+14 Capital Markets Analyst trying to break into Trading 9 5y
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+14 How would a fresh graduate starting from scratch break into S&T as a trader? 3 4y
+14 Best trading book for interest rate products (up to derivatives)? 1 4y
+14 How Would You Consider This Cold-Email If Sent to You for an Open Position? 6 4y
+14 What are you trading? 31 4y
+14 Execution Trader at IMC/Flow/Optiver 2 3y
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+14 Trillium Trading 15 1y
+14 Can't land job in trading 13 4y
+14 Commodity Trading as a career path in Europe (London) - good place to be? 3 4y
+14 Optiver Final Round 6 4y
+14 ABCD Trading Compensation 19 2y
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+14 how common is it to be stationed in a developing country [phys com trad] 11 4y
+14 Always walking on eggshells? 4 4y
+14 IB to Markets? Seeking Advice... 4 4y
+14 Trader Brain Teasers | Bet-Sizing | Interview Questions | Brackets/Horse Game 3 4y
+14 Inter-Basin Spread LNG 9 4y
+14 Paris vs London 8 4y
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+14 JPM Intern Placement - Best Desks in S&T? 4 4y
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+14 Prop trading Vs S&T - Europe centric 2 4y
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+14 Long term career development questionning 6 4y
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+14 Help, Am I Being Lowballed? 9 4y
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+14 FX Trading Question 4 4y
+14 real time power trading? 10 2y
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+14 Advice for Internal Networking and Moving to a FO Role 3 3y
+14 S&T 2024 FT Recruitment Timeline 4 3y
+14 JP Ops vs Non Bank S&T 1 3y
+14 Should I Pursue a Summer internship in Quant Trading or Investment Banking? 2 3y
+14 Paid Non-Compete to get a Masters? 5 3y
+14 Sophomore Breaking into S&T 5 3y
+14 Lay off probation period 3 3y
+14 Future of Energy/Power 8 3y
+14 Structured trading exit opp 4 3y
+14 Opportunity for 'Refined Metals Operator' at Trafigura, Worth pursuing? 13 1y
+14 Best types of questions to ask BB traders 3 3y
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+14 Short term T Bill question 9 3y
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+14 Wells Fargo - Global Markets, how bad is it reputation wise? 21 3y
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+14 ERCOT question 2 2y
+14 What’s the timeline on FT 2024 S&T recruiting? 3 2y
+14 SIG Summer 2024 Quantitative Trader 6 2y
+14 Physical Trading Pitch - Advice 6 2y
+14 Natural Gas S&D Model And Other Factors - Practice 3 2y
+14 Contact terms around bonus for a desk head 2 2y
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+14 (Toronto) Bank of America FI Trading Analyst New Grad 10 2y
+14 FI sales trader vs Equity Sales 8 2y
+14 EM credit trading vs US credit 4 2y
+14 Hedge Fund vs. BB 11 2y
+14 Commodity Trading Careers 14 2y
+14 Starting Career at a Less Known Firm? 2 2y
+14 Credit Risk to Sales in S&T 4 2y
+14 How does a CS student break into S&T 10 2y
+14 I’ve always wanted to be a trader 3 2y
+14 Small Commodities Trading Shop (Trader offer) vs Glencore / Vitol / Trafi Graduate programs 12 2y
+14 HSBC Sales & Trading 10 1y
+14 Trafigura Grad Program - Outlook/Opportunities 12 1y
+14 35% Pay Cut - S&T Exit Opportunity? 2 2y
+14 BNP superday 31 1y
+14 Any point in applying to Optiver SA 2025 with a 2:1? 6 1y
+14 Rates Trading Quant Stuff & PCA Unleashed Paper Credit Suisse 7 1y
+14 MS data science for Quant trading 9 1y
+14 1st year S&T analyst - what distinguishes the best analysts from the merely good? 4 1y
+14 asian pursues career in EU or US 12 1y
+14 QT offer without base salary 6 1y
+14 Preparing for Commodities Desk 6 1y
+14 GS/JPM vs. DB/BofA SA 2025 London – Which to accept 16 1y
+14 Trading ahead of the algorithms 3 1y
+14 What is comp/bonus like on a funding/liquidity desk? 11 1y
+14 Received a Morgan Stanley 2026 Fixed Income Interview 25 1y
+14 can i break into quant trading? 3 1y
+14 Power vs. Physical Oil trading 9 10mo
+14 Preparing for Fixed Income Trading Interviews - Fabozzi, CFA Level 3, or Other Resources? 2 1y
+14 Making into Prop/Quant Trading 3 1y
+14 Realistic chances for BB/EB Investment Banking in London post-LBS MFA (Non-EU, Sales & Trading background)? 12 1y
+14 Undergrad worried about ageism + job security 3 1y
+14 GS Commodities Exodus 4 11mo
+14 Moving Desks Internally (Trading) 3 9mo
+14 BP Second Round Interview Invites 12 7mo
+14 Full Time Prospects for 2026 3 5mo
+14 Goldman FICC/Equities Superday 57 4mo
+14 High Yield Credit Trading 10 2mo
+14 Sophomore Summer Clear Street vs. UBS S&T (Already have ’27 Top BB S&T Offer) 2 4mo
+14 citi vs bofa vs barc for S&T SA? 7 3mo
+14 Fertilizer & Food 4 1mo
+14 Natural Gas Analyst Path to Trader 3 3d
+13 What exactly does the trader do ? 26 19y

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  • Morgan Stanley 02 98.8%
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