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Transition TA to Trader - Time to Switch Shops?
General question for those who may have been in similar situations. Been at a buy side shop for about 5 years, past 3.5 as a trader's assistant. Handle a good variety of responsibilities for senior traders - aside from booking trades also price discovery, market analysis, implementation analysis,...
MO analyst to commercial trading assistant at MUFG?
Currently have been a middle office analyst for 2.5 years. Was offered an analyst assistant role which will lead to trading with commerical bank of tokyo-mitsubishi. No Series 7 required since its commercial. Good career move?? Thanks
Can you become a trader straight out of college?
This guy who graduated last year is a trading assistant. Does everyone have to start off as a trading assistant or did he just not make the cut?
Dilema - What Would You Do
So, I have developed a contact that's turned into a friend a prominent HF in the region, and he personally forwarded my resume and cover letter to the HR department there. Didn't hear anything back for 2 weeks, and followed up with them. He told me to keep pressing, so I sent another about a week...
Floor trading clerk/ trading assistant
Hey everyone, I recently started a job as a trading assistant/clerk for a market maker on the floor of (NYSE, CBOE, CBOT). Its a small, but very profitable, firm that uses a combination of computer models, some electronic trading, and floor trading to make money. I like it so far, and they are...
Traders in Canada
Hey all, I am looking to become a trader, power, equity, commodity any kind really (wanting to avoid 100% performance based prop trading). I have a degree in Economics and have completed my Canadian Securities Course. I have experience trading a personal equity account with a growth over 3 years...
Fired From Top Prop Trading Firm, Need Advice
Hi all, I was recently let go from a top proprietary options trading firm (if you know prop trading , it's top 4) after about 1.5 years and am looking for advice on moving on.
Fixed Income Trading Assistant
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Trading Assistant for How Long?
I know it varies from person to person, and maybe even from firm to firm, but, could anyone give me an indication of how long it typically takes to go from TA to at least getting to trade a little bit? If anyone has information about shops such as SIG, DRW, or JSC, that would be quite helpful.
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