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What do trading interns do?
I just got an offer for a Trading Summer Analyst position at a large international bank. Being from a non-target I know very little about what a trading internship entails. I am curious if anyone who has had one can tell me what they thought of their internship and what work interns actually do in a...
Advantages of Cryptocurrencies
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JP Morgan Summer Internship Assessment Centre
Hi there, I have an assessment centre coming up next week for JP Morgan Trading summer internship. Does anyone have any advice/ tips? What questions did you get asked? Thanks very much for your help :))
Are SWEs in quant/prop trading firms valued?
Considering a prestigious trading firm as a SWE (ie. Jane Street, Hudson River Trading, Citadel Securities, etc) , but I wonder how we are looked at by front office people. The pay is good, but I've heard of SWEs being treated as second class citizens. How much of this is true? Is SWE progression...
Is execution trading at an AM or HF boring?
Not trying to troll or sh!t post, kind of want to hear from execution folks at AMs or HFs that primarily do execution. I guess this primarily is geared toward working on/with vanilla products more than exotics. Do you guys (gals) get bored doing the job? Since most trading is / can be automated what...
JP Morgan Wholesale payment program vs Trading&security lending program at Blackrock
I got offer from JP morgan WP analyst program and trading&security lending at blackrock. WP program is a rotation program among products, coverage and strategy. For Trading&securiy lending, I am not quit sure the details of the program but basically execution trader who supports PM and provide...
How does a Master's in Mathematics/Statistics sound for my case?
Context: I have a Bachelor's in Electrical Engineering and a Master's in Computer Science. As you would expect, my Bachelor's in EE had a strong high-level mathematics component to it, but that was 3-4 years ago. My Master's in CS had little/no math. Right now I'm about to join a Bulge Bracket...
Optiver Institutional Trading
Hi fellow Monkeys, I've got an interview coming up in London for an Institutional trading Analyst role whose descriptions looks a lot like a traditional middle office role at any big bank (i.e. not very quantitative). Has anyone been through this before and can tell me a bit more about what to...
Mathematical Competency For Trading
Hello folks. I could not find any recent information on this so here it goes. I’m an incoming S&T rotational graduate at a BB bank. I have a Masters in Finance from a target mainland Europe university. I would not say I am gifted at Math whatsoever albeit my academic credentials would lead one to...
Market Risk to trading
Helloooooo people! Any tips on how I can transition from Middle Office Market Risk to a Front Office Trading role? Would doing the CFA help? Should I consider applying for Trading Graduate Schemes? I did come across a few other threads, but those seem relatively outdated. Happy to discuss :D
Which prop trading/MM shops are worth turning down top BB trading offer for?
Quick question: Which prop trading / market making shops would be worth turning down top BB (JPM/GS) trading offer for? Not going to be more specific, but given my educational background, I think I would fit in better at prop trading/ market making shop... (obviously a much higher barrier to entry,...
BNP: Invited to tests - Trading London
Anyone applied for London - Graduate Analyst Programme 2022 - Trading at BNP? Just submitted my application and got invited to GM Grad: Trading test Any idea on the format or usual reasoning tests?
Books for Market making trainees
Next year I'll start as a Graduate Trader at an options market making firm in Europe. I've been looking for educational books that could help me at the job, but most books I've found are too basic, and just go into basic greeks/risk management. Does anyone know some good ones? ty
Trading Surveillance Analyst - Good Start Of A Career In IB/PE?
The heading basically speaks for itself. I'm wondering whether a Trading Surveillance Analyst at Nasdaq would be a good start of my a career for a person that want to end up withing IB or PE . Why/Why not?
Trading Surveillance Analyst - Good start of a career in IB/PE?
The heading basically speaks for itself. I'm wondering whether a Trading Surveillance Analyst at Nasdaq would be a good start of my a career for a person that want to end up withing IB or PE. Why/Why not?
Can I start a career as 30y.o sales analyst after off-cycle?
Hi all, Im a 30y.o student who may start a off-cycle as a sales analyst in BB. I hold an master degree in Law and continued in business school which I've paid myself with student job - (reason why I had to postone for 1.5y and as result will graduate a 30y.o.) I've done several internship in M&A and...
What are you trading?
Hello, I am wondering what traders do we have here on this S&T forum? Physical/Paper: Commodity: Geo:
Investement bank power vs utility power trading
Hello, I'm pretty deep in discussions with a US BB investment bank about joining as a VP on a power trading desk in London, I'm currently a relatively junior power trader at an EU utility. Anyone familiar with European power markets will know theres a pretty large shortage of power traders atm so...
Should I renege a top-tier BB research for another top-tier BB trading?
I have signed an offer for a top tier BB's research division (think GS/JPM/MS) as a lateral hire and my background check was already completed. But I just got this other offer from another top tier BB (GS/ JPM /MS) but it's with their trading division (which I definitely like more and and the role...
Should I renege a top-tier BB research for another top-tier BB trading?
I have signed an offer for a top tier BB's research division (think GS/JPM/MS) as a lateral hire and my background check was already completed. But I just got this other offer from another top tier BB (GS/JPM/MS) but it's with their trading division (which I definitely like more and and the role...
Trading operations or IB or Risk Advisory
Hi, I came from a financial engineering background and somehow ended up in the middle/back office of an equities/options trading firm. This is the first full-time job I got after graduation but I feel like I really don't like to be at the operations team where it seems like that my work doesn't...
Q&A: PM at HF (Former sellside macro trader)
Background - Attended a top non-ivy undergrad with a degree in mathematics and economics. Prior to leaving for a multi-strat hedge fund (think Bluecrest, Millennium, Balasny, etc.), I was a macro derivatives trader on the sellside. The vast majority of my daily work was focused on idea generation,...
Dogecoin ($DOGE) - Is it making anyone else sick?
So I'm sure everyone is aware of the huge surge in the price of Dogecoin in the last 3-4 months. It fucking kills me that there are actually morons with no investing or finance experience getting rich off of this intrinsically worthless joke-coin (https://twitter.com/prothedoge?lang=en) AND then go...
What do I need to learn to get out of Operations? I'm one month in my career.
I'm one month in operations and I'm falling asleep at work; it's not intellectually stimulating. I recently graduated college with a finance degree and could not find a job for the life of me. A little nepotism landed me a job as an operations analyst in NYC, but I want out. I want to become a...
inspirational story
https://shrinke.me/Xph1 video link a young man who successfully trades, becomes rich. Indeed, to be able to reach the level of CONSISTENT PROFIT coveted by those who feel they are TRADERs, we will always experience joy, disappointment, frustration and fear along with the process we go through to get...
Career in trading analytics
Posting this because I couldn’t find any other related articles. What does a career in trading analytics (algo execution) look like? What is the comp like? Exit opps? Career growth/longevity? Background: Got a job in Operations IT (not related to S&T or IB at all) at a Tier-2 bank after my Masters...
trading/investing roles for (semi) quants
Hi all, I'm currently a student at a target school in Canada studying pure math/stats and am really interested in quant finance and trading. Not looking to pursue higher education and am not really interested in the accounting side of fundamental analysis. Wondering if you guys have any insight into...
Reading List to learn more about EM, South America markets, history, and economics
Hi there, just started on an EM trading desk and was looking to learn more about South America and the EM in general (Markets, History, Economy). If anyone has great books (even textbooks) to recommend please drop a comment!
Best Prep for Prop Trading?
So I'm currently the Global Trading Intern in Boston at a huge asset manager. I'm thrilled to be in this spot after working in accounting and CRE the last two summers as the only job in finance I've ever wanted is to be a trader. Going into my senior year (at a non-target for any area of finance)...
Trading Internship useful for IB?
Hey everyone, I'm a rising sophomore at a target school, and I'm trying to gain some relevant experience before junior year IB recruiting. I saw a posting for a trading internship my sophomore year on handshake and decided to apply. I'm just wondering how useful that would be for a BB SA program my...
IMC Trading Referral - Apply here!
If you're interested in an internal referral for an IMC Trading summer internship or full-time role in 2022, please fill out the form in the link here: https://careers. imc .com/us/en/jointalentcommunity?applyType=JTC&utm_source=directsourcing&utm_medium=u2675 (remove spaces and paste into your...
"Sales" and Trading..... (SALES)
Would love to have a discussion about the current state and the future of a sales-man. Please add your two cents and personal experiences. - For argument sake, assume you are or would be FICC sales or exotics on a good desk making good revenue. - What are the current actual bonus's looking like in...
Background Check, Immediate help!!
Hi I need help, I interned at an unpaid insurance company that made me a cold call, freshman year and quit after two weeks so they hate me. upcoming internship HR wants an employment letter saying I interned there for background check, what should I do..... can I just make up a fake employment...
preparing for Sales and Trading applications
I am an incoming MSc Finance student and would then like to go into Sales and Trading, any advice on what i should do over summer in order to make my September applications stand out? Any courses that i should do? Should i learn python?
Applying for a masters after having some work experience?
Hey all, I’m graduating from my B.Sc. this year and joining a big investment bank as an analyst. I’m excited for the work, but I’m a bit worried about being able to do a masters later on. I really want to do an economics master at LSE or in the U.S. at some point, maybe after 2 years of work....
Should you wait for an IB get back to you for the next round of interviews, or join a lesser known firm with a lower base?
Hi, trying to get some career advice here. I currently have an offer in a junior trading role at a MM. I have also passed two interviews at a big IB for a more senior trading role. The IB has not arranged for the 2nd round of interviews and the bank is known for being slow in the recruitment process...
Question: Buying and selling the same stock over and over again
I have a question: For about a year now, I have been paper trading, starting from 3000 USD and I'm now at roughly 50.000 USD. Most of that money was acquired through buying and selling a few different stocks, for example SNDL and most recently TNXP. On average I made around 100 trades in a day (I...
Does forex trading really work?
Hello everyone, I see people on instagram bragging about how trading is turning their lives around basically acting as finance gurus teaching you how you should live your life. Most of them don't have an economic or quantitative background (not that is strictly necessary) and can't even understand...
Trading Penny Stocks Today
Looking for ideas on some penny stocks to watch right now. I know we're talking about very high risk. I've become well-versed in day trading and swing trading. I research all day and build some great lists that are profitable. But, obviously, group insight is always welcomed. I think I've grown...
CLO Secondary Trading Lifestyle
The life on a CLO secondary trading desk isn't really covered on this forum too well. Can anyone from the sell-side speak lifestyle, responsibilities, and market/product outlook going forward in terms of career trajectory? Any level would be helpful, but please answer in terms that would be...
Durham (Business) Vs UT Austin (Econ) Vs Fordham (Gabelli)
Hey, I am an international student and I just got offers from the business schools at Durham (UK) and Fordham (NY) and from the liberal arts school for Economics at UT Austin. I'm not 100% sure about what industry I want to go into yet but I really like trading and consulting at the moment. Since I...
Trading interviews - Securitized Products Group Morgan Stanley
Hi everyone, 1st year IB analyst, is anyone familiar with the SPG trading analyst position at MS? I can't find a lot of info online, but curious to learn more about hours, exit opps, and general day to day. Are lots of banking skills transferrable? What do you recommend are the best ways to prep for...
Aptitude test IMC 2021
Hi everyone, I am applying to all the market makers in Amsterdam. And I have heard that compared to Optiver, FlowTraders ecc... IMC changed its aptitude test from mental math to something different. Anyone who applied to their internship/grad position in 2021 and can give me hints on what to expect?
What's the difference between Systematic and Quantitative trading strategies?
I have a few interviews coming up for trading roles and was wondering what the difference is between systematic and quantitive trading is? Thanks for your help, Best
Trading Policies at Firms
What is the trading policy at your firm? are you allowed to buy yolo gme calls? do wall street firms typically allow lax policies so you can invest in whatever you want? I do not want to be tied to one single source of income (the job). Insight is appreciated. Thanks!
Trading SA in person?
Hey everyone, I know we're all wondering how banks and others are going to handle this summer. I know some desks have been back for months now and it seems like these internships might be more likely to be in person. If anyone has any news or notes on trading internships specifically please share!
Can someone please explain the relationship between interest rates, inflation and currency value?
Been studying up for a S&T interview and this is driving me crazy. (1) Inflation vs. Currency Value: Negative Correlation The relationship between inflation and currency value is by far the most straight forward in my opinion. Inflation decreases the value of currency in purchasing goods, which...
Should i do an MBA or a Masters in Quantitative Finance?
I work as an AM equities execution trader for the last 2 years, came up from a tech background, 5.5 years total work experience after undergrad, same company through and through (bulge bracket) . I am also a CFA level 3 candidate and want to eventually become a portfolio manager at AM or a hedge...
W.D Gann
Hi, I have been very curious about this man because of how mysterious he is. When seeing youtube videos about him people always talk about that you have to read his books and figure out yourself about his trading methods. Does anyone have any reliable information on this man? Is it worth taking time...
Trading coop
Hello everyone, I would like to find someone here who is willing to cooperate in stock trading on a daily basis - sharing info, set goals, divide some tasks, and so on. I think it is also especially good for motivation and discipline. I have experience when you cooperate the progress is much faster....
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