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Hi,

I am a junior at a small liberal arts college in Wisconsin and I worked at a European hedge fund this summer (+1B AUM), doing front office execution trading & FX hedging. I also manage money for my family (couple of hundred thousand in a book).

I was wondering what you guys think — should I go to a bigger equity HF or do S&T at a BB bank? Thanks!

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What is front office execution trading.

execution trading is normally classified as a part of transaction services and usually MO

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If you want to do equities, go to a bigger equity HF or IB/PE.

If you want to trade fx/rates, stay at your current fund or go into S&T.

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