Any Traders Out There? Question about preparation for FT role

no focus on coming in everyday and working your tail off. focus on getting up to speed and learning as much as you can.

Just make sure that you know your swaps and forwards - you don't want your entire desk hating you from day one as they think you only got the job through sheer networking because you asked about something a freshman should know.

You wouldn't go to an NFL tryout and not know what kind of offense the team runs, would you?

Otherwise I agree with monty; be humble and eager to learn, and just be a nice guy - you'll be just fine.

Good luck, and remember; the markets don't manipulate themselves...

I would make sure you're very familiar with duration. It's a very simple concept, but a lot of the mental effort on a rates desk goes towards keeping that exposure hedged. Make sure you understand the concept of flattening v. steepening exposure.

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