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Firm Compensation
Now that recruiting is coming to a wrap, does anyone want to begin compiling how much firms are offering in terms of first year comp? (Base-Signing)? This could apply to both banks (S&T) and prop trading .
Physical Trading: Crude vs LPG
For the pros out there. What is your take on crude marketing / trading vs LPG marketing / trading? What would you say is the future of both and which one has more growth potential. What is the relative attractiveness and is one more lucrative than the next (and if so, is the gap expected to...
Urgent decision - opinions appreciated
Basically, have to decide pretty soon between these two graduate programs: 1) Master in Financial Engineering - UC Berkeley, Haas School of Business 2) Master in Computational Finance - Carnegie Mellon, Tepper School of Business Background: European engineering undergrad, relevant BB internships, no...
2015 FT Recruiting Mega Thread
Applications for full-time analyst positions at the following firms are now open unless otherwise stated. Get after it, monkeys! See you on the Street ;) Front-office IBD , S&T and/or Research Deutsche Bank Evercore (superday scheduled for 8/8) Lazard Lazard Middle Market Wells Fargo (Application...
pitch for currencies
Hi @ all, I need to know how to create a pitch for a currency-pair just like Eur/Usd. How should I connect such a pitch with models from my economics class? Has anybody an instruction for me? Thanks for help. Raptor.
Distressed HF - professional background for analysts vs PMs
Hi everyone, During my current offcycle IBD internship in Europe, I get to analyze a lot of companies in financial distress for potential restructuring mandates. I realize that hedge funds play an increasingly vital role in corporate restructurings, bankruptcies and turnarounds. I find it pretty...
Trader/MBA question
Penn (CAS) vs. Georgetown (McDonough School of Business) for undergraduate
This is my first post on WSO , so I apologize for any naiveté. I am currently a senior in high school and have just received my final admissions decisions. Out of the schools that I have been accepted into, I am deciding between Penn (CAS) and Georgetown (McDonough). While I know there are numerous...
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Junior at macro HF learning opportunities?
Hello Wall Street Oasis, My career progression needs some sorting out. I welcome any comments for those experienced in the industry to guide me along. I am a junior analyst at a macro hedge fund (800 mil AUM). Not a well known mega fund but still pretty reputable. I get along very well with my...
CFT by the IFTA (International Federation of Technical Analysts)
Hello everyone,
Advice / Tips On Preparing For FT Fixed Income / Equity Sales (S&T) Recruitment Over Summer
Didn't manage to land an SA gig in S&T ... Gonna bust my ass in preparing for the FT round over summer. I understand that it's a lot more difficult to land an FT gig with no prior experience, but I won't let these statistics stop me from trying. Could any insiders shed some light on how I should...
Switching from Finance to Computer Science at a Non-Target-- Should I do it?
I'm currently a Sophomore Finance and economics double major at Baylor University (Semi-target for the Texas area, I suppose). Recently I've been considering changing my major to computer science since it's a bit more versatile. Overall, my career interests are very scattered, but I've been leaning...
CMU MSCF vs. LSE MFin for BB trading position
Hi, I got into these two gradaute programs: CMU MSCF, LSE MFin and have a hard time to decide for one. I am an European engineering undergrad with internship experiences in consulting, risk, structuring and M&A . No full-time experience so far (full-time defined as entry level analyst position, not...
Super-major Supply & Trading - What to Expect?
Hey guys, I just accepted a summer offer for an internship role in the supply & trading organization of a super-major oil company here in Houston. The firm is known to take on prop positions as well as other more traditional positions that you would expect of a super-major trading operation. I was...
Advice- Summer Internship
Hi everyone, I am a college sophomore at columbia. I have offers from Morgan Stanley Finance & HSBC Sales & Trading. My goal is to go in Goldman or Morgan Stanley Sales & Trading next year internship. Which one of these would better prepare me for my goals? How good is HSBC Sales & Trading? Thanks
BB Credit Risk vs BB S&T vs Fortune 100 Investment Analyst
As the title suggests, I got three internship offers and I am split between the first two. I am worried about career prospects in S&T but work in credit seems to be a little less exciting. I am hoping to either break into research in a bank or break into a HF (Event Driven/Macro). I am leaning...
Mock Trading Session
Hello, I have a mock trading session upcoming as part of the interview process a fixed income job. The hiring manager sent me a few documents to help me prepare, but does anyone have any idea what this would generally entail? Thanks!
Will it be possible to go from Prop Trading intern to IBD, S&T, or Buyside FT Recruiting?
I will be interning at a respectable prop trading shop in Chicago this summer as a junior. In the case that I find out that prop trading isn't for me, how easy will it be for me to recruit to IBD or S&T at a BB next fall? Or to a hedge fund or asset manager? For some background, I attend a target,...
Citi Sales & Trading vs. Deutsche Bank Investment Banking Summer Analyst
I was lucky enough to be extended an offer to Citi S&T and Deutsche Bank IBD , both in NY . In terms of culture and exit ops, which firm would be a stronger choice? I've traditionally wanted to do investment banking over S&T , but have heard that Citi's trading is fantastic.
Candlestick vs. quantitative trading
I used to be a trader, more of the candlestick variety before I studied finance and I learned about candlesticks before. But now since I've seen a lot more quantitative concepts, I'm just wondering: who reputable actually uses candlestick charts? Are they useful for anything? Is there a quantitative...
Akuna Capital Math Test? (And Interview Process)
I've applied for a junior trader position with this firm, and so they've sent me an email with directions to take an online mental math test. Does anybody know what the Akuna test is like, specifically? Can't seem to find too much information about it online. All I know is that there is a 22 minute...
MFE to Trading? Input Appreciated
Having realized that it's going to be almost impossible for me to get into trading (in any capacity - S&T , HF , Prop) with my current resume, I've been doing lots of thinking and prepping in hopes of perhaps going back to school. I've been speaking to the head of one of the MFE programs in the...
FI Trading Down?
What do you guys think is driving FI trading profits down at the big banks? Seems to me across the board the BB 's have decreased..
How important are skills such as financial modelling and valuation for hedge funds?
I am a sophomore with no finance work experience whatsoever and looking to land my first trading internship at a bank/hedge fund but my resume seems far too mediocre. I do have some work experience but for non-finance related fields that don't seem to be useful on my resume, as well as a okay gpa...
Feeling lost, need career advice
Hi all,
Is it true that the golden days of trading at investment banks are over
I recently watched a video and this guy named Anton Kreil, a former trader at Goldman, said that traders used to be able to millions easily at banks. But he then proceeds to discuss how traders do not do this anymore at banks and that most of their time is spent executing trades for clients. Is this...
Finance undergrad requiring trading guidance/mentorship
Hey there, I am a finance undergraduate in my penultimate year searching for internships in trading . Unfortunately I constantly feel like I have a lack of knowledge/awareness on the different facets and types of trading jobs and feel overwhelmed in my preparation. I understand that trading can...
Hard Eight Trading
Has anyone ever been through there interview process? Also, do anyone have any information about the company? Thanks
Stock Market Question
Hey all, Guess this is my first post, but I've been cruising on here a while... Question: Been in the market a few years but I'm looking for something very specific. I'd like some sort of site, program, extension, etc... that shows me a bucket of stocks in a grid formation with stocks that are up in...
I'm A Former Trader Who Now Owns A Food Truck: Ask Me Anything
The following is an interview I conducted with Tyrone Greene, with whom I started chatting when I visited his food truck, The Dark Side of the Moo. He's a former trader of precious metals who has made the leap to leave Wall Street and work for himself, and I think his story will be of tremendous...
Making Money Is Not The Goal
Grab 10 people off the street and ask them what a trader’s number one goal is, and I would bet that nine out of ten would say something along the lines of “making as much money as possible”. Those people would be wrong. Don’t get me wrong, making money is a wonderful thing—but it’s not...
Need some input and advice please
So late into college I changed my mind about my career and decided that I wanted to be either a sales trader or a trader. So I didn't have time to do any internships in the banking field before graduating. I have a job right now with fidelity (less than a year) and have my Series 7 and 66 but I only...
Any High Yield or Bank/Leverage Loan Traders here?
I had a few questions about current market and liquidity and wondering whether there are any sell-side traders here who wouldn't mind answering a few macro-type questions. Please PM. Thanks.
Do people make mega money at places like Optiver / Virtu / IMC?
I remember reading about how an IBD salary isn't going to make you rich without lots and lots of hours. I also saw that Anton Kreil youtube presentation where he talks about salaries in S&T , and they aren't gigantic. I assume that, if lots of people want these jobs and the barrier to entry is only...
Anyone has experience with Geneva Trading?
Hi, and thanks in advance. Title pretty much says it. I Got an offer from Geneva Trading in Chicago and wondering if anyone can shed some light. I just started interviewing trading related roles not long ago. Just got a call this morning and Geneva is willing to extend an offer as junior trader (new...
Cargill summer merchant intern or BAML summer sales and trading analyst?
Which would you pick and why
Anybody heard of Templeton Trading Group?
Got an offer to trade with a Prop Firm by the name of Templeton Trading Group. Never heard of them, and hours of internet searching yielded nothing. Can't find anything on them, not even an employee review or anything like it. Based out of London, with offices in NYC and LA. If you know anything...
Graduating at 25 from undergrad...how much of a handicap for trading recruitment?
How much of a handicap will graduating at 24/25 from an undergrad program be for recruitment in a sales & trading position? Not adding any specifics on schooling on purpose (read enough bs on it) thanks
How difficult is it to move to S&T from IBD?
Fellow monkeys, Some background: Senior at a target (HYPSW). Recently signed with a BB for IBD FT . Did IBD SA this summer and ER SA at a different BB the summer before that. However, I'm seriously rethinking IBD and was wondering if it would be possible for me to switch the S&T after my 2 year IBD...
How exactly traders “provide liquidity” in the markets
I am reading “How the Trading Floor Really Works” by Terri Duhon and my question is in regards to the trading that goes on between a bank and their clients. According to the text, when a client of the bank (fund manager or whatever) wants to sell a large block of shares they will call the banks...
Stock Alert Services?? Anyone ever use before?
as a buy side director, and part time swing trader on the side, i like dive into trading using technical analysis. it's usually short term trades for a few days to weeks. after doing research I find it usually amusing to see some of the services out there. that said though, over the last few weeks...
Decent portfolio mgmt tools for retail investors?
Are you guys aware of decent portfolio / risk mgmt tools offered by retail brokers (e.g. TD, Etrade) to individual investors? I've used Scottrade, TD before and now with IB , not one seems to have a decent PM tool for retail investors. Given the correction in the market of the last couple of weeks,...
Big 4 FSO Assurance vs. Small Broker/Dealer Agency Trading. Which will get me where I want to go?
Hey guys, I'm currently faced with a tough decision, so I'm hoping some of you who are actually in the industry can help me to select the most lucrative course of action here. One year ago, I was an accounting major in my senior year of undergraduate studies, and I decided to pursue a career in...
BB derivatives trading analyst - buyside opps?
Hi all, I recently accepted an offer as an incoming analyst at a BB for equity derivatives trading . What is the outlook for buyside recruiting down the road in this role? Should I vie for the more structured/quanty side (exotics, var /vol swaps)? Should I get into more macro products (index) or...
Trading still a good career?
Hey guys, I am an undergraduate junior. I had an
Interesting Risk Management Piece
Just came across this on Twitter, short, easy to read, and insightful. Musings of a risk manager during the crisis. Kind of common sense, looking at it now, but it's interesting to see the thought process at the time. http://www.uniurb.it/it/portale/a-giur/edocs/Confession%20of%20a%20Risk…...
MS Mid-Market Fixed Income Sales - Looking for info
So, out of the blue, a good friend of mine, who is currently an associate at MS in mid-market institutional FI sales, told me they're leaving for a different job and is in charge of hiring their replacement. They want me to take their place. So, they have my resume, and I'm hoping to hear back from...
Poker lessons.
I think poker are alot like stocks, although I never traded with real $ I played in a cash game over the weekend, one of the shady underground poker places. I started off with round 150$, and I ran my stack up to 400+
S&T 2014 US SA Interviews
Since there is something similar for investment banking, I was wondering if there are updates for S&T summer internship programs through the regular process for the US? Has anyone heard back from anywhere for first round interviews?
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