Prime Brokerage/Electronic Trading (S&T) vs Structured Finance (IBD/WM) exit opps?

I am starting at a BB as a s&t graduate analyst and I want to hear out your opinions on the team that I will be joining. Apparently, my team does a hybrid role of prime brokerage and electronic trading, which could be interesting and meaningful, but one thing that I am concerned about is pigeonholing myself into a "non-market" role. The role seems to be very technology based, and does not involve dealing much with the "market", and I am worried if this would limit my exit opp in the future.

I currently have other offer from a BB at its structured finance team in IBD and I am curious on what you guys think on both jobs and their exit opps.

(responsibilities for prime brokerage/electronic trading for reference) Main Duties & Responsibilities

1) You will be part of the team responsible to grow commission PnL while strictly adhering to the internal and external controls. 2) Help execute the product roadmap of the team. 3) Coordinate with service teams to provide exceptional service to our clients on their day to day trading queries as well as feed your understanding of the clients back into overall product design. 4) Develop understanding of all costs affecting our PnL and lookout for inefficiencies. 5) Build and maintain internal key working relationships across Technology, Prime Services, Equities, Middle Office, Compliance, Executing Brokers and with external vendors to allow you to service the client efficiently. 6) Strong understanding and strict adherence to the regulatory and firms controls is needed.

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