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so what exactly are the advantages/disadvantages of moving from the NASD membership to the Pacific Exchange membership

I was just wondering if there are any proprietary firms out for the forex markets. Considering the advantages of the currency markets (24hr markets, 1.5 trillion in volume, 100 to 1 leverage, no commissions, etc.) over the equities market, why aren't there more prop firms set up for the forex...

its seems mostly everyone is replying in terms of price, but I was wondering if there are any other advantages/disadvantages in changing membership. For example, a prop firm that I am looking into was registered with the NASD, but they are in the process of changing to the Pacfic. What could...

I work at FNYS and they do offer a 45 base salary (not a draw) plus bonus. But as a trading assistant you are required to do such menial tasks such as getting lunch, etc. The payout remains at 50% no matter how successful or how long you've been with the firm. The only thing that changes is...

I was just wondering what the chances are that someone working in prop trading firm (let's say they are pretty profitable for 2 years) are for getting into a MBA program at a big name school (i.e HBS, Wharton, Stanford, etc)

I just talked to a prop trading firm that opened a new office in midtown manhatten (They are part of a larger institutional s&t firm) and they tell me that they have been profitable for the past 21 months. They also wanted me to put up some capital. Does this sound legit?

I was just wondering if there were any other prop trading firms located in the financial district (NYC) other than worldco, heartland securities, and broadway thanks

Just wanted other people's opinion. I don't have any experience trading but I did interview with a few prop firms and currently have offers from ETG, Worldco (not saying much), and the Hold Brothers. Which one should I take? My top two choices were Heartland Securities and/or Triton Global...

I heard that as a college student who starts off with a prop trading firm, it would be more difficult for that person to get a job in another financial position such as asset management, financial analysis, IB, if that said person failed as a trader and that straight out of college students are...

I met with the HR for Heartland and he was very helpful and I would have to say that the firm is top notch. The HR was pretty honest, not currently hiring due to the economy, they have pretty strict hiring standards, no up front capital needed and they pay a 40,000 base salary ... almost...

I was wondering what prop trading firms offer a base salary in addition to the profits earned from trading. The only firms I could find were Heartland Securites and Triton Global. Thanks.