how did you decide??

July 8, 2003, 3:31 am

howzit,i've been doing research on trading and have found many different trading areas such as energy, derivatives, stocks, bonds, interest rate swaps, futures, options, etc.how did you guys decide...

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Re: how did you decide??

July 8, 2003, 4:41 am

IMHO, for most people the decision is made for them in the form of the best job offer, position, potential and money.I'm not sure about the current entry level opportunities but in the past few years...

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Re: how did you decide??

July 8, 2003, 4:57 am

Have to agree with gastrader, internships are the way to go.I had 3 internships, one with a BB firm in fixed income ops, one with a BB in public finance and one with a futures brokerage. I ended up...

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Re: how did you decide??

July 8, 2003, 1:26 pm

What is your current salary and what do you project for the future?thnx

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Re: how did you decide??

July 9, 2003, 1:04 am

My base is 87K and my bonus last year was 12K. I'm at a small shop in the NW and according to company policy, the highest base salary I will be able to receive in the future is 125K. My bonus in...

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Re: how did you decide??

July 9, 2003, 1:18 am

cool, i know i'm not so clued up, so i appreciate your info even more, thanks

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Re: how did you decide??

July 9, 2003, 1:48 am

Hey fellas, I graduated from duke in '99 and spent the better part of four years trading equity/index options as a market maker on the phlx. I made pretty good money an average of maybe 200-300k a...

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Re: how did you decide??

July 9, 2003, 2:50 am

If I were in your position and didn't have any contacts in energy trading I would contact a recruiter. Over the last several weeks I have been speaking with my current and former colleagues and have...

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