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  1. Top prop firm to top MBA?

    What does he not like about it? The culture there is rough, but the people I know who work there seem to like it a lot. Living in Newport Beach...
    Post by: torque, Aug 6, 2013 in forum: Prop Firms

  2. Top prop firm to top MBA?

    Generally speaking, this is true, although I'm not looking to get into PE. There is no doubt that PE is very tough to get into. I also agree...
    Post by: torque, Aug 6, 2013 in forum: Prop Firms

  3. Top prop firm to top MBA?

    Technically true although for the reasons I discussed earlier, I think the glory days of prop trading are over. More importantly, I want to do...
    Post by: torque, Aug 5, 2013 in forum: Prop Firms

  4. Top prop firm to top MBA?

    It was one of DRW/Wolverine/Optiver/SIG. Not gonna get more specific than that. I was under the impression that I would be doing a combination...
    Post by: torque, Aug 5, 2013 in forum: Prop Firms

  5. Top prop firm to top MBA?

    It really depends on the MBA and one's career goals. If we're talking about say a #30 ranked MBA program, yeah it's probably not worth it. Or if...
    Post by: torque, Aug 5, 2013 in forum: Prop Firms

  6. Top prop firm to top MBA?

    UPDATE I just quit my job at the new trading firm after a very short stint. Suffice it to say, they misled me on the nature of what I would be...
    Post by: torque, Aug 4, 2013 in forum: Prop Firms

  7. Top prop firm to top MBA?

    Yup. I already read it. Broughton is a good writer but has very little credibility on his negative views on HBS. The guy graduated in 2006, one...
    Post by: torque, Jul 18, 2013 in forum: Prop Firms

  8. Top prop firm to top MBA?

    This guy's blog is excellent. He is a budding entrepreneur heading to Wharton this fall and is turning 36 soon. Despite his age, he's going to...
    Post by: torque, Jul 16, 2013 in forum: Prop Firms

  9. Top prop firm to top MBA?

    Lol. So true. B-school is 2 years of nonstop networking/partying/travelling. WAY more fun than the "real" world.
    Post by: torque, Jul 16, 2013 in forum: Prop Firms

  10. Top prop firm to top MBA?

    I agree that sellside research is a lot of fluff, and I don't have any interest in that. DRW is a prop trading firm. They definitely have...
    Post by: torque, Jul 16, 2013 in forum: Prop Firms

  11. Series 56 - LOL Thread

    The last time I took it, I remember there were roughly a dozen questions that were quite tricky, and they all involved rules and regulations. The...
    Post by: torque, Jul 12, 2013 in forum: Prop Firms

  12. Top prop firm to top MBA?

    I agree. There are SO many more interesting finance jobs than prop trading, a dying industry.
    Post by: torque, Jul 12, 2013 in forum: Prop Firms

  13. Top prop firm to top MBA?

    I have spoken to a lot of MBA alums actually. All of them HIGHLY recommended it and said that even though the loans are rough, they had an...
    Post by: torque, Jul 11, 2013 in forum: Prop Firms

  14. Top prop firm to top MBA?

    To be honest, it's mostly about signaling. I agree that you actually don't learn THAT much in b-school academically. But the prestigious firms...
    Post by: torque, Jul 11, 2013 in forum: Prop Firms

  15. Top prop firm to top MBA?

    Depends on the school. At top ones, the job market is pretty good, and placement has been quite solid. The numbers don't lie....
    Post by: torque, Jul 11, 2013 in forum: Prop Firms