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Haven't posted in a while, but time for some advice...
Well this site helped me greatly when I was coming out of school and now I am looking at possibly changing things up a bit, so would appreciate some advice. Background: - 26 - Desk trader at a market making options firm [I am currently still employed] - Manage my own product (part of a larger delta...
Graduate School & Commodities Trading
Hi, I am doing my undergrad from a Canadian Semi-Target with manageable grades, my goal is energy trading yet I am having difficulty breaking into the industry. I am now considering the option of getting a graduate degree to increase my credentials for commodities trading. Does anyone have some...
Plans B through Z
Some of you may have noticed that the rate at which I post and quality of said posts has declined significantly over the past few months. Grad school has been a beast and recruiting for SA positions absolutely brutal. I have some buddies who've gotten spots in IBD but the picture in S&T seems...
Future of options market making
One thing that's certain about trading is that the game is constantly changing: the growth of electronic trading, the decline of physical exchanges and the decimalization of option prices all being recent examples. The overall trend seems clear: smaller spreads and greater reliance on option pricing...
Getting a job in PE, PWM, IB, derivatives, Hedge funds etc...
Hello all, I am new to this site and quite impressed with the wealth of information. Would my MS Accounting open doors in PE , Derivatives sales, PWM etc analyst/associate position...? Since my university isn't a target school for Wall Street, I am looking at firms in FL, TX, and GA. I am 25 and...
Need Help With trading career
Hey guys, first post I need some help deciding on whether a trading career is for me or not. I have been looking at shops and I can't tell whether they are commission/draw based or if they start you with some sort of salary. I am fast paced and energetic, which is a plus, but I have relatively poor...
Starting out in trading! Aurelia Traders? Worth applying??
I'm roughly 1 month out of finishing my Masters degree and looking to get into Trading. At the moment I'm applying to open vacancies, January/immediate start internships and sending some speculative emails. The applications have been sent to the trading arms of larger investment banks ( UBS , JP...
Power/Gas Scheduling Analyst
Currently in my final year of College and have strong internships in front office trading roles, but I'm wondering what's the best way to get into a power or gas firm as a scheduler. A lot of these positions require experience, but are there scheduling roles available for those straight out of...
How To Play Spain?
In this week's episode of the never-ending "Who's Going To Default This Week?" sitcom, our contestant is Spain, who is fresh off electing a conservative supermajority in a landslide over the weekend, led by Mariano Rajoy. Nobody was really expecting anything different, but when your opponent comes...
Genworth Financial Finance Development
I know that Genworth doesn't exactly have the best reputation, but does anybody know much about their finance development program . It looks like you can get a rotation with the investments/ trading group in Stamford, CT which could be interesting. Any info on exit opps, earnings potential, b-school...
Macro trading ideas with top PM
Hi guys - TLDR; For a complete noob to markets / trading , what would you reccomend I start doing to bang out some investment ideas? I'm a trading / finance noob but my mentor asked me to start coming up with trading ideas that he'll go over with me every week to help me learn how to invest. . . . ....
How do institutional investors trade foreign stocks?
I work for a consulting firm primarily focusing on buy side business. I have been working on an assignment, need some inputs from you all. Question is how do institutional investors (read mutual funds, insurance, hedge funds etc) trade foreign stocks? I know many houses have trading offices overseas...
Please critique: Seeking proprietary trader job (ex-poker pro)
So this is one where I know you could just dump all over me and say I have no chance. The fact of it is I have been to the school of hard knocks trading , many times, and have become a fairly advanced futures trader in the E-mini.
Be first, be smarter, or cheat: Margin Call Review
Margin Call (2011) 105 min - Thriller - 21 October 2011 (USA) Director: J.C. Chandor Writer: J.C. Chandor Stars: Zachary Quinto, Stanley Tucci and Kevin Spacey I read somewhere this weekend that this movie came out on Friday and I decided like a good finance geek to go watch it tonight. I must say...
Mo' Mar and the Future of Oil
With the news of Muammar Gadhafi's death reverberating throughout the globe, financial markets and oil speculators everywhere are contemplating how the event will effect production and prices. The simple logic would lead us to believe that production will increase to pre-revolution levels and with a...
Firms hiring entry level brokers or traders
Hey Guys, Sorry if this thread has been made before. I'm not too tapped into the trading world. I have a good friend who is trying to land an entry level job at a trading firm or brokerage. I've set him up with intros to the only two guys I know in the business - an etf trader at Citi and a 1st yr...
Trading to Top MBA Chances
Hi all, I've traded options for a Prop Trading market making firm for just over three years, but I just can't stand working nights any longer. Looking at going to a top mba program and possibly transitioning into Asset Management at buy side value fund, or maybe a global macro hedge fund. What do...
More Trader Hate
I think if we had the opportunity to describe people or have their writings read by humans from centuries ago they would arrive at some (to us) comical conclusions. For instance, I am pretty sure that if some Renaissance poet read the populist press releases of today they would consider our...
Macquarie Full Time!?
Anyone going through or have gone through full time interviews with Macquarie for S&T? Any responses as to whether or not you're moving onto the next round? Thanks in advance!
Can you break into with a good track record only?
If one has graduated from non-target university with non-finance major without any finance internships and with low gpa but can show that he has independently grinded 1k to 10k in 6 months in currency trading would that be enough to break into trading? So, my question is, if you can show your...
Need some perspective - do what you like or follow the herd for money?
Hi folks, I am second guessing a decision I made, so need some perspective to clear my head. I am a part of the FT program at a BB in NY and am rotating through different desks. I did one rotation at the equities quant trading desk (prop) and they made me an offer to join in full time as they liked...
Where can I find some of the best discussions on trading?
Click here for our Trading forums . It is where we discuss the industry as well as different firms and groups. These are a collection of some of the best discussions created for and replied to by members of the WSO community on the topic of Sales & Trading. Keep in mind this is by no means a...
What should I read if I am interested in trading?
Welcome to the Wall Street Oasis Reading List for Trading. Please email [email protected] if you think we should add in additional publications to our Recommended Reading. Easy Reads Technical Reads Career Jump-Start Liar's Poker Come Into My Trading Room
What is trading?
Trading is one of the key features of the global financial economy. It creates liquidity across the financial markets, is one of the main sources of profit for investment banks and is done by many institutions ( investment banks , hedge funds, commodity companies etc.). Traders tend to use technical...
Damn, it doesn’t feel good to be a trader
For decades, traders have been the highest paid dudes on Wall Street. Deep six-figure bonuses were once de rigueur for the mere mortals while the full-fledged masters of the universe easily went on to eclipse their CEOs and rack up eight-figure bonuses as well as the occasional mental disorder or...
Goldman Sachs Market Solutions Group
Hey, Has anyone got any experience on this group? Below is a brief description I found and it looks like a good group sitting within PWM 'The Market Solutions Group is a Capital Markets desk that sits within Private Wealth Management. The desk provides structured solutions and cross-asset trading...
Difference between treasury governance and treasury trading?
Looking at Barcap's business areas, they offer two types of treasury internships (in London) one which is treasury governance and the other is called treasury trading. Could anybody shed some light about the differences between these 2, what kind of tasks are involved? Also is Barcap's treasury...
What to do next? - Alum with a 3.3 in Economics
I know this post may sound rather broad and callow, but I am just curious as to what sort of insight it may engender... As Stanford/Harvard/Yale/MIT/Princeton alum with a 3.3 in Economics who will have spent almost a decade in the military doing some rather interesting (IE very unique application...
Best Paper Money Trading Desktop Platform
Hi, I've been using thinkorswim but now they blocked my account and told me to send them a bunch of papers to open it again... I'm not planing on using the real money account... so I won't send those papers. I can open Papermoney only... but it's for 60 days only. Any other good alternatives? I...
Buying shares personally while working in sales at BB?
Hi all, I'm an undergraduate finishing studies next year. I currently invest personally and was just wondering what the restrictions on that are once you start working - I am looking to go into sales at a BB Thanks
PA Trading Restrictions in IBD
So I've been out of IBD close to a year and have some interest in going long a few names I've done work on in my past analyst stint. Have no inside info (obviously), but in the past I always erred on the side of the caution by sticking with ETFs and never buying shares in a company I've had contact...
No this is not a prestige question
I'm currently interning at BB with prospect of FT offer (I find out in 3 weeks). However I'm from the UK , grad recruitment has started and I'm starting to apply to other firms in case I don't get an offer from the current firm I'm interning at. I think it's important to be prepared. My question is...
Can someone explain how pre-market hours and after hours trading works?
Like take a look at this list http://www.nasdaq.com/extended-trading/premarket-… how is there trading going on before the market is even open? Could someone explain it to me like I'm a four year old?
F&PA - trade floor
Hello all, I've been working for a fortune 5 oil company for the past 17 months or so (started right out of college). I have worked in Treasury the entire time as a commercial credit analyst, supporting our NGL commercial group. I will soon start an F&PA Fuel Oil Analyst role on the trade floor in a...
Are rejections ok?
Hi everybody, I have applied to several internship programmes last year (all S&T) and got a rejection for all of them. I have done my undergraduate degree at a non-target-university in Europe with an equivalent of a good A- (or around 3.4 GPA). Due to the fact that I will be getting an advanced...
Best prop trading firms in London
Can someone name the best prop trading firms in the UK?
Best Books for Grain Trading
Hi there, do any of you know of some good books? thanks
Trading Technology- Exchange
Hello all, what are some good reads you recommend from industry that explains exchange technology, latency, execution speed, ECN and such in HFT or algo trading ? Much appreciated!
Trading Forex vs Futures
I'm looking for something to learn about and trade. I have around $2500 to put into it at the start, once I've spent 6 months learning and trading a practice account. Which would be better, forex or futures? It may sound like a stupid question, but which is more predictable (i.e. the least...
Short Selling: Can't Stop, Won't Stop
One of the toughest things about faith is sticking to it in tough times. I am not talking about Christianity, Judaism or Islam. I am talking about capitalism and markets. We are all members of the church, we all worship at the altar of money, ambition and power. So it is pretty damn tough for any of...
Futures and Foreign Exchange trading questions
I've been asking a lot of questions on here lately hope no one minds. This is a great resource for me So I have been trading stocks for a while and have always been more interested in the concept of futures and foreign exchange. I like to focus on the world economy and the bigger picture. I like the...
Would You Hire This Person?
You’re sitting in the head trader’s chair after the markets close, looking through resumes for the next (newest) member of your desk. The candidates all look good to you: excellent experience with strong track records, good stories about their determination and drive to be a great trader, plenty...
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Prop Trading vs BB Trading
Okay, so you are just graduating and have a FT job offer from a top prop trading firm and top BB bank on a trading desk. Which do you choose and why? Just interested as to which of the two people would go for in the current financial climate considering it is your first role out of college. What...
What's the Matter with RIMM?
The Blackberry maker’s (NASDAQ:RIMM) troubles are well-documented already, but even so they continue to bear further discussion on the competitive landscape as well as the industry as a whole. This week’s announcement that they were laying off about 10% of the workforce continued that trend....
How to network with traders?
How do you network with traders, specifically ones at smaller prop trading firms? Are there like trading symposiums that you can go to? And what about for firms that don't recruit on your college campus? Is it just cold emails/cold calls, like it is with IB , or is there another element to it? Also...
Eventually Twitter
I am always late to the party. Sometimes it is because of my incessant tardiness. Sometimes it is because I don’t catch on to things mainstream years in the making. Sometimes it is because I am pretty damn cool. In this case I am betting on all three. As a result of the recent $400 million...
The Great Pension Hedge
I have written before about my worries and fears regarding the future of American pensions. I am neither unique, nor first to the party with said sentiment. Everybody is watching the Titanic cruise towards the iceberg and nobody can do a damn thing to stop it. Much like the captain of that famed...
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...
Any good guides/101s to trading?
Any good internet guides/books to trading ? I just want to try it out for fun this summer before I start UW as a freshman. Thanks!
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