Commodity sales/trading —-> HF?

Done some reading but can’t seem to find much. Is it possible to put in a few years trading at a bank and make the switch to a hedge fund? Has anyone done this or seen it happen? Thanks!

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Not from sales, but if you’re a good performer on a trade desk and have an edge/clear investment process with track record of prop pnl  then yes

 

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