+11 Any newsletters you guys read for S&T? 6 3mo
+11 UBS Global Markets 14 3mo
+11 Start Master or reapply? 2 2mo
+11 Leave oil trading for 6-12 months to lock in EU citizenship - stupid move or smart long-term play? 6 2mo
+11 Looking to Move into Front Office Sales 6 2mo
+11 Deutsche FIC SA27 8 1mo
+11 How to return from buy-side to sell-side for trading? 3 1w
+11 CLT vs NYC Help 7 2d
+10 First year analyst Bonus 3 12mo
+10 RT power trading Asset-less vs. asset-backed 3 10mo
+10 Question about Major and minors 3 10mo
+10 Power Trading Questions 5 8mo
+10 Thoughts on S&T (Specifically Sales) 4 9mo
+10 Is it easier for a non target school to break into S&T than IB 10 8mo
+10 Toxic team culture on Desk 1 9mo
+10 Best Degree for trading 15 1mo
+10 Commodities - Not sure what to do after internship 2 7mo
+10 Sales desks at banks- Most fast paced and markets facing 8 6mo
+10 Morgan Stanley S&T Summer Conversion Rates London 10 7mo
+10 Have I messed up by choosing to do History Politics and Economics at UCL? 3 5mo
+10 IB to Commodities trading 4 3mo
+10 What degree is the best for Physical Commodity trading 6 3mo
+10 How critical are inital years to break into quant trading 2 2mo
+10 Targeted Investment Banking and ended up in Sales & Trad. at a BB, where do I go from here? 2 2mo
+10 D 2 1mo
+10 Bid-Ask Spread and Volume Questions on Nvidia 2 4w
+10 Teach me about fin/econ careers that are not the usual IB or S&T 14 1w
+10 Is 0->Offer in 6 months delusional post-grad 4 2w
+9 Jefferies Credit Experience 3 10mo
+9 Q&A 1 10mo
+9 Trading Assistant - Private Global Metals Trading Company 1 10mo
+9 Considering Lateral into Sales (S&T) — Equity vs. Debt Products: Lifestyle, Comp, and WLB? 1 10mo
+9 Macro S&T to IB Transition Timeline 1 9mo
+9 Best Role to take for Power Trading 1 9mo
+9 Breaking into Trading from IB 4 8mo
+9 Last second switch from IB recruiting to S&T? 1 9mo
+9 Need Advice — Prop Trading Offer vs. Final Round for BB Structuring 1 9mo
+9 Lateral banks worth it? 1 9mo
+9 Exit opps for S&T syndicate loans? 1 9mo
+9 Market making of ELN as a career 1 8mo
+9 Deleted 1 8mo
+9 Interview with group head after Superday 4 8mo
+9 Distressed/HY credit trading desk analyst interview 2 7mo
+9 Recent Grad Looking For Equity Trader Position 1 8mo
+9 Conversion Rate S&T SA Intern Barclays London 1 8mo
+9 CDS Pricing in practice 4 8mo
+9 From LNG Scheduler to Trader: What Should I Prioritize at This Stage? 1 7mo
+9 Mm offer 3 7mo
+9 Joined a Front-Office Role (Trade Assistant) at 18 years old with no degree. Should I pursue a degree or jumpstart CFA? 1 7mo
+9 Fixed Income Trading Conversion Odds? 2 7mo
+9 Global Markets Grad at Santander CIB vs Equity Research at RBC 1 7mo
+9 Totalenergies Trading Graduate Program 1 7mo
+9 Path to S&T (S) from placement agency? 3 7mo
+9 Junior Gas Trader 1 7mo
+9 FX/rates structuring 2 6mo
+9 Tokyo S&T Summer @ BB — comp / exits / Tokyo finance scene? 4 6mo
+9 Off Cycles. Am I Fucked? 1 6mo
+9 Freight broker to commodity trading 3 5mo
+9 Summer Internship: Top BB (not GS) Trading desk VS Squarepoint QR 2 6mo
+9 Q&A + Introduction 1 6mo
+9 Energy M&A/Trading House/Stay at Current Shop 1 6mo
+9 Which Offer to Take? 3 5mo
+9 Will starting at a small systematic trading firm with some public bond financing issues hurt my chances of moving to a prop shop later? 2 5mo
+9 Market Outlook and Strategy Discussion — Volatility, Risk Management & Tools 1 5mo
+9 Pivoting to Trading from an ESG role? 1 5mo
+9 T10 CS & Quant Background -> Physical Trading: Seeking internship advice to build a profile for grad programs 1 5mo
+9 Equity Derivatives Sales Coding 3 4mo
+9 bp TDP Grad Interview – What to Expect? 2 4mo
+9 Trade Execution Career Progression 1 4mo
+9 Job opportunities outside of S&T 1 4mo
+9 Barclays SA or GS Off-Cycle ? 3 4mo
+9 Finance major + CS minor 9 4mo
+9 Advice on switching from an insurance trading desk to the sell side 1 4mo
+9 CH - Cargill First Interview 1 4mo
+9 Seeking advice: BB Trading to LBS MFA: Am I Closing the Door on S&T? 1 4mo
+9 Writing a Substack 1 3mo
+9 Highest ROI move for Markets: Big 4 consulting or still do MSc? 1 3mo
+9 Breaking into Macro Trading from Non-Target 1 3mo
+9 Incoming PM intern at a commodities company. How do I learn the trading side? 1 3mo
+9 ESSEC MiM vs ESCP MiM — Fixed Income Sales / Risk-Sales Trading 1 3mo
+9 The Ohio State Finance vs Indiana Pre-Business (Kelley) vs Penn State Econ — Best Path to High Finance / S&T? 3 3mo
+9 FX Strategy 1 3mo
+9 Fake (or misleading) trader career pathways at commodity shops? 2 2mo
+9 Sales OTC Desk internship 2 1mo
+9 CRE to S&T lateral opportunities 5 1mo
+9 looking for advice 1 1mo
+9 Asking for higher drawdown / VAR asks 2 4w
+9 Best Degree at LSE for trading 5 1w
+9 Took a counter-offer and now considering resigning again 1 1w
+9 Full Time Recruitment 2 23h
+8 How to Manage Risks Effectively in Forex Trading 6 9mo
+8 Wells Fargo FT S&T/Markets HireVue 41 10mo
+8 I have a 3.3 GPA At Berkeley In Econ and Stats, 1 9mo
+8 Weighing My Options in S&T 5 8mo
+8 HELP! Floor Trader Interview 7 8mo
+8 First Round at Citadel Paris – Summer Market Making 2 8mo
+8 Help 2 7mo
+8 Is believing in vibe coding cope? 6 6mo
+8 How cooked am I. 4 6mo
+8 SWE Intern to S&T 4 4mo

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