Sales and Trading

Commodities/equities/fixed income/FX sell side sales- which one in current times?

Fiscal year ended last Friday. Record PnL for my desk (double our previous record year). Coworkers popped champagne on the floor at the close. Anyone else excited for Bonus Day?

How is your desk preparing for the 2020 election? Tech changes, risk/compliance changes, shifting around positions etc.

Can someone explain how bonuses are taxed?
In NYC, salary is taxed at 33%. What rate are bonuses taxed at?

When do your desk’s comp/performance discussions take place? How has your desk fared this year, both in absolute terms and relative to the rest of your firm?

What strategies are you using to navigate the expected high volatility of election season?

Who here made it from valuations to trading?

What exit opportunities are you considering? Desk head, PM, buy side if you’re on sell side, something different?

Are your bonuses paid in cash, stock, or through deferred programs?
What level are you?

What’s the general consensus on drug use off market hours?

Does your desk/strategy lean more towards the discretionary or systematic side of the spectrum?

Thinking I could smash it in a sales gig after selling thousands of copies of my own books. I also have a large global audience. I’m looking to make a lot of money in a short period of time. I am hun… more

GS and JPM forcing traders to go back in the office in September. Anyone else going in?

Any leaving banks due to crap bonuses?

Anyone work in ESG investing?

As we head further into Q3, and GDP/earnings/etc have come out, what sectors and asset classes are you watching?

Anyone here with graduate degrees and/or certifications such as the CFA? Did it help you break into your role? Are they useful in your current role?

Hi fishbowlers,
What do you think about cash equity sales positions?
What are your thoughts about this job?

Anyone here in sales and actually like it? If so what product?

Hi all,
What do you think about AllianceBernstein’s equity business ?
Have any of you any intel about work/life balance, comp and culture ?

Thanks

Anyone here in MBS sales and trading?

What was your path to a S&T role? Have you always been in one, or did you come from something else previously (IB, MO/BO, etc.)?

What would you think about a graduate getting a temporary deputy CEO position in an asset management company managing >1bn$ after an internship at a BB bank ?
Do you think it is legit or a family’s… more

What does everyone think of the article from Bloomberg yesterday called “Black and White on Wall Street”?

How much do you find yourself leveraging tech skills in your current role? What languages and technologies are you working with?

What are the perks of being referred when applying ? Does it really maximizes your chances of being hired or at least get an interview ?

Hi fishes,
Before joining the Industry, I graduated from Law School then I needed to find another path and worked in a regional boutique.
I joined a respectable business school to gain some knowledge.
My path… more

I’m 2 years in as an analyst and I got passed over for the associate promotion (analyst program is usually 2.5 years) so I’m really disappointed even though I’ve consistently ranked quite well. I don’… more

When are your desks expected to come back into the office? How does that compare to the dates set for other divisions (IB, Ops, Tech, etc.)?

I’ve been contacted by a recruiter for a hedge fund trading position— I’m in sales at a BB. It’s a good firm but I think this is just buy side execution.. worth pursuing?

How much in P&L is a VP expected to make at a bank?

HSBC announced no bonuses for 2020

New analysts / summer analysts (good luck!) - how are things going? Any questions/comments/concerns about your experience, especially during the pandemic?

Given the current economic climate, are the financial markets acting rationally or irrationally?

Any ideas to do networking here? Thinking about doing zoom calls if people are up for it