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 Confused about salaries 7 6y
0 Carbon Emissions 3 6y
0 Derivative Sales (Goldman) *A few innocent questions* 13 6y
0 Advice for a former military officer who wants to be a trader? 34 6y
0 Equity exotics vs swaptions trading 7 6y
0 Equity Derivative Sales 34 6y
0 "Hot" Currency pairs for spot fx 1 6y
+21 from m&a to the markets 6 6y
+10 Central Bank Sales 9 6y
0 STATE STREET Interview Question 9 6y
0 Investment Challenge Stock Picks 7 6y
+22 Morgan Stanley VS Citi 17 6y
0 Non-American Trading Firms 3 6y
+9 JP Morgan HireVue interview 2019 1 6y
0 For the experienced: BB prop desk in USA or Euro BB sell-side options - London 3 6y
+3 Goldman second/third round interviews 1 6y
+17 Thoughts on HEC Montreal MsC in Financial Engineering? 4 6y
+28 DB > MS a mad decision? 13 6y
+9 I think I'm being underpaid 5 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
+13 How Many Days After Phone Interview to Know I'm Out? 3 6y
0 Citi London 13 6y
+23 LSE MSc A&F for London S&T after STEM BSc 5 6y
+10 UK or US masters to be a trader in London 11 6y
+3 If I am related to a "public official", how do the banks use this in the application process? 1 6y
+32 (UBS london FICC summer quant) VS. (RBS HK summer volatility trading) 26 6y
+12 *Europe* No responses to S&T SA applications, what to do? 1 6y
+12 Morgan Stanley HK vs UBS London Sales and Trading Summer Analyst 1 6y
+10 DEShaw vs Citi S&T 15 6y
+85 Have I messed up my future? 35 6y
+3 Goldman Sachs Superday - London 1 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
+3 What is the salary in London for a first-year analyst in Trading? 2 6y
+3 What are the best trading groups at Barclays London? 1 6y
+26 Why is this illegal? 13 6y
+3 London v HK - Sales Trading 1 6y
+14 Optiver vs Wolverine 3 6y
0 Fixed Income Trading: Barclays vs Citi 3 6y
0 Seeking Alpha alternative for London/EU markets? 2 6y
0 Power scheduling vs. IB Commodity Sales 0 6y
+30 Volcker Rule Vote on Deck...How Bad is This? 11 6y
0 Aggressive trading floor culture at American Banks 7 6y
0 Ag Trading - Sydney, London & Chicago 2 6y
0 Analyst trading bonuses 3 6y
+12 Temp offer dilemma, IB retail internship vs prop trading trainee scheme 4 6y
0 Aussie Applying For London Graduate Trading Programs 1 6y
+23 Commodity trading : Internship or Summer School ? 32 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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