0 At a Life CrossRoad...PLEASE HELP!!! 6 6y
+16 Prop trader to PM-track role at asset manager 7 6y
+16 Commodity Hedging Firm Abroad, Interview Prep 2 6y
0 Interested in trading... need some guidance. 7 6y
0 I want to do trading..Advice? 8 6y
0 MFE/GPA 7 6y
+147 The decline of Chicago prop trading 130 6y
0 accounting v trading 7 6y
0 The programmer-trader divide at prop shops 0 6y
0 GETCO -> KCG Holdings LLC. 9 6y
0 Call all algo traders... 3 6y
0 Schonfeld Securities Goodbye Letter to Traders 4 6y
0 transition from proprietaary market maker to bank trading? 2 6y
0 Monty09 in Chicago - Happy Hour 4 6y
+12 Eldorado Trading Group.. Anybody? 12 6y
0 What are my chances of getting hired as a trader? 9 6y
0 laid off prop trader = screwed? 16 6y
+28 Be werry werry quite, I'm hunting traders. 12 6y
+6 IMC or Optiver 3 6y
0 Moving into trading 1 6y
0 SIG Chicago 0 6y
0 Getting on Bus to Chicago..Any help/advice appreciated 3 6y
0 Nico Holdings - Anyone know anything about them? 0 6y
+59 Lower GPA...Trading Still Possible? 40 6y
+12 Ranking the Top Proprietary Trading Firms in 2019? 1 6y
0 How to begin the career as a college student 1 6y
+72 Job Security at Prop Trading (Chicago Based) 42 6y
0 Black Edge Capital 2 6y
+48 Trading from UIUC 28 6y
0 Resume review for trading internships 6 6y
+25 ETFs caused May 06 Flash Crash? 17 6y
+4 Knocking on Doors 7 6y
+17 What is "life" like at a normal HFT firm? 6 6y
0 Most futures pits scheduled to close in Chicago by end of the summer 9 6y
0 Any undergrads hear from some of the top prop shops yet? 29 6y
+54 ALL YOU EVER WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT PROP TRADING! 58 6y
+16 Summer Technology Analyst at BB > Finance 2 6y
+20 Which companies in Chicago are siloed, and which are collaborative? 5 6y
+38 Allston Trading cuts employees amid low volatility 17 6y
0 How hard is it to get a job at the NY or Chicago Merc 3 6y
+22 Summer internship: BB S&T vs prop shop! 7 6y
+44 What to expect from a prop trading job? 21 6y
+3 Performance Trust Capital Partners In Chicago 1 6y
0 Fortune Trading Group interview 0 6y
0 IMC Chicago - Info about this place or interview process? 7 6y
0 CRB Commodity Yearbook 3 6y
+16 Providence Fires 1,926 Teachers, Officially Bankrupt 9 6y
0 I have an interesting background...does anyone have advice for a wannabe trader? 5 6y
+19 How is Akuna Capital? Has anyone worked there? 8 6y
0 DePaul vs. IIT vs. Loyola in MS CS for prop trading, etc. 9 6y
0 Am I Getting f***ed? 6 6y
+12 Entry Level Job Advice - commodity execution trader 1 6y
0 Rant: Intel-gathering disguised as "Job" interview 5 6y
+3 Has anyone ever took a Hybrid Trader Intern Interview for Belvedere Trading in Chicago? 1 6y
0 Financial Analyst ON line quiz 5 6y
0 Ronin Capital: more information regarding interview for assistant trader position 10 6y
0 Transition--Pit Trading to Office 3 6y
0 The next step.. 0 6y
0 Farmland 13 6y
+13 Does anyone have these books? 10 6y
+4 Drug test for Prop Shops 6 6y
+20 CTC vs Allston vs Akuna 6 6y
+12 Is a $60K Base Salary + 25% Sales Commission + 5% Equity a good compensation package for a Hedge Fund Sales Director? 1 6y
+37 BP IST Program 35 6y
0 MBA to Structuring with no prior finance experience 2 6y
0 Citigroup Derivatives Markets? 0 6y
0 Offer Advice - Offer for 2 clerk positions 0 6y
0 MKM Partners? 1 6y
0 Has anyone heard anything about RJ O'Brien in Chicago? 6 6y
+3 Eagle Seven Trading 1 6y
0 Software Engineering at a Chicago Prop Trading Firm - Any Advice Would Be Appreciated 2 6y
0 Technical Analysis Class in Chicago 4 6y
0 Andrie Capital Trading? 1 6y
+17 Anyone has experience with Geneva Trading? 7 6y
0 I salute these guys - Awesome 4 6y
+21 Physical Trading vs. Mkt Making 3 6y
+11 Goldman quantitative investment strategies vs prop trading 3 6y
+15 How is BB S&T these days? Is it on the downswing? And how does it compare to prop trading? 1 6y
0 Strategist role at an agency broker 1 6y
+22 MFE to Trading? Input Appreciated 7 6y
+6 Prop Trading Firms in Los Angeles Area 15 6y
0 The futures & options markets are no longer viable. It is my recommendation that ALL customers withdraw from all of the markets 19 6y
+19 Hearing back from an interview - what should I do next? 2 6y
0 How stressful is algo trading 1 6y
0 Possible to break in to trading with no prior/relevant experience? 5 6y
0 Oil Supermajors Internship 0 6y
0 Please give an opinion of this program's strength as related to trading/hedgefunds/money management 15 6y
+8 Allston Trading: algorithmic trader role? 7 6y
0 Internship at the Chicago Board of Trade 5 6y
0 Middle Market in Chicago 2 6y
+22 HFT Masters 22 6y
+16 Weird Offer Dilemma: Risk Mgmt vs. Prop Trading 12 6y
0 DV Trading 1 6y
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
+18 Deciding between prop trading offers: PEAK6 vs Gelber vs TMG vs Spot 19 6y
+22 Chicago Prop Trading Internship 7 6y
+26 Which Prop Trading Firms Have the Highest Salaries? 22 6y

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