What's the best way to get on a proprietary trading desk?

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They do.

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Network internally and get sponsorship

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Are you on one ?

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I am a sales person and haven't got a shot to trade. I feel that all the traders look down on us ...

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It's so damn frustrating

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ER -> Trading; common, uncommon or unheard of?

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Oracle shares going down ....
Oracle

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I'm prepping for a final discussion with a fund and need some help with a few questions.
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-logistics real estate in airport cities (roll up and upgrade storage units)
-tech infrastructure (data centres, dark fibre etc)
-D2C consumer
-industrials (cement, plastics etc) - as esg kicks in money will get pulled out but prospects will grow as the big infra boom kicks off
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I have my all rounds cleared in 1 company and hr asked me the expected CTC so I have said 33-37L
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