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I spoke w/ Don a little bit. It is unpaid but still an excellent opportunity. Each office has its own setup (I think). I talked to a local manager and I'm set to start either in summer or in fall. Whenever I want. If anybody else here is in college or a recent grad, I recommend it...

I guess the consensus is IB. I'll try it. And if that doesn't work, Refco. Thanks for the input everyone.

Anybody here do the Bright internship? I was told that they might back some of their interns. Any word or experiences with this? It's an unpaid position but for decent backing, I'd scrub toilets if necessary :).

What's the advantage over trading the two stocks outright? Better fills? Better profits?

Simple question. What are the best (top 3) brokers for S&P eminis? The whole futurewise group thing has me scared as hell. I was going to switch from my PMB account (which got bought out) to Futurewise. I haven't had too much luck w/ brokers. Anybody have any recommendations on quality...

I remember one ex-market maker I spoke with who said more of the firms like Susquehanna (sp?) are going towards a firm wide discretionary profit instead of percentage. All this just screams politics to me. I mean who the hell has the discretion at these firms. And why would you need...

Don's probably not going to share numbers. I wonder if anybody from Echo would do the same. Or Lieber and Weismann. It's a well known fact that the Goldmans of the world attract so many applicants because of rumor and urban legends about salaries. It's a gold rush phenomenon. If Bright...

It's like pulling teeth to get some numbers around here. Everybody seems to think that the only way to make some real $ is to sell one's soul to the banks in new york. Smack those punks down Don. Show everybody what's possible in the prop trading world. Can you at least answer the question...

Hey Don, why don't you post the numbers of the top Bright Traders? I know Hitman does that all the time in his thread. The thread is compensation for traders at top firms. And Bright is a top firm...so let's see some numbers! No names and or pix of hot trader chix required. :)

I know that NY taxes are high. Anybody have any numbers on this? I remember from an old econ course that the marginal tax rate can be as high as 50 percent in NYC. Can anybody shed some light on this? I might move to NYC and sign on w/ a prop firm if I'm sure about rent taxes and or...

Any takers? :D

Thanks for the salary post. One other question. Has anybody actually considered the cost of living factor in evaluating these salaries. I'm not a New Yorker. But I've heard that a crappy little studio can cost upwards of 2K a month in Manhattan. It might be something to consider when...

First off posting using your real name (unless you're a vendor) is not too bright. Second, I've gotten some solid leads on jobs through these boards. Def personally contacted the American head of Timber Hill recruiting so he would look at my resume. Granted hiring is tight as hell but I still...

First off, other than arb, I don't think anybody here has real "Street Cred." But you weren't a trader/salesperson were you arb? If you're good it doesn't matter where you are right? I mean there are guys at Schonfeld pulling down 7 figures (and I'm sure there are some at Bright and Echo...

My brother and one of my good friends had the same experience you are having now. My good friend (college roomate at the time) was so depressed one night that he was crying. I gave him shots of Jack until he passed out (always the best cure for any ailment :) ). Next semester, he came home...

Thanks for the quick reply.

I've seen somebody post up on the boards that TimberHill trades against IB retail orders. Is this true or not? Could you please settle this burning issue?

Is there any cheap method of getting a back up power supply for a PC? Anybody have experiences with this kind of stuff? I'm going to research the web but I just wanted to check on the forum to see if anybody has any recommendations. Thanks.

Think about it. The WTC get's hit. Thousands die. The pentagon is hit. The white house is almost hit. The economy is still here. It's still up and running and there's an article in the economist about a recovery! After the initial shock of WTC, I think America is able to deal with...

I'm just thinking out loud here and I might be wrong. What if the terrorists are actually fighting a geurilla war? They try to strike "high impact" targets w/ a small force (sounds like our special forces) and hit the larger superior enemy at his weakest. If we think, "what would I do if I...