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    Barchart.com BarChartX Professional

    Does anyone have any information on this software? Anyone use this? Any one have any comments on the quality?
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    Floor Trading

    How long did you last? What happened with the training program? Why did you not continue with this?
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    Floor Trading

    Make markets in Options.. 5'9 Yes.. Male... Will def try to find out how many clerks they've had.. They said idea candidate was confident, motivated, have skills exceptional Math skills, ex-athlete, and money hungry.. Yes, it is Ag sector.. cocoa, coffee, sugar, and cotton...
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    Beers and Smoke before or while trading

    Its called Aderall..
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    Floor Trading

    I would like to hear opinions on the following offer: The position is as a traders assistant/clerk for a commodities market maker firm on the floor of the NYBOT . Training lasts between a 18 and 24 months. Salary while training is 35k/year, and I was told that after training, as a trader...
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    Prop Offers

    First let me say that I haven't seen the contract, it's still a week before I'll know if I got the job. Don't know what the "evaluation period" is, but I was told that even if after the first year, you are not showing profits, as long as you are on still working hard and improving, you can...
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    Prop Offers

    Salary period doesn't end. There is no percentage of profits that you keep, but it reflects in the annual bonus you receive. It is not typical prop firm, but a traditional invesment banking firm with a prop dept. (employees trading backed by firms capital). Pretty sure this is the same thing...
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    Prop Offers

    Would rather not say for now.. Still not even sure if I got the job.. Will find out in a week. Also, I found out that Jacoobs Levy Equity Management (not in NYC, but close enough in Jersey) also offers decent salary with bonus.. Anyone else know of prop or non-prop firms that offer a...
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    Prop Offers

    Hi, I'm a total newbie, and have recently been going on interviews, trying to get into the trading field. I have a few offers and wonder what people could offer as far as insight into these .. One is from worldco, which is no money down, standard commisions, ticket charges, but the people...
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    anyone ever heard of this firm??

    Goldenberg, Hehmeyer, & Co? I have an interview with them next week, wondering if anyone has anything good/bad to say about them..
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    Worldco Background check

    Does anyone know what is involved with the worldco background check? Is paying for your own background check a standard in nyc prop firms?
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