+513 From non-target to BB CEO: My story 254 7y
+504 Best Proprietary Trading Firms - Rankings? 549 3y
+492 15 Career Steps 40 2y
+462 My success story- how i went from a 2.5 gpa to a senior trader in 3 years. 83 1y
+451 2021 S&T Bonus 324 1y
+441 Navigating The Floor: A S&T Analyst's Guide 23 2y
+411 Q&A: Top Quant Firms First Year Comp 250k to 400k 131 4mo
+330 How to get a start in physical oil trading/ops/scheduling? 306 7mo
+322 Q&A: Director of Energy Trading 122 2w
+309 Goldman Sachs: How To Get ED Executive Director @Global Markets(Sales&Trade) front office?Total Non-Target Play HR D&I Game...It Worked (Real 2022case)...Hope Admin Will Show A Bit Unbiased Understanding Importance Of This Discussion. 35 1w
+308 Q&A: The Future/Current State of S&T - BB VP Macro Trader 137 1mo
+273 S&T Summer Intern Clothing Guide 355 1y
+266 What do you think about day traders? 190 7y
+264 Q&A: I'm an Agricultural Commodities Trader 145 4y
+255 For love of the game 53 8mo
+251 Sales in S&T: Dead-end career path in 2020? 134 1y
+236 Q&A: 1st year BB London Rates Trader Taking Your Questions 127 2y
+234 Structuring within S&T, Pay, and Exit Ops. 218 1y
+231 Tipping MDs 2023 66 11mo
+224 Is S&T still a good career path? 82 1y
+221 So I heard You Want to Start Trading? 63 3y
+219 Q&A: I'm a Dry Bulk Physical Trader 73 4y
+219 Physical Commodity Trading 210 3y
+218 Q&A: Physical Oil Trading 107 3y
+218 Trading really dying? 167 5y
+213 How dead is trading? 75 1y
+210 Ask DickFuld November 2015 122 1y
+202 Traders screwed?!? 134 4y
+198 How to break into trading? - High quant background? 261 5y
+196 Breaking into Sales & Trading? 238 4y
+195 What's the most money you've lost in a day / trade? 90 3y
+194 Commodity Trading is Dead 126 2y
+192 Advice I give to my incoming analysts 38 3y
+191 Institutional Equity Sales and Trading 146 1y
+187 I'm currently an equity derivatives/vol trader: Q&A! 54 2y
+186 BUY & HOLD ..... A SCAM 133 10y
+181 Sales - debunking 8 MYTHS (From a veteran) 41 3y
+180 Getting an S&T Return Offer - A Survival Guide for Future Interns 34 1y
+180 Every Second Counts 33 6y
+176 Why doesn't everyone invest in index funds? 90 3y
+175 Sales in S&T - What's the catch? (best job in banking)?? 72 1mo
+173 Delta: Breaking Down the First of the Greeks 40 7y
+172 Life Gonna Be Harder for Juniors 148 3y
+170 Updated 2022 S&T Compensation 131 2w
+167 Do traders get paid this much? 237 7y
+166 Q&A: VP Trader at BB 123 1y
+164 What Do People Make Annually From Investing? 153 6y
+162 Bond / fixed income jargon 10 8mo
+161 Ask Me Any Question You Have About Prime Brokerage 128 1y
+160 1st Year Analyst - Vent - take this personally or not? 40 1y
+160 Q&A: PM at HF (Former sellside macro trader) 78 4d
+160 Trading Strategy from a Trader's perspective 84 1y
+159 My son interested in S&T over IB (your advise Please) 64 3y
+158 End of the Summer - Peace at last 27 2y
+158 Q&A: Former BB Rates Trader - Now a prop trader 95 5y
+157 Do employers want to hire student-athletes? 197 1y
+156 Real work in trading 22 10mo
+156 Correlation between top degrees and a career in commodities 55 1y
+156 2019/2020 Sales & Trading Bonus Discussion 135 3y
+155 Physical Trading: Best commodities to be in? 103 8mo
+154 Physical Trading (Part 1): What it is and What it isn’t 18 1y
+152 Sucking as a junior trader 29 2y
+151 Why choose Sales and Trading over Investment Banking? 36 3y
+149 Q&A: FX Trader: High Volatility Job, Low Excitement Life 89 3y
+147 The decline of Chicago prop trading 130 3y
+146 Trader's lifestyle 163 7y
+145 JPM Coronavirus Conduct WSJ Article 49 3y
+145 Most you have lost off a single investment? 105 4y
+142 Coronavirus or Correction? 74 3y
+140 College major for sales and trading (& is trading dead??) 165 5y
+139 Global Markets Pay Raise? 243 2y
+139 Q&A - I quit my job as a bond trader to fight MMA in Peru 55 6y
+139 Anton Kreil - Institute of Trading and Portfolio Management MENTORING PROGRAM. Overpriced and Undervalue. 39 1y
+136 WSO Python / Machine Learning Courses - NOW AVAILABLE 24 2y
+136 HELP: The Future of the S&T Job Market and Selecting the Right Desk 143 2y
+135 Stock Pitch Sample Template - Proven Examples to Help Ace Your Interview 37 2y
+134 Two Internships Later: What I wish I Knew While Recruiting! (Toronto) 27 3y
+134 Goldman or Bust? 96 2y
+133 Turning Day Trading for a Living into a Career 126 6y
+133 How to Start Trading (Compliments of Bondarb) 61 2y
+133 Trader Documentary - Paul Tudor Jones (Must See) 78 6mo
+131 Q&A: LNG trader 86 2y
+131 I'm Trying to get into Prop-Trading From a Non-Target School 44 2y
+130 Questions on S&T 75 8y
+128 Q&A: 25 years Sales / Trading Experience 38 2y
+125 Minority nervous for BB internship 52 1y
+125 TSLA Breaks $100, (doubles in a month) 120 10y
+122 CV & CoverLetter - S&T Citi, Internship - No mercy please ! 15 3y
+119 How were S&T intern return rates at GS/MS/JPM? 72 3y
+119 Q&A: From Pizza Delivery to Quantitative Research/Data Science/Programming 32 6y
+119 Ask Monty09 - Energy Trading careers, interviews, firms, etc etc 81 1y
+119 Technical Analysis ... Astrology? 133 5y
+118 Goldman Sachs S&T 2021 SA 280 2y
+118 Have $100k, don't know how to invest, help 79 11y
+117 Just HOW MUCH MATH does a trader need? 164 3y
+116 Why Do People on Here/WSO Crap on "Back Office" So Much? 24 3y
+116 S&T Sales 28 4y
+115 at the money option delta = 0.5??? 70 4y
+114 Is commodities the only S&T desk where you reach 6 to 7 figures ? 92 9y
+113 Akuna Capital Math Test? (And Interview Process) 120 1y

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