Pivot into trading?

Has anyone transitioned from Operations/middle office into a Front Office role like trading?

Besides the technical skills (sql, VBA, Python), what other skills or accomplishments do recruiters seek? My goal is to pivot my career into a more monetarily impactful role.

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I was working in Treasury Middle Office and Market Risk for more than 10 years. After that, I quit my job to be an Equity and Options trader. I'm trading my own capital. I'm also a Trainer now on options trading. Have been for more than two years. Life is good.

In your case, I assume you are referring to working as a trader for the banks/fund managers. I have met a few people who have tried this path. Very few succeed as life a Trader is really tough. I only know one person that made the transition and is still a trader.

Technical analysis, daily prep and post-analysis, and emotional control are super important. Within the first 4 weeks of trading, we can usually tell whether someone will succeed in prop trading or not.

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