+37 Help: GS SF S&T vs JPM NY S&T 25 1d
+36 Breakdown of Commodity Trading Houses 6 2h
+23 HOW DO I GET IN WITH THE NERDS AT LUNCH? SEEKING ADVICE: PIVOT FROM SALES MANAGEMENT TO JUNIOR TRADING MID 20s 4 3w
+22 Best macro desks 7 1d
+22 IB to Quant 14 4d
+19 Barclays vs. RBC Capital Markets Quant Trading? 5 2w
+19 BB S&T New Graduate Analyst - Advice to progress as rapidly as possible 11 2w
+19 indiviudal trading vs. institutional 6 2w
+17 Delta One Trading 8 1d
+17 S&T at a Bank -> Prop trading? 9 3w
+17 Understanding the Yield Curve 7 2d
+17 Looks like no 2025 offer for S&T, coming to the end of sophomore year. 17 3w
+17 Leaving Trading to Tech - burnt out and not cultural fit 2 3w
+15 Full Time Timeline 1 1w
+14 How Quantitative is Commodity Trading 5 3d
+14 Energy Trading: HEC Paris vs University of Geneva 6 3w
+13 Iron Ore Trading? 12 1w
+12 Working in Switzerland for Non EU 1 2d
+12 Job roles with more client experience 1 2w
+12 Chances of getting into trading as non-stem in 2024 12 3w
+12 Lateraling from Trading to IB vs. IB to Trading 4 5d
+12 Tips for a beginning commodities trader? 1 2w
+12 M&A / CorpDev groups at Japanese Trading House Conglomerates 5 3w
+11 Loser on the trading floor - help please! 3 6d
+11 What path to break into physical commodity trading? 6 2w
+10 Which rotations to pick? 3 2w
+10 Commodities tradehouse vs FX market making 2 1d
+10 35% Pay Cut - S&T Exit Opportunity? 1 22h
+9 Best programming languages to learn for energy trading 1 2w
+9 Trying to compare potential comps 2 2w
+9 Need some help .. 1 4w
+9 I had my superday friday afternoon, when do you think I will hear back? 1 2w
+9 Exit ops from Valuation/Pricing quant role 1 2w
+9 Question on SA 2025 SnT timings 1 1w
+9 How would you assess my odd of breaking in to an FX Desk? 1 2w
+9 AVP / AD Fixed Income Trader Salary 1 6d
+9 SA class size in BB FO (IB, S&T, AM PB) 3 4d
+9 Jane Street Trading Desk Operations Interview Questions 2 2w
+9 Thoughts on the NYSE Going 24/7 3 2w
+9 S&T Apprenticeship Exit Opportunities 0 3w
+9 BNP S&T sophomore year -> BB S&T internship? How helpful is it? 2 3w
+9 Global Markets Salaries within a Bank in Madrid (esp. quant roles) 0 3w
+9 I want to develop as a trader in financial institutions, but I don’t know what is needed for this. 3 1w
+9 Breaking into Quant work as math PhD. What are my options? 2 1d
+9 S&T MSc - Imperial a good choice? 4 3w
+9 Commodity becoming more mainstream and impact of derrivatives 2 1d
+9 Does tech team matter in BBs? 3 16h
+9 Did everything right and still failed… is all hope lost? 1 3w
+8 Valuating a Energy Trading Firm? College Student Interested in FIG 5 2w
+8 Cash Heat Rates Question 6 3w
+7 ……………………..…………………….. 2 2w
+7 Zurich trading exit ops 1 4w
+7 Master programs for Physical trading ? 9 2w
+7 BB Regional Office SA to NYC FT 5 9h
+6 Morgan Stanley Public Finance Investment Banking or BNP Sales and Trading Summer Internship? 0 10h
+6 Uniper Gas & Power 2 7h
+6 21 and need advice 1 2w
+6 Goldman Sachs S&T Calgary - 2024 15 1w
+6 Global Rates Structuring at BB 2 2w
+6 Trading at Commodities shop 2 2w
+5 Rest in Peace Jim Simons 0 3d
+5 Structuring Equity Derivatives Bible 2 1w
+4 Canada SA 2025 S&T - where are we? 4 1d
+4 Becoming a Crude Oil Scheduler 3 1w
+4 Bulge Bracket Sales and Trading rankings 12 1w
+4 Citi S&T base salary 4 1d
+4 Nomura Global Markets 12 5d
+4 Updated BB S&T Desk Ranks? 2 4w
+3 Tulane?? 10 2w
+3 Geneva Commodity Trading vs. Cass Shipping Trade Finance vs Imperial Metals and Energy 3 1h
+3 Petroleum Engineering courses as a finance major for Trading 2 3w
+3 How long it takes to hear back for S&T from Goldman 10 1w
+3 GS Rates 5 5h
+3 Shipbroking? 5 2w
+3 Best Desks at MUFG, Nomura and other J-Banks 1 3w
+3 Citadel - Euro Nat Gas Team 1 3w
+3 What NOT To DO in S&T and Banking 3 1w
+3 S&T Exits 2 2w
+3 Performance Trust Capital Partners? 1 3d
+3 Citi lateral hire 2 6d
+3 S&T Fall Recruiting for Summer 2025 1 2w
+3 a bond trading at 60 cents, due in 2 weeks, is it refinanceable ? 1 2w
+3 Economist to Macro, Rates, FX, Commodities trading transition 1 2w
+3 Commodities Trading - Locations 6 10h
+2 Research or Trading? 3 2d
+2 I suck at market making trading simulation games. Would a (BB) trading role be a bad fit? 2 3w
+2 What is a credit trading strategist? 1 3d
+1 Only gotten 1 intership is sales and trading, I want to do IB of FPA, FPA probably is most appealing, but I didn't get accepted to the internship, how do I make it more ikely for me to get accepted to FPA internship 6 2d
+1 FICC & Equities GS 25 in Chicago Office 3 3d
+1 Difference in ops between Glencore and Trafigura. Commodities, path to trader, enjoyment of ops. 3 6d
+1 What rotations to choose for Summer in S&T 1 3w
+1 How hard to lateral after two years? 4 1d
+1 Market structure & missing time periods 1 1d
+1 Military Reserve & S&T 1 4d

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