what would you rather do - er or s&t?

if you had two offers in front of you, one being an assistant trader for a boutique and the other being an associate in ER also at a boutique, which of the two would you choose and why

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Monty how come people give you silver bananas for such simple posts. The way I see it my historical posts were good for atleast 50 silver bananas.

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trade4sizeMonty how come people give you silver bananas for such simple posts. The way I see it my historical posts were good for atleast 50 silver bananas.

Elegant in its simplicity.

Jack: They’re all former investment bankers who were laid off from that economic crisis that Nancy Pelosi caused. They have zero real world skills, but God they work hard. -30 Rock
 
monty09i handed out sb;s to all on this post..

its like me asking you if i should wear a blue or white shirt to work tomorrow... who cares

Speaking of which... blue or white?

Jack: They’re all former investment bankers who were laid off from that economic crisis that Nancy Pelosi caused. They have zero real world skills, but God they work hard. -30 Rock
 
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monty09i handed out sb;s to all on this post..

its like me asking you if i should wear a blue or white shirt to work tomorrow... who cares

Speaking of which... blue or white?

blue. I personally hate white and only wear it with a jacket.

I just love how everyone gave the person above them SB--talk about paying it forward.

Anyway, OP---you need to think about what you want to do with your career and then decide. There are plenty of other threads that discuss what a career in research or trading is like and what you can do 10-20 years down the line.....That is the best answer you are going to get when all you give us is "S&T at boutique"

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marcellus_wallaceneither i think you should wear a striped shirt today.

Problem solved, now I can wear blue and white.

Jack: They’re all former investment bankers who were laid off from that economic crisis that Nancy Pelosi caused. They have zero real world skills, but God they work hard. -30 Rock
 

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