Recent content by Jmortgage

thanks for all the private messages on this topic, great info

My background is in mortgages (underwriting and originating). I'm now looking into possibly becoming a Mortgage Trader. I just interviewed for a spot and I think I will have an offer soon. For someone with no direct experience as a trader, starting out as a junior trader for the company...

thank you rhino and mdl for giving me 2 sides of the coin, but going back to rhino, i dont care to sweat and belittle myself to get ahead in life, so do you think this is a great opportunity even though i might be fetching lattes (thinking long term). how long does someone usually stay as an...

As I said I have little knowledge in this field, so please walk me through it. I am studying as much as possible in the meantime... Job Description and Responsibilities: support traders with execution of trades research and resolve trade and trade settlement issues and perform other...

if there was a best answer to that question, how do you think it would go?

Just looking for interview tips on a Trading Assistant position within Oppenheimer Funds. Personally, I graduated 4 years ago and have been in the mortgage industry game ever since. The job is too unstable and I'm looking to get back into Finance and I hope this will be my foot in the door...

Here's an equity trader postion I came across, please comment on the position and company... http://jobview.monster.com/getjob.asp?JobID=47980028&AVSDM=2007-11-26+23%3a39%3a40&WT.mns_pth=1002?WT.mc_n=MKT000137

can someone please give me some input on my last post which gave a job description, is it back office and have you heard of the company?

Is this considered back office and does anyone know the company, I can't even look them up online which is a huge red flag to me... Weiss Special Operations, LLC, a multi-strategy hedge fund based in Hartford, CT, is seeking an entry-level Operations Specialist to support its daily trading...

I understand where you are coming from on this, my cousin is a captain in Paterson, NJ and I hear all of his horror stories. He is currently getting paid $155k which is insane, but at the same time, I would never go work in that type of area. I'm not sure if you know Bergen County, NJ but the...

now, now boys, that will be the end of that. you each had your turn at each other, no more now but it was f'n funny, ha ha

Ha ha ha, hydro is a joker... but is kind of correct. But then again I guess we can say that about many lines of work, right? Such as jobs in the trading arena and so forth, many jobs become obsolete. Well I guess the world will always need another cop, and it will always need people to...

It is a back office position, but to me, I just need a foot in the door and some experience/exposure. With such lack of experience, is there a better entry level position to shoot for. One already suggested a credit analyst job.