A person in your situation should not be making demands of others. Think about what you have to offer the co. If your girl friend suggests that you become an acrobat make sure there is a big safety net underneath. You don't sound like a good catch.
I hope you are not sending that resume to potential employers. Yor resume doesn't show any clear focus you've got all of this information on ther that is son unimportant. First drop all the musical shit. No finance dick is gonna give two shits about somefruit loop that can sing or write songs or what ever the fuck you did that is so far from your job focus. Its taking up space. Play up your finance and trading background, your gpa is essential for these jobs you want include it if you don't they will realize your gpa is sub par in a VERY competitive job field. Tell them how profitable or good you were. What skills or tools were you utilizing while trading. You can use turn reading newspapers, periodicals and charts into advanced research methods. I know its pushing it but it may catch more attention and lets face it you would rather explain that statement in the interview than never get the chance to explain it at all. I fyou need help which I think you do vault.co has an excellent resume service well worth the cost. Then its all in whom you meet. I live in NEw york and its the harshest environment to get the jobs you are looking for but you make it here you can make it anywhere. Work on your resume ( a lot) and go kicking down doors. Hope I wasn't too harsh but the finance world is not a kind place. Bes of luck.
Thanks. I have 3 versions of my resume, and I've always been told to use this one for finance because it shows my creative side. You think this is not necessary? Also, what do you think about the business aspects of my musical background - shouldn't that be left in there? What are the chances that these firms will even ask for a resume? I've talked to a couple of prop firms, and I offered my resume, but they wouldn't take it. Thoughts?
just build up a four-week trading record (intraday trading) on Collective2 and send that to them. if you are good at it that's all they want to know, that you can make 5-10k mth, and you're in the door.
Prop firms donât care about resumes when you putting up money. I would honestly be shocked if someone paid you to train and work for them. Schony is the firm Trillium and Opus are under. I think Schony calls its prop division Opus and Trillium a group that put up capital at Schony and pools together its volume for better rates. I think Trillium was part of Datek back in the day. There deals are absolute jokes. I never head of either paying salaries now but back in the day of the bubble Schonys prop division did pay trainees salaries. That is long gone though. They payout 20% gross and force position closings after 24 hours. I know Trillium offers different structures of payout but not aware of them paying a salary. There day trading rates are not competitive and the split is somewhat humorous. If you can workout a good longer term trading style with them it might be worth your time but to day trade you need lower commissions and better payouts. There are firms that do pay salaries but they are very hard to get in. I think if you look young enough your best shot is Neverland Ranch Michael seems to like sponsoring little boys.
I don't know if that would be the best way about it. The people I have been meeting are more interested in training me their way, not walking in there with a set knowledge on how to trade. As for the musical side, in a few of the interviews they have asked if I am a musician, could be something to do with being committed and calm and able to learn or something like that... no idea! But I would definitely tone down the musical end of the resume, but leave something in there about it. Try to focus on the financial skills you have, maybe ideas towards trading, experiences if you have done some trading competitions, notice how I say some, not just one as if you have done only one it may be part of a course. You need to show that this is a field you are passionate about and want to be in. -CTT
I think your data may be slightly off. Opus and Trillium are different companies, although both under Schonfeld. They both pay a salary as well as a payout on gross and/or net during training, which is higher than what you believe it to be. At least one of them also encourages taking some, not all, overnight positions. -CTT