For those in sales in sales and trading, do you think it’s still a good career?

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Trading here. Definitely still a good career but make sure you are keeping yourself relevant (mostly as it pertains to the technologies used in the space - Python, C++ etc)

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Thank you citadel! The role I’m doing now is much more quant / Python based so I think trading may be more of a fit for me

It's still lucrative especially at your firm. Eventually I think it will be disrupted by technology. But for now I would rather be working at a huge domestic bank as sales for sure

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Sales is the best! As long as you’re willing to put in the time to get good at the skill. It is the highest paid hard work but also the lowest paid easy work.

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