Updates 1 5d
+3 GS Rates 5 5d
+3 Citi S&T 2025 26 1d
+3 a bond trading at 60 cents, due in 2 weeks, is it refinanceable ? 1 3w
+3 How long it takes to hear back for S&T from Goldman 10 2w
+2 Research or Trading? 3 1w
+2 S&T Japanese Banks in NYC 2 14h
+2 transfer into semitarget for S&T post grad? 3 1d
+2 What is a credit trading strategist? 1 1w
+1 Military Reserve & S&T 3 3d
+1 What rotations to choose for Summer in S&T 1 3w
+1 Term premium and rates trading 2 5d
+1 Market structure & missing time periods 1 6d
+1 Only gotten 1 intership is sales and trading, I want to do IB of FPA, FPA probably is most appealing, but I didn't get accepted to the internship, how do I make it more ikely for me to get accepted to FPA internship 6 1w
+1 FICC & Equities GS 25 in Chicago Office 3 1w
+1 Difference in ops between Glencore and Trafigura. Commodities, path to trader, enjoyment of ops. 3 1w
+1 How hard to lateral after two years? 4 5d

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