0 Risk Management - Quanty, model based, VaR modeling positions 3 10y
+39 Sales - Second year analyst doing Corporate FX sales 36 10y
0 Sales - Right direction about sales 7 10y
0 Salary - Average pay of a trader 10 10y
0 Securitization - Pooling of assets 1 10y
0 Seeking Advice - How to get in? 3 10y
0 SEO for Asians - Opporunity to work in S&T 2 10y
0 SIG - Top prop shops 19 10y
0 Power Trading - stock/bond 3 10y
0 Prop desk - iBank 5 10y
0 Project Management - What types of projects 2 10y
0 Prop trading firms - Virtu FInancial 3 10y
0 Prop Trading Interview Guide - Putting together an e interview 11 10y
0 References - One shop prior 2 10y
0 Rejected - How long to wait? 2 10y
0 Research Analyst - similar to S&T? 4 10y
0 REPO Trading - Any insight or info? 4 10y
0 OFFER HELP - Please advise 3 10y
0 Need help - Landing a FT position in S&T 2 10y
0 Need Help - Seeking info about interest rate sales groups 8 10y
+20 Nomura - Differentiation 31 10y
0 Non-Target - Fixed income or equities? 1 10y
0 NWC not as important as ROIC, revenue growth and profitability - Which one is better? 1 10y
0 NWC not as important as ROIC, revenue growth and profitability - Debate 0 10y
0 Moving to a hedgefund - Brand name? 0 10y
0 Morningstar - Current market value 1 10y
+19 Market Crash - Brushing off job data 20 10y
0 Market Crash - Shoddy fundamentals 35 10y
+1 Math question - Closer and closer to a number 8 10y
0 Math Major - Pure math, stats, or some other field 16 10y
+1 how do you read FRN quote 3m$L+104bps 2 10y
0 JP Morgan Fantasy Futures - No where to sign up 7 10y
0 Interview advice - Desk overview? 1 10y
0 Interview with Volatility Fund - Associate level position 1 10y
0 Input On What This Internship Entails - Derivatives group 12 10y
0 International Students - Traders, prop shops, and BBs 1 10y
+16 Inter-Dealer Brokers - General outlook 11 10y
0 Institutional Sales - Received an offer from this group 3 10y
0 Institutional sale's - Interviewed with a boutique firm 1 10y
0 Help Please - Graduated in May 2009 4 10y
+8 Commodities Desks at Banks 5 10y
0 Sharing Code Written on Own Time 3 10y
0 Grad School - Trader 2 10y
0 Free On Line Equity Trader Webinar/ Get access to firm’s leverage based on your trading experience - Interested? 3 10y
+27 FX Trading - Interested in working in this field 41 10y
+8 FX - Markets always open? 14 10y
0 FX - Hours expected? 17 10y
+10 Glencore - How true is this? 13 10y
0 Glencore - Junior commodities trader 3 10y
0 Getting started - Advice on equities, fixed income, or options 2 10y
+8 Foot in the Door - Shed some light 5 10y
0 Exit Opps - Structuring a energy trading group 11 10y
0 Forex - Reputation of being difficult? 5 10y
0 Forex - Predicting future rates 2 10y
0 Forex strategy - Attempting to buy low and sell high 0 10y
0 Dresdner Kleinwort - Any heard of info? 4 10y
+2 Electronic market making - Shedding light on the electronic market? 1 10y
0 Email Etiquette - Should I send an email to interviewer 1 10y
0 Energy Trading - Interview tomorrow with a boutique 4 10y
+10 Energy Rodeo 2012 - College senior 16 10y
0 Equity derivatives - Can I buy an option? 17 10y
0 Equities Sales - Exit options? 2 10y
+7 Special Situations Group 16 10y
+5 In back office, where to go from here? 6 10y
0 Deutsche Bank - Applying to S&T program 6 10y
0 Did I make a mistake - Received an offer for S&T 8 10y
+18 Developing an edge in global macro trading - Please shed some light 5 10y
0 Commodity sales - Any thoughts on what to expect? 15 10y
0 Credit Suisse S&T Superday - What to expect? 6 10y
0 Buy Side FI Research - How competitive are these positions? 8 10y
0 Buying / Selling Protection - Interested in buying and selling 4 10y
0 Cantor Fitzgerald - Any comments? 6 10y
0 Career Change - Currently trader at a prop market 8 10y
0 Career options - Guidance in terms of career options 0 10y
0 CDO - Sales perspective 3 10y
+12 Cash Equity Trading - Strategies of cash equity desk? 8 10y
0 Bloomberg Question - Getting a comprehensive list of ALL traded US stocks? 8 10y
0 Bloomberg Entry Level Programs - Exit opps? 6 10y
0 Berkshire Hathaway - What sort of investment firm is closest? 3 10y
0 Base Salary - Analysts get the same base? 1 10y
0 CFA® or other alternative? 4 10y
0 Bank-Sponsored Trading Games - Relevancy? 6 10y
0 Asset Management - Salary/bonus rates 7 10y
+2 applying online - Recruiter? 4 10y
0 Any famous investors or HF managers who were once bankers or traders - Haven't been able to find any 3 10y
0 Analyst Rankings - How do firms rank? 6 10y
0 Advice Please - Junior at HYPM 12 10y
0 A day in the life - Don't know much about the field 12 10y
+9 Active Traders Wanted / Free Online Equity Trading Webinar - Star Alliance Capital Partners 0 10y
+21 2010 Analyst Bonuses - S&T analysts? 33 10y
+15 Credit Investing - Covenant Analysis and Valuation 4 10y
+4 Help: Peak6 Trading assistant vs Transaction Services PWC 10 10y
0 Moving from Big 4 Australian Bank (S/T) to Investment Bank 1 10y
+19 Scalping Bid Ask Spreads 10 10y
+10 Should I Become President of my Fraternity? 13 10y
0 Advice for a Junior Options Trader 4 10y
0 Equity Coverage 1 10y
0 BB S&T/ER to? 3 10y
+4 If you could code... 6 10y
+10 Charles Schwab Broker Trainee Program 8 10y

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