+73 Legit prop shops in NYC ? 76 6y
+18 Valuation control groups 23 3y
0 Turtle trading 11 14y
0 Culture at various trading desks 21 16y
0 Good idea to meet with Desk Head before starting? 1 16y
0 Is Citigroup really undervalued? 3 16y
0 can this website be genuine 7 16y
0 Hiring at SAC Capital 6 16y
0 Week of 6/7/10... What to expect.... 7 16y
+29 Necessity of Extensive Programming Experience 38 16y
0 Mortgaged Backed Securities vs Commodities/Energy 7 16y
0 To what extent do algo's dominate the market? 16 16y
0 Adding minor studies on CV 9 16y
0 GETCO's starting base salary is only $60K? 23 16y
0 best position for quant w/ soft skills; future hedge fund rockstar training 6 16y
0 Possibility of a Double-Dip? 13 16y
0 education? 9 16y
0 Trading /ES: Do impressive practice accounts accounts carry weight when applying for a trading position at legit prop firms?? 6 16y
+29 Google Launches Trading Floor to Manage $26.5 Billion in Cash Reserves 37 15y
0 Who is/has been short [BP]? 23 16y
0 series 7 summary 11 16y
+34 What percent of S&T analysts succeed? 28 7y
+104 Sell me on why I should become a trader. 49 8y
+19 S&T post MBA - how often does this happen? 12 9y
+13 Online Platform Advice 4 16y
0 Slaes and Trading: Gleacher & Co. vs. Cantor Fitzgerald and other boutiquish firms 7 16y
0 Sales Traders? 19 16y
0 The Daily Dirtnap 0 16y
0 Roth ETF / Alternative Energy Suggestions 3 16y
+7 Where can we see the Dow by the end of this week?.... Above or Below the 10,000 level? 9 16y
+17 Anyone else shorting Treasuries? 27 12y
0 GS Market Risk or McKinsey 10 16y
0 European Hours from NY Salary Adjustment 0 6y
0 Predictions for Euro-Bullish or Bearish? 8 6y
0 Does GS have a prop group that trades FX / rates? 8 16y
0 creating reports as an intern in S&T 5 16y
0 Second Round Technical Interview 2 15y
0 NYSE Invokes Rule 48 0 6y
+15 GS Prinicpal Strategies 14 15y
0 Any Traders Out There? Question about preparation for FT role 5 11y
+8 MS Special Situations Group 7 15y
+32 S&T Placements 23 16y
0 Morningstar - Current market value 1 10y
0 Should I Stay or Should I Go?: Advice on a Trading Career Transition 3 16y
0 Fixed Income - Exotics and Hybrids 3 16y
+25 Help 2 FX questions 11 16y
+27 Financial Reform - Impact on Market-Makers 12 16y
0 Commodity sales - Any thoughts on what to expect? 15 10y
+22 Options, Futures, and Other Derivatives 25 13y
0 Avoid OTC Derivs This Summer? 2 7y
0 ubs desks 2 16y
0 Deutsche bank - job titles 5 16y
0 What to carry all of my papers/materials as an SA? 10 16y
+20 Volcker Rule Fails!!!!!!!! 13 16y
+29 Technical Analysis - Help with trading? 31 10y
0 Desk Questions: Convertibles & Struc Equity Derivs 5 16y
0 MFE/GPA 7 6y
0 Top Traders Under 30 23 16y
0 quant asset management vs structuring vs consulting 3 16y
0 Prop Shop Model 3 6y
0 Best prop trading desks at Banks 3 16y
+7 Poker and trading article in LATimes 6 16y
0 Cold call for a Trading position 10 14y
0 These numbers don't make sense! 6 16y
+19 Trading and Prestige 12 16y
0 Emissions Trading = Dead Zone 0 16y
0 Technical vs. Non-Technical Trading 1 16y
+16 Goldman never loses 6 16y
0 Quick question on Gamma and impact on P&L 8 16y
+15 Sales, Trading, Structuring, Research 5 16y
+13 List of Worlds Largest Petroleum Companies 18 6y
0 Transfering from Marketing to Trading 6 16y
0 Goldman Sachs Share Price 7 16y
0 SparkSpread: RBS Sempra Auction Frontrunners 11 16y
+94 Binary Options - Gaining traction 81 5y
0 First round phone interview what to expect? 37 16y
0 BNP Paribas 2010 Bonuses 4 16y
+21 Arbitrage - Does it really exist? 8 14y
0 Trading with MACD Analysis 2 16y
0 Treasury Question 0 16y
0 FI trading at "the private bank"?? 8 15y
0 How Do the Pros Go Long? 18 16y
+56 Goldman Sachs Has First Perfect Quarter With Zero Trading Loss 33 14y
0 Poker Player - Trading Novice 11 16y
0 Comp for trading analyst at HK BB? 7 16y
0 Looking for Beginners Guide to Interest Rate Derivatives 12 11y
0 Receiving an interview...in MAY 7 16y
0 Credit Portfolio Trading. How is it? 3 8y
0 Barclays Sales and Trading 11 15y
0 Getting Screwed Out of My 12 Month Bonus 4 16y
0 Doing MSc Finance(part time) while working in S&T? 9 16y
0 Fat Finger Not to Blame for Black Thursday 5 16y
0 Prop shops and external parties 4 16y
0 Trillium Trading Salary 12 16y
0 Explaining Daily Market Moves 1 6y
+23 The Trade That Crashed the Market (Some ones loosing their job) 36 16y
+13 Market Bleeding today - profitable plays? 28 16y
0 Options Opportunities 7 16y
0 FX Market Share 2010 3 16y
+15 Optiver/Tibra vs BB Mental Maths test 13 16y

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