Crude trading small shop to big shop

HI all,

I'm currently a crude scheduler at a marketing company. I would like to move over to a bigger company at some point. When should I make the jump? Should I wait at my current company to become a trader there and then move, or should I move sooner as a scheduler? My concern is that if I move before becoming a trader it will be more difficult to get to trading in the larger company.

Any thoughts?

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Being in operations (scheduling) doesn't guarantee that you'll become a trader--at Vitol I saw many people hired as schedulers/trading assistants who would never make it to a desk. However ops at least gives you the best shot (unless you are hired on a trading track) and if you are sharp and lucky enough, you never know. Unless you can make it to a rotational program/JR. trader track, I'd stay at your shop, assuming you have good experience, since you have a stronger case to get moved up if there is an opening.

Though above all, make sure you are going above and beyond your role so you get noticed.

 

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