FX Options or NDF/Rates Trading

As title above, if given the choice and based on career prospects alone, what would be a reasonable choice for a first year analyst to choose? Am currently at a BB and given the opportunity to work in either for the forseeable future...career wise I feel either choice will benefit me greatly, but am having trouble deciding because my current boss on the Linear Rates/FX desk is great. Recognize that I am in a great situation by having the option of choice, but just wanted to get an opinion on what others might do if they were in my shoes.

Again, appreciate the thoughts/comments from everyone.

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Hey man, 

I am in the same shoes with FX option and CDS trading (more biased towards FXO as only have experience so far and cannot fully judge the situation without the experience from CDS/ rotation starts next year on CDS), Let me know if you have reached out to people already and got some info. 

 

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