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+510 From non-target to BB CEO: My story 254 6y
+503 Best Proprietary Trading Firms - Rankings? 549 2y
+489 15 Career Steps 40 1y
+456 My success story- how i went from a 2.5 gpa to a senior trader in 3 years. 83 1y
+447 2021 S&T Bonus 323 1y
+426 Navigating The Floor: A S&T Analyst's Guide 23 1y
+407 Q&A: Top Quant Firms First Year Comp 250k to 400k 130 1y
+328 How to get a start in physical oil trading/ops/scheduling? 305 5y
+306 Q&A: Director of Energy Trading 115 3d
+303 Q&A: The Future/Current State of S&T - BB VP Macro Trader 132 12mo
+267 S&T Summer Intern Clothing Guide 355 3y
+266 What do you think about day traders? 190 5y
+264 Q&A: I'm an Agricultural Commodities Trader 145 3y
+250 Sales in S&T: Dead-end career path in 2020? 135 1y
+236 Q&A: 1st year BB London Rates Trader Taking Your Questions 127 1y
+234 Structuring within S&T, Pay, and Exit Ops. 218 7mo
+221 So I heard You Want to Start Trading? 63 2y
+219 Q&A: I'm a Dry Bulk Physical Trader 73 3y
+218 Trading really dying? 167 4y
+217 Q&A: Physical Oil Trading 107 2y
+216 Is S&T still a good career path? 82 2mo
+216 Physical Commodity Trading 210 2y
+210 Ask DickFuld November 2015 122 10mo
+202 Traders screwed?!? 134 3y
+197 How to break into trading? - High quant background? 261 4y
+195 How dead is trading? 71 8mo
+195 Breaking into Sales & Trading? 238 3y
+195 What's the most money you've lost in a day / trade? 90 2y
+193 Commodity Trading is Dead 126 1y
+192 Advice I give to my incoming analysts 38 2y
+191 Institutional Equity Sales and Trading 147 4y
+187 I'm currently an equity derivatives/vol trader: Q&A! 54 1y
+186 BUY & HOLD ..... A SCAM 133 8y
+184 For love of the game 44 4mo
+181 Sales - debunking 8 MYTHS (From a veteran) 41 2y
+180 Every Second Counts 33 5y
+176 Why doesn't everyone invest in index funds? 90 2y
+173 Delta: Breaking Down the First of the Greeks 40 6y
+171 Life Gonna Be Harder for Juniors 148 2y
+170 Getting an S&T Return Offer - A Survival Guide for Future Interns 34 2mo
+167 Do traders get paid this much? 237 6y
+165 Sales in S&T - What's the catch? (best job in banking)?? 71 5mo
+164 Q&A: VP Trader at BB 123 6mo
+164 What Do People Make Annually From Investing? 153 5y
+159 1st Year Analyst - Vent - take this personally or not? 40 10mo
+158 End of the Summer - Peace at last 27 1y
+158 Q&A: Former BB Rates Trader - Now a prop trader 95 4y
+158 Ask Me Any Question You Have About Prime Brokerage 128 1y
+157 Trading Strategy from a Trader's perspective 84 3mo
+157 My son interested in S&T over IB (your advise Please) 64 2y
+157 Do employers want to hire student-athletes? 199 5y
+156 Correlation between top degrees and a career in commodities 55 9mo
+156 2019/2020 Sales & Trading Bonus Discussion 135 1y
+154 Updated 2022 S&T Compensation 121 3mo
+154 Physical Trading (Part 1): What it is and What it isn’t 18 3w
+152 Sucking as a junior trader 29 1y
+148 Why choose Sales and Trading over Investment Banking? 36 2y
+147 Q&A: FX Trader: High Volatility Job, Low Excitement Life 89 2y
+147 The decline of Chicago prop trading 130 2y
+146 Trader's lifestyle 163 6y
+145 JPM Coronavirus Conduct WSJ Article 49 2y
+145 Most you have lost off a single investment? 105 3y
+142 Coronavirus or Correction? 74 2y
+140 College major for sales and trading (& is trading dead??) 165 4y
+139 Global Markets Pay Raise? 243 1y
+139 Q&A - I quit my job as a bond trader to fight MMA in Peru 55 5y
+139 Anton Kreil - Institute of Trading and Portfolio Management MENTORING PROGRAM. Overpriced and Undervalue. 38 3mo
+136 Q&A: PM at HF (Former sellside macro trader) 60 1y
+136 HELP: The Future of the S&T Job Market and Selecting the Right Desk 143 1y
+135 WSO Python / Machine Learning Courses - NOW AVAILABLE 24 1y
+135 Stock Pitch Sample Template - Proven Examples to Help Ace Your Interview 37 1y
+134 Two Internships Later: What I wish I Knew While Recruiting! (Toronto) 27 2y
+133 Turning Day Trading for a Living into a Career 126 5y
+133 Goldman or Bust? 96 1y
+133 How to Start Trading (Compliments of Bondarb) 61 1y
+131 I'm Trying to get into Prop-Trading From a Non-Target School 44 1y
+130 Questions on S&T 75 7y
+130 Trader Documentary - Paul Tudor Jones (Must See) 77 10mo
+129 Physical Trading: Best commodities to be in? 79 3y
+128 Q&A: 25 years Sales / Trading Experience 38 1y
+127 Q&A: LNG trader 86 1y
+125 TSLA Breaks $100, (doubles in a month) 120 9y
+122 CV & CoverLetter - S&T Citi, Internship - No mercy please ! 15 2y
+121 Minority nervous for BB internship 53 9mo
+119 How were S&T intern return rates at GS/MS/JPM? 72 2y
+119 Q&A: From Pizza Delivery to Quantitative Research/Data Science/Programming 32 5y
+119 Ask Monty09 - Energy Trading careers, interviews, firms, etc etc 81 4mo
+119 Technical Analysis ... Astrology? 133 4y
+118 Goldman Sachs S&T 2021 SA 280 1y
+118 Have $100k, don't know how to invest, help 79 10y
+117 Just HOW MUCH MATH does a trader need? 164 2y
+116 S&T Sales 28 3y
+115 at the money option delta = 0.5??? 70 3y
+114 Is commodities the only S&T desk where you reach 6 to 7 figures ? 92 8y
+113 Why Do People on Here/WSO Crap on "Back Office" So Much? 24 2y
+113 What makes a good trader? - Very quant based 155 6y
+112 Shell Trading Development Programme Assessment/Interview 302 3mo
+112 Akuna Capital Math Test? (And Interview Process) 120 3mo
+110 Massive Layoff in Sales Trading Coming? 68 2y
+110 TRADERS: What is the most annoying thing interns do? 35 5y
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