+43 is trading actually worth it for beginners right now? 8 1w
+1,017 Goldman Sachs: How To Get ED Executive Director @Global Markets(Sales&Trade) front office?Total Non-Target Play HR D&I Game...It Worked (Real 2022case)...Hope Admin Will Show A Bit Unbiased Understanding Importance Of This Discussion. 72 2w
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+20 Institutional Sales - what it is? 2 3w
+16 Institutional Sales - what it is? 2 3w
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+3 Is edhec target for london? 3 3mo
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+15 BB summer possible return + 1 year masters Vs 2 Yr masters 5 4mo
+16 ESSEC MiM vs ESCP MiM (PGE)— Fixed Income Sales / Risk-Sales Trading 9 4mo
+98 The CLO Sell Side experience 32 4mo
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+20 BB S&T vs Prop Trading Firm (London) 12 4mo
+494 Navigating The Floor: A S&T Analyst's Guide 28 4mo
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0 MS London SnT Summer - Rotation Selection Guide and General Advice 2 5mo
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+9 CH - Cargill First Interview 1 5mo
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+35 Commodities physical trading vs S&T at a BB 16 5mo
+40 Exits to HFs: Sales vs Trading in S&T? 20 5mo
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+75 Let's Talk S&T Desks 54 5mo
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+22 200+ Networking calls, 0 offers. What am I doing wrong? 7 6mo
+13 JPM Markets Offcycle (London/Paris) 18 6mo
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+6 Help with vol trade ideas (for summer analyst/interviews) 3 7mo
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+16 Python Skills for Structured Products SnT or Research (RMBS, CMBS, CMO, CLOs, etc.) 9 7mo
0 CLO/Structured Credit S&T 1 7mo
0 Analyst looking to move from NYC to London, Advice? 3 7mo
+10 Sales desks at banks- Most fast paced and markets facing 8 7mo
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+24 Goldman Sachs London FICC & Equities Sales and trading Superday 2026 GS 134 8mo
+10 Morgan Stanley S&T Summer Conversion Rates London 10 8mo
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+18 EM Credit/FX/Rates Trading 5 8mo
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+9 Distressed/HY credit trading desk analyst interview 2 8mo
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+15 Rates Trading Subsets 1 8mo
+9 Fixed Income Trading Conversion Odds? 2 9mo
+9 Mm offer 3 9mo
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+13 Natixis EqD Secondary Market Trading - Legit Seat or Glorified MO? 4 9mo
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0 Equity derivatives Structuring London 1 9mo
+9 Conversion Rate S&T SA Intern Barclays London 1 9mo
+27 Top macro trading desk to choose for FT? 15 9mo
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+6 Distressed/HY credit trading desk analyst interview 1 9mo
+12 Jane Street S&T Summer Internship — Got Excel test after initial screen, good sign? 14 9mo
+15 Offer at BNP Paribas Tokyo - Exotic Equity Derivatives Structuring - Good Opportunity? 9 9mo
+18 QT Internship vs. BB FT 10 9mo
+3 Santander Global markets summer - case study 1 10mo
+8 First Round at Citadel Paris – Summer Market Making 2 10mo
0 Santander CIB Global Markets Grad Programme 1 10mo
+9 Lateral banks worth it? 1 10mo
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+11 Investment Analyst at reputed Credit fund vs Physical Commodity agri/soft trading trainee 2 11mo
+5 Citi S&T London Grad Programme 8 11mo
+12 Oil Major Intern in Geneva: what's next? 2 11mo
+10 Global Markets Salaries within a Bank in Madrid (esp. quant roles) 3 11mo
+17 Moroccan Master's Grad (Finance) Relocating to Italy seeking Advice from EU Finance Professionals 6 11mo
+12 Accept BB S&T FT or not 4 12mo
+17 American Looking to Break into Trading in EU via Masters 9 12mo
+15 Q&A about trading jobs 29 12mo
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0 Rates/credit trading rankings 1 1y
+16 Central Banking or Power Trading 4 1y
+9 Econ research to trading desk? 1 1y
+10 [FX] Is it normal for exotic pairs to have such huge spreads (+200 pips)? 2 1y
+12 Route into Agricultural Trading (UK and Europe) 2 1y
+9 Trading GBP Post-Brexit and Amid High Inflation: What UK Traders Should Know 1 1y
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