The wife is on board. It's hard to move to cheaper areas because all of our extended families live close by.
Yes. The strategy is agnostic to general market trends. It is correlated with price volatility, however. Summer doldrums in August are not...
Exactly. Money isn't everything. I value my time too.
If I stay at my job I plan at most to work as a sellside trader for 3-5 more years, then change jobs so I can see my family more. Also, you are...
HI newwurldmn, Sorry I didn't get back sooner. It helps to know of your and your friends' experiences. The problem is that I am at a bank...
Yes I have. I think I am in the clear as long as I don't form a legal entity. Clawback is up to the firm's discretion though so I plan to ask...
First, I really want to thank people for the responses. They have been very good. Thanks. Secondly, I've made the decision about whether...
I think I haven't made this clear. I trade this strategy right now at work every day in the desk's portfolio. Over 80 business days of doing it...
The hours are awful even above VP level. But as riskaddict was asking, it really depends on where you work and what your desk is like. There are...
The strat is pretty high frequency to the extent that in a month or so it will be obvious whether it is working or not. It won't take years. I...
Well, I am pro trader right now, but unlike trading on my own if I lose money I just get fired, no one confiscates bank account. However, I used...
2 - I have deferred compensation that the bank will claw back if I try any funny business like having an economic interest in a relative's account...
Hi, I am a trader at a large investment bank. I am well compensated, but the hours are horrible and will not improve for years (maybe never)....
It's been almost two years since this was last discussed. With the ability to now convert a traditional IRA or 401k to a Roth IRA without...
If the order goes through the broker before the exchange, then what is the advantage of colocated servers that Xtrader and CQG advertise?
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