Jun 15, 2010

Trading Opportunities in San Fran/Bay Area

Are there any BBs or shops with significant trading operations in the San Fran/Bay area?

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LIBOR

16y

Would you consider WF a BB (they are a big bank but I'd hardly call them an investment bank). Either way I think they have a floor out in SF.

Also, I guess Google now has a trading floor in SF/Bay Area.

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mca2k4

16y

Thanks. Sry wouldn't consider WF a BB, but am also open to prop shop jobs there as well.

Basically I'm just wondering if there are as many trading jobs in Norcal as there are PE/VC ones

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tgtrader

16y

I know for sure that JPM, GS, and BarCap all have floors out there... but I'm not sure how many actual traders (vs. sales guys who go through NYC traders) there are.

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mca2k4

16y

Thanks, that's pretty helpful. I'm basically just wondering if a fixed-income trader can make it out in that area (I know they have lots of pe/vc shops there)

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CarolinaHeels12

16y

I can't see how anyone would want to get up before 4 am every morning to go to work...

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lurker

16y

CarolinaHeels12I can't see how anyone would want to get up before 4 am every morning to go to work...

It's not before 4am....I get in at 6am, and it just takes some getting used to. I am by no means a morning person, but it's doable.

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CatsLHP

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