Hi All,
I am currently seeking some advice regarding how I can break into the Trading industry. I am from a non-target with a less than stellar GPA (3.3; 3.8 w/out Pharmacy Freshman Year). Had internships in Siemens Tax Dept, BlackRock Ops, and Lehman Finance.
While I know I have a better chance flying out my window and punching a squirrel in the nut than I do landing a Trading gig at a top BB, I am seeking to join a smaller/boutique shop or perhaps get into trade support for a HF/PE firm.
I was hoping to get some advice as to which shops I can look into. Is there perhaps a list by region? I do not think I would, unless really necessary, move outside of the East Coast. Furthermore, if the smaller shop doesn't work, how can I get into a HF/PE firm's Back Office? The sources I check (SimplyHired, Doostang, eFinancialCareers) usually list only BB firms. I hardly see any MM/HF/PE firms.
Also looking for any advice regarding my situation. At first, I figured I'd get into Risk, then Portfolio Analytics, and finally trading...but I'm getting opinions that it may not be the best route...hoping to find some help and advice.
Thanks in advance!
Please?
Anyone?
May I please get ANY help here?
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The lists of firms that you will find on google are not for just reputable prop shops but rather they include shady places that require you to place a deposit. This is nothing more than having a fancy retail trading account.
Below is a list of firms, I can attempt to answer questions about individual firms here but I dont have detailed information about that many in particular.
From http://www.tradersnarrative.com/list-of-proprietary-trading-firms-735.h… Comprehensive List of Proprietary Trading Firms
Advantage Futures Alaron Trading Allston Trading Angle Group Archelon Group Assent
Barkley Trading Bear Capital Belvedere Trading Benchmarq Trading Blue Capital Group Boss Trading Boston Cabot (Chicago - 312-498-7041) Breakwater Trading Bright Trading
Cago Trading Caliber Financial Management Carlin Group Capstone Cheiron Trading Chicago Trading Chimera Capital Consolidated Trading Cornerstone Trading Group Curvalue Financial Services Group Cy Group
Darwin Capital Trading Dayson Capital Dimension Brokerage Dimension Capital Partners DRW Trading Group DV Trading
E-Brokerage Echo Trade Eldorado Trading Group Epiphany Trading Evolution Capital Excel Trading
First North American Trading First New York Securities FCT Group of Companies Fusionary Trading Futex Group
Gator Trading Partners Getco, LLC (Chicago) Gelber Group Gemini Capital Genesis Securities Geneva Trading Golden Beneficial Goldenberg, Hehmeyer & Co. (GHCO) Golden Market Group One Trading Guardian Trading
Harrison Trading Group Hanley Group Harrison Trading Group HLV Capital Hold Brothers
Infinium Capital Management International Trading Group/ DE Trading Corp
Jane Street Capital JC Trading Group Jump Trading
KC-CO II Kershner Trading Keystone Trading Kingstree Trading
Last Atlantis Capital League Trading Lion Pride Trading Liquid Trading (New York) LYNX Capital
Mako Global MBH Trading MJL Partners M&N Trading MAREX Trading Marquette Partners Mazel Trading (Los Angeles) Motive Capital
Nexis Capital Nico Trading Next Level Trading
Optiver Opus Atlanta
Peak6 Positrade Prestige Capital
Questrade
Refco Trading Services (Man Financial) Remata Trading Rho Trading Securities RML Trading Riverbank Capital Ronin Capital Rosenthal Collins Group
Saxon Financials Schonfeld SDV LLC Semper Fi Trading Simplex Investments SMW Trading Company Spot Trading Star Alliance Capital One Swift Trade
Tibra Capital Titan Securities Title Trading Tower Hill Trading Trade Vision Group Traders Capital Transact Futures TransMarket Group Trillium Trading Trinity Capital Tuco Trading - SEC Action
Yourika Capital
Van der Moolen (US & Europe) Vankar Trading VTrader Group Velez Capital
Wasserman Capital Wescott Group Wolverine Trading World Trade Securities
Zinc Trading Z-Marc II
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How shady is Lion Pride?
I plan on placing a deposit with them can anyone tell me if they have had any negative experience with these company. Any prop firm I should watch out for?
Looking into Echo TRADE, upfront capital required, Individualized training program. Anyone know about this firm?????
Looking into Echo TRADE, upfront capital required, Individualized training program. Anyone know about this firm?????
I was wondering if anyone knew of any reputable prop firms that offer internships based in san francisco? I know this isn't the best place to set up a shop but I'm a sophomore going to be a junior computer science major in the bay area looking for a trading internship in the area come summer
Contact Group One. They have an office out of SF, I'd assume they would take regional candidates.
For more (probably many I don't even know about) just check out the Pacific Coast Stock Exchange (PCoast / ARCA / PCX all the same entity) and look for member firms. That's where the San Francisco offices are coming from mostly anyways.
Does anyone know about firms in LA or Santa Monica ?
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