+1,014 Goldman Sachs: How To Get ED Executive Director @Global Markets(Sales&Trade) front office?Total Non-Target Play HR D&I Game...It Worked (Real 2022case)...Hope Admin Will Show A Bit Unbiased Understanding Importance Of This Discussion. 70 2mo
+520 From non-target to BB CEO: My story 254 9y
+507 15 Career Steps 40 5y
+504 Best Proprietary Trading Firms - Rankings? 550 2mo
+497 My success story- how i went from a 2.5 gpa to a senior trader in 3 years. 84 5mo
+494 Navigating The Floor: A S&T Analyst's Guide 28 2mo
+451 2021 S&T Bonus 324 3y
+412 Q&A: Top Quant Firms First Year Comp 250k to 400k 131 2y
+330 How to get a start in physical oil trading/ops/scheduling? 306 2y
+323 Q&A: Director of Energy Trading 123 10mo
+312 Q&A: The Future/Current State of S&T - BB VP Macro Trader 136 2y
+295 For love of the game 56 1mo
+288 Rates Trading is Paradise 28 2mo
+274 S&T Summer Intern Clothing Guide 355 4y
+269 Q&A: I'm an Agricultural Commodities Trader 145 6y
+267 What do you think about day traders? 190 9y
+254 Sales in S&T: Dead-end career path in 2020? 134 4y
+242 Q&A: 1st year BB London Rates Trader Taking Your Questions 127 5y
+241 Structuring within S&T, Pay, and Exit Ops. 218 3y
+239 Is S&T still a good career path? 82 3y
+232 Tipping MDs 2023 66 3y
+222 Q&A: I'm a Dry Bulk Physical Trader 73 6y
+221 So I heard You Want to Start Trading? 63 6y
+219 Physical Commodity Trading 210 6y
+218 Q&A: Physical Oil Trading 107 5y
+218 Trading really dying? 167 8y
+215 How dead is trading? 74 4y
+210 Ask DickFuld November 2015 122 4y
+204 Sales in S&T - What's the catch? (best job in banking)?? 74 2y
+202 Traders screwed?!? 134 6y
+200 Breaking into Sales & Trading? 238 7y
+199 Commodity Trading is Dead 126 5y
+198 How to break into trading? - High quant background? 261 7y
+195 What's the most money you've lost in a day / trade? 90 5y
+192 Advice I give to my incoming analysts 38 5y
+192 Institutional Equity Sales and Trading 146 4y
+190 Updated 2022 S&T Compensation 133 2y
+188 I'm currently an equity derivatives/vol trader: Q&A! 54 5y
+186 BUY & HOLD ..... A SCAM 133 12y
+183 Physical Trading (Part 1): What it is and What it isn’t 22 1y
+181 Sales - debunking 8 MYTHS (From a veteran) 41 5y
+180 Getting an S&T Return Offer - A Survival Guide for Future Interns 34 3y
+180 Every Second Counts 33 9y
+176 Why doesn't everyone invest in index funds? 90 6y
+174 Life Gonna Be Harder for Juniors 150 1y
+173 Delta: Breaking Down the First of the Greeks 40 9y
+169 Bond / fixed income jargon 10 2y
+169 Ask Me Any Question You Have About Prime Brokerage 131 4y
+168 Real work in trading 22 3y
+167 Q&A: VP Trader at BB 123 3y
+167 Do traders get paid this much? 237 9y
+164 What Do People Make Annually From Investing? 153 8y
+163 Q&A: PM at HF (Former sellside macro trader) 77 2y
+161 Correlation between top degrees and a career in commodities 55 4y
+160 1st Year Analyst - Vent - take this personally or not? 40 4y
+160 Trading Strategy from a Trader's perspective 84 3y
+159 My son interested in S&T over IB (your advise Please) 64 5y
+159 Q&A: Former BB Rates Trader - Now a prop trader 95 7y
+158 2019/2020 Sales & Trading Bonus Discussion 135 5y
+158 End of the Summer - Peace at last 27 4y
+157 Physical Trading: Best commodities to be in? 104 1y
+157 Do employers want to hire student-athletes? 197 4y
+154 Why choose Sales and Trading over Investment Banking? 36 5y
+152 Sucking as a junior trader 29 4y
+149 Q&A: FX Trader: High Volatility Job, Low Excitement Life 89 5y
+147 The decline of Chicago prop trading 130 6y
+146 Trader's lifestyle 163 9y
+145 S&T 2024 Comp Thread 101 1y
+145 JPM Coronavirus Conduct WSJ Article 49 6y
+145 Most you have lost off a single investment? 105 6y
+142 Coronavirus or Correction? 74 6y
+140 Anton Kreil - Institute of Trading and Portfolio Management MENTORING PROGRAM. Overpriced and Undervalue. 40 3w
+140 College major for sales and trading (& is trading dead??) 165 8y
+139 Global Markets Pay Raise? 243 4y
+139 Q&A - I quit my job as a bond trader to fight MMA in Peru 55 8y
+138 Two Internships Later: What I wish I Knew While Recruiting! (Toronto) 27 5y
+138 Stock Pitch Sample Template - Proven Examples to Help Ace Your Interview 37 4y
+137 HELP: The Future of the S&T Job Market and Selecting the Right Desk 143 3y
+136 WSO Python / Machine Learning Courses - NOW AVAILABLE 24 4y
+135 Intro: Experienced Trader - Q&A 88 7mo
+135 Trader Documentary - Paul Tudor Jones (Must See) 78 2y
+134 Goldman or Bust? 96 4y
+133 Q&A: LNG trader 86 5y
+133 Turning Day Trading for a Living into a Career 126 9y
+133 How to Start Trading (Compliments of Bondarb) 61 4y
+131 I'm Trying to get into Prop-Trading From a Non-Target School 44 4y
+130 Questions on S&T 75 10y
+128 Q&A: 25 years Sales / Trading Experience 38 4y
+127 S&T 2026 bonus thread 125 1mo
+125 Minority nervous for BB internship 52 3y
+125 TSLA Breaks $100, (doubles in a month) 120 12y
+124 Energy Trading Q & A 45 5mo
+122 CV & CoverLetter - S&T Citi, Internship - No mercy please ! 15 6y
+121 Q&A: From Pizza Delivery to Quantitative Research/Data Science/Programming 32 8y
+120 How were S&T intern return rates at GS/MS/JPM? 72 5y
+120 Ask Monty09 - Energy Trading careers, interviews, firms, etc etc 81 3y
+119 Technical Analysis ... Astrology? 133 8y
+118 Goldman Sachs S&T 2021 SA 280 4y
+118 Have $100k, don't know how to invest, help 79 13y
+117 Why Do People on Here/WSO Crap on "Back Office" So Much? 24 6y

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