Career Guidance - Trading or Capital Markets
Background: 1st year analyst in Market Risk Management at a top BB (GS/JPM). Math/Econ degree from a top 25 school.
I've had conversations with the group's MD about my wanting to move into a FO position, and he said that he would be more than happy to put me in touch with a few of his colleagues (and also give me a positive recommendation). However, he requested that I be very specific with regard to what kind of positions I'm looking for.
I've always been interested in the markets, and given my quasi-quant background and decent programming skills (VBA, SQL, but no C++ experience), I believe that trading might be a good choice for me. However, I am not sure what kind of desk I would be a good fit for. Exotic derivatives and the structured products desk look very interesting but to be honest I do not think I can compete on a quant-level with the phD and the MFE students that are on these desks.
Does anyone have any suggestions with regard to what desks I could be looking at? Also, I know some areas of Capital Markets (e.g. structured products) can be quanty, but what about others?
Thanks
Do you want to take risk or not? That is what you should ask yourself.
Yes, I'm a risk taker.
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