+12 career in trading (more interesting) or tech (more job security, better wlb, less interesting?) 5 1y
+12 Options Traders? Greeks etc 1 1y
+12 Trading Position at French Bank vs. Audit at Big 4 [Europe] 4 1y
+12 Are there any real prop shops or trading firms with an edge? 1 1y
+12 Title 10 1y
+12 Pivoting from ER to Spec Sales 1 1y
+12 Is sales becoming more important? 4 1y
+12 Rates derivatives sales / broker - questions on business model and role 3 1y
+12 Tired af after staring at 8 screens a day 11 1y
+12 Understanding Risk Management 1 1y
+12 Transferring from NYC to LDN Office 1 1y
+12 Need advice - Trying to break into S&T FT in NYC 1 1y
+12 BB Quant Roles - Full Time at Low-Tier BB or Internship at Top-Tier BB? 16 1y
+12 Picking the right commodity out of college 4 1y
+12 Fired from Prop Shop after 2 months 16 2mo
+12 Weather forecasting & basic lessons (nat gas/power trading) 9 1y
+12 Shell San Diego 9 1y
+12 Trading Mentor? 2 1y
+12 Goldman | Dallas Office | Global Markets 7 1y
+12 Maths and Economics VS Maths with Data Science 5 1y
+12 Recruiting for prop shops 1 1y
+12 Equity derivatives 5 10mo
+12 Networking trip in NYC 1 1y
+12 Sell-side analyst when to move to buyside 1 12mo
+12 IB or S&T Junior Internship?? 5 11mo
+12 OMV Oil and Gas - thoughts? 3 9mo
+12 No Return Offer - Now What? 1 10mo
+12 Prop Trading at Investment Banks 10 10mo
+12 Suggestions for writing morning brief 1 10mo
+12 Overcrowded factors 2 10mo
+12 relatively easier to get into? IBD vs DCM vs S&T 6 9mo
+12 Sales side of S&T 3 8mo
+12 Any insight on how to break into Banking in HK 1 9mo
+12 Trading course? 2 8mo
+12 Fundamental Trading Internships? 7 7mo
+12 Broaching Pay/Raises 1 7mo
+12 Current state of institutional sales? 4 5mo
+12 How's the job market looking for an entry-level trading role? 5 6mo
+12 Networking for off-cycle in sales and trading with managing director LDN 3 7mo
+12 Resources to learn more about EMFX & EM Rates 3 7mo
+12 Commodities OTC Sales Trader career prospects 4 6mo
+12 Trading & Shipping technical interview 13 6mo
+12 Am I stuck in prop trading? 7 5mo
+12 Poke Holes in My Hypothetical about Commodity Storage 2 5mo
+12 Commodities Trading Resources 7 3mo
+12 Help Framing Story for RMBS S&T job 5 4mo
+12 Potential Offer Choice 6 4mo
+12 How To Prep For BB S&T Internship 1 4mo
+12 Accepted an offer from a physical commodities trading firm for a rotational program, would appreciate more clarity on the industry in general. 2 4mo
+12 Scotiabank Rotational Program or Try Recruiting for BB in NYC 4 3mo
+12 Citi Distressed Debt Trading 1 4mo
+12 Do people "lateral" into trading from anything which isn't trading? 5 3mo
+12 S&T related first year summer internship (hopefully to break into S&T) 3 3mo
+12 Attention S&T!! 1 3mo
+12 LSE undergraduate 10 3mo
+12 Why is trading in Europe so localised? 3 2mo
+12 "Stepping stone roles" for experienced hires 1 2mo
+12 How to progress past being a code monkey? 5 2mo
+12 How to get to FO from MO trading support 3 1mo
+12 Commodity Trading Prep Group - Graduate Programs / Majors 21 2d
+12 mid BB IB vs Industry Boutique vs top BB S&T 4 3w
+12 dwindling hopes of Commodity Trading 3 3w
+12 Summer Intern Projects 1 3w
+12 My view on cash equities in Europe 1 2w
+12 Trader makes £80m in 3 years & retires at 47 14 1w
+12 M&A / CorpDev groups at Japanese Trading House Conglomerates 5 1d
+12 indiviudal trading vs. institutional 4 6h
+11 Just gambling? 10 8y
+11 Jane Street 2nd Round Phone 18 5y
+11 Bets 45 13y
+11 Legit Question! 7 15y
+11 Recent MIT grad--any chance to get trading role off cycle? 8 14y
+11 How early you should come to an interview? 14 6y
+11 what exactly does a FX flow trader do? 12 7y
+11 JP Morgan or BarCap 10 14y
+11 Prop trading firms/market makers in Canada 19 3y
+11 Sales Lifestyle 21 14y
+11 S&T Superday SA Questions? 12 13y
+11 Newedge - Sales at IDB 11 12y
+11 Starting Salary? 8 13y
+11 FX beginner question 6 13y
+11 bloomberg access as interns 24 12y
+11 newb to finance newb to wso - help 2 3y
+11 EVERY ONE SIGN UP FOR CNBC CHALLENGE PLEASE 18 12y
+11 i dont fucking gamble 13 12y
+11 E&Y Valuation & Business Modelling Exit Opportunity (Canada) 5 3y
+11 Nomura Securities SA 13 12y
+11 Goldman Sachs First Round Interview 36 12y
+11 Prop traders vs. entrepreneurs 33 11y
+11 Current trading performance in various firms 13 8y
+11 First Post -- Help if you can 5 3y
+11 question about oil trading 2 11y
+11 What desk should I choose at TD Securities? 2 3y
+11 Noble Group interview/superday 13 7y
+11 Flash Crash of Tuesday 1:06 P.M. 15 10y
+11 Global Macro trade Ideas 14 10y
+11 GS SSG vs. Structured Credit 3 10y
+11 West Coast Institutional Sales 7 3y
+11 Why was Alan Greenspan a shitty fed chairman? 4 10y
+11 Insider Trading S&T vs IBD at BB 4 10y

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