BB Trading vs Microsoft Software Engineer Compensation Comparison

Hello.

I am wondering if there is any consensus on the compensation difference between a BB Trading Analyst vs a Microsoft Software Engineer. In particular, I am wondering if there is a significant gap in either the starting salary or several years down the line.

Thanks for the input.

 

not a complete expert in the S&T side but from what I understand, if you are interested in trading I would take the MS software engineering job, get the experience and move over to some kind of quant fund. from what I hear, software engineers are exactly the type of guys they look for.

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Best Response

It's a tough call. Starting out,the Microsoft software engineer will make more, have a better quality of life, and become a better programmer faster than the Trading analyst. However, after a few years, the BB trading analyst has the potential (but no guarantee) to make much more. Ten years out, if you're not management at microsoft, the BB guy will outearn you at 2-5x.

Provided you network, you could go from Microsoft to a BB Trading/prop trading shop after a few years.

Which area do you like more?

 

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