Recent content by jrsteine

I know, I'm trying to play the devil's advocate. Personally speaking, though, I absolutely love trading and investing - both the quantitative and qualitative components. If you feel trading/investing is your "calling," then working for the options firm would certainly be rewarding. I get the...

I was in your shoes 5 years ago after graduating from a top tier law school. Firms know you're broke, and flash a lot of money, take you to expensive dinners, pay for the best hotels, and show you how life would look if you joined their firm. It was tempting - especially with student loan debt...

FYI: I tried to organize my own LLC as a "member" of my prop firm's LLC. The firm told me they will only pay an individual - not an LLC or corporation. Therefore, I cannot receive any of the tax benefits associated with these entities (such as a 401K pension or SEP IRA). I'm sure there was a...