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Strategy for Choosing Desks S&T SA
Hi everybody, I'm an incoming SA at a BB for S&T in London. The firm allows SAs to suggest their desk preferences for rotation. There are 5/6 desks I know that want to try, across equity and FICC, but I'm unsure of the best way to proceed, though I know the desks will be in competition with the...
Q&A: Sales and Trading Analyst
Hey Everyone, I've been a longtime reader of the forum and just want to thank everyone for all the helpful information I've found throughout the years from undergrad to my first internship and onto to being a sales and trading analyst. I feel like there's quite a few day in the life threads for...
So confused about the sales and trading business as a whole
I'm a student entering my junior year at a target school in the US and am hoping to recruit for the investment bank. Right now, I have my eyes set on the investment banking/capital markets businesses, although I am still heavily researching these roles. However, I cant seem to find what on earth S&T...
Let's Talk S&T Desks
I feel like there's really not a lot of discussion about S&T /The specific areas of sell-side trading on here anymore. Sooo I want to see what people's opinions are on the different desks with respect to a few different categories. 1. How smart are the people / How technical is the product 2. What...
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...
desks to learn from
what kind of products do you recommend looking for in a FT trading role? This isn't a "best desk" question, and I'm not necessarily focused on high margin/high volume desks but I'm curious what products would require analysts to learn the most. for instance, even if the bank you were at were strong...
JPM - 2011E / 2012E Detailed Revenue IB Split (FICC, Eq)
I remember Citi posted a report on the banks overall expected performance (specifically in FICC) a while back. I believe this report by JPM gives a much more updated and detailed understanding into the expected performance of all the major banks in 2011 and 2012. Link: https:// mm . JPMorgan...
What trading desks do you think will be most profitable?
Which trading desks were the most profitable historically? Which trading desks do you see being most profitable in the next decade...? so maybe list the desks you have some experience with in order of most profitable to least profitable This isn't a what trading desk is the best thread but I just...
Desks
No, this is not another "Which is the best desk?" thread. I have a question about trading desks, their structure and which products each desk is responsible for. If there's a derivatives desk, does that mean that this desk handles all derivatives of all areas? (equities, commodities, FX, FI ...) Or...
Which desk is best for me?
Hello everyone. I recently accepted a FT trading offer at a BB in NYC . However, I am unfamiliar with possible desk options. I am more interested in micro level analysis than I am predicting the future macro environment, so was curious if any of you have any recommendations for suitable desks. I...
Culture at various trading desks
Each trading desk seems to have its own culture. For example, cash equities are known to be more laid-back, and among firms, Morgan Stanley has a reputation for being "fratty" while goldman and Credit Suisse traders lean towards the more cerebral side. It will be interesting to hear people's...
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