0 Blue Fire Capital 7 6y
0 Booth MBA in Econometrics & Stat/Analytic Finance vs. Chicago MSFM 21 6y
0 Experienced VP Needs Advice 3 6y
0 Trans Market Group Trader Intern 18 6y
+21 Physical Trading vs. Mkt Making 3 6y
+14 Bad Move To Ask For Travel Money For Interview? 4 6y
+46 Bonus structure at small hedge fund (am I being played?) 37 6y
+28 Is trading fun? 16 6y
+15 How is BB S&T these days? Is it on the downswing? And how does it compare to prop trading? 1 6y
+8 Mercuria Email 8 6y
+15 PEAK6 Assessment Test 16 6y
+28 What to Watch Out For Regarding Trading Job Offer From Small Prop Shop? 13 6y
0 Double major with math an advantage? 4 6y
+20 Which companies in Chicago are siloed, and which are collaborative? 5 6y
+39 Indiana U (not Kelley yet) or TCU for S&T? 17 6y
+10 Interview for Supply and Trading Internship with BP 1 6y
0 Chicago Trading Firms Internships? 3 6y
+38 Allston Trading cuts employees amid low volatility 17 6y
+18 Assessing My Opportunities 7 6y
0 GS Securities SA Chicago Superday 0 6y
+9 Gelber Group Junior Trader? 5 6y
0 How to start in commodities trading, specifically soft goods. 0 6y
+12 Is a $60K Base Salary + 25% Sales Commission + 5% Equity a good compensation package for a Hedge Fund Sales Director? 1 6y
+21 Physical Traders Interview 9 6y
0 At a Life CrossRoad...PLEASE HELP!!! 6 6y
0 Interested in trading... need some guidance. 7 6y
0 I want to do trading..Advice? 8 6y
0 The programmer-trader divide at prop shops 0 6y
0 Call all algo traders... 3 6y
0 GETCO -> KCG Holdings LLC. 9 6y
+147 The decline of Chicago prop trading 130 6y
0 laid off prop trader = screwed? 16 6y
+59 Lower GPA...Trading Still Possible? 40 6y
+48 Trading from UIUC 28 6y
0 Any undergrads hear from some of the top prop shops yet? 29 6y
0 I have an interesting background...does anyone have advice for a wannabe trader? 5 6y
0 MKM Partners? 1 6y
0 Has anyone heard anything about RJ O'Brien in Chicago? 6 6y
0 Software Engineering at a Chicago Prop Trading Firm - Any Advice Would Be Appreciated 2 6y
0 Andrie Capital Trading? 1 6y
+17 Anyone has experience with Geneva Trading? 7 6y
+11 Goldman quantitative investment strategies vs prop trading 3 6y
+22 MFE to Trading? Input Appreciated 7 6y
+19 Hearing back from an interview - what should I do next? 2 6y
0 Possible to break in to trading with no prior/relevant experience? 5 6y
0 Most futures pits scheduled to close in Chicago by end of the summer 9 6y
0 Internship at the Chicago Board of Trade 5 6y
0 DV Trading 1 6y
+26 Which Prop Trading Firms Have the Highest Salaries? 22 6y
+22 Chicago Prop Trading Internship 7 6y
0 Oil Supermajors Internship 0 6y
0 Prop Trading - New 2015 0 6y
+18 Deciding between prop trading offers: PEAK6 vs Gelber vs TMG vs Spot 19 6y
+7 Prop Trading Offers: Peak6 vs Belvedere Trading 6 6y
+1 How to network as a junior trader? 3 6y
+3 Prospect S&T student need advice 9 6y
0 FI prop to hedge fund 1 6y
+3 Does anyone know and S&T internships that are still hiring? 4 6y
0 Savius llc 0 6y
+5 Performance Trust in Chicago 9 6y
0 Proprietary Trading Question 4 6y
0 Developing an ETF Formal report and pitch 0 6y
+31 Computer Science Major - Great (?) School, Crappy GPA 22 6y
0 New HFT company in Chicago - anyone know what it's called? 0 6y
0 Moving into trading 1 6y
+24 Experienced options prop trader looking for a company to back me. 17 6y
+16 Prop trader to PM-track role at asset manager 7 6y
+6 IMC or Optiver 3 6y
0 Suits for 1st year analysts? 4 6y
0 Carbon Emissions 3 6y
0 Equity Derivative Sales 34 6y
0 "Hot" Currency pairs for spot fx 1 6y
0 STATE STREET Interview Question 9 6y
0 Investment Challenge Stock Picks 7 6y
+9 JP Morgan HireVue interview 2019 1 6y
+17 Thoughts on HEC Montreal MsC in Financial Engineering? 4 6y
0 Futures Trader turned Porn Star 6 6y
0 GS London vs Barcap HK 9 6y
0 Which path for MSc Finance 1 6y
+19 MSc from LSE? 12 6y
+10 S&T SA facebook achievements section 9 6y
0 Best Transition Career for Trading/ or FE Masters programs 0 6y
+23 LSE MSc A&F for London S&T after STEM BSc 5 6y
+85 Have I messed up my future? 35 6y
+14 S&T offer advice please! 3 6y
0 Birmingham (UK) 4 6y
0 interview questions arbitrage trading 4 6y
+12 Chances of returning to S&T/IB after military / choices 1 6y
0 Chicago Trading Company Tests 1 6y
+19 MBA graduate, trading from 16 months, what next?? 10 6y
+21 Recommend me a prop firm to apply to (SBs awarded) 3 6y
0 Plain Vanilla Swap DV01 (BPV) 2 6y
+12 advice on rotations during BB sales and trading summer internship 3 6y
0 Should I be depressed? 8 6y
0 HELP: EM Credit Sector Specialist (Desk Strategist) vs Short End Rates Trader 14 6y
0 Move to the desk or stay in IT 11 6y
0 A few questions on swap spread 3 6y
0 Citi FX Options Trading vs PIMCO Portfolio Associate 2 6y
+56 Conversation with an Equities Sales Trader 6 6y
+10 KCG Holdings offer 28 6y

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