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Amen Nattdog! That's what I've been saying all along.

Hey Hydro- All of my replys have been to the OP who asked if this could be done at a bulge bracket firm. This answer I gave was an emphatic 'yes'. So yes, my transition did take place at a bulge bracket firm. And if you've read my posts, you'll see that I indeed warn that this is a...

Like I said, it all comes down to the individual. Maybe this guy doesn't have a shot in the world of getting his resume past the gatekeeper so this is his ONLY shot. Nobody decides to take a middle office job over a trading desk job. As far as headhunters go, these people are utterly...

Middle office jobs were typically liasons between the trading desk and the investment banks back office. Most every trading desk has their own support (middle office ops-- who deal with intra-firm ops), who then in turn deal with the IB ops (back office-- who deal with inter-firm ops). In...

While moving from middle to front office is very difficult, it is NOT impossible. The "best" middle office job is in trade settlements, because you get to interact with traders/assistants on the desk. That is the opening. How one exploits it is up to the individual. Top 10 courses of...

LOL. waiting to see that as well. If I were santelli, I would start off every joust with, "well steve, as an english major from the university of buffalo, why would...." hahahaha

Let's play "guess the bio". Guess which CNBC "expert" this bio belongs to: "As CNBC’s Senior Economics Reporter, XXXXXXXX reports on all aspects of the economy including the Federal Reserve Bank and major economic indicators. He appears on “Squawk Box” (M-F, 6-9 a.m. ET), as well as...

First of all, Rick santelli is the only person of value on that channel. Secondly, Charlie is more interested in getting his mug on TV than what is actually coming out of his mouth. These guys are legalized pump and dumpers.... no more no less.

I like Gasbag-arino best.

Great thread guys, awesome info. Here's a question about memory. I am currently trying to decide which to select at Dell, but don't understand the difference between the choices. Here's what I'm looking at: Help Me Choose 4GB, 800MHz, DDR2 SDRAM Memory, ECC (2 DIMMS) [add $550]...

Does anyone know what the "best" service to get in NYC is? And by best I mean bang for the buck. Currently, FIOS is not available. Road runner cable is faster than Verizon DSL, but as mentioned earlier in this thread can tend to have more latency issues and goes down more often (allegedly)...

I'm surprised that some enterprising young ambulence chaser hasn't attempted a class action against them. CNBC (commercial news and business channel) is a misnomer, as the show is 10% news, 90% opinion. While I realize that there is a disclaimer at the beginning of each show, how is one to...

The worst part of the view from the bathroom is watching Rev. Al walk out without washing his hands.

Gas-bag-arino

stockturder?

I'm not blaming the PB, however the point of the analogy is that anyone with inside knowledge of another players position can easily exploit it for their own gains. The bear-raid led by Centaurus and T Boone Pickens among others would most probably have not been nearly as successful had they...

If you don't work for a true prop firm, there really is no reason to have it. It pertains mostly to dealing with customers and being able to operate (trade) on behalf of a company. Not only do you need a firm to sponser you, you also need that firm to maintain the license for you. If you...

Goldman is the best in the biz as far as risk management goes no doubt.... but the idea information was communicated from one side of the chinese wall to other is borderline illegal. And while that wall was initially established to keep IB/research/trading separate, apparently it does not apply...

Here is what Goldman knows that no one else does: the value of OTHER PEOPLES PORTFOLIO and what their positions are. I'm surprised that no one has brought up the apparent conflict of interest between being able to see who is losing money and who is making money and their ability to trade on...

Actually, I believe the strategy is to fade the gap. Don wants to trade with the specialist, who is required to take the opposite side of the trade. And if we know anything about specialists, they don't like to lose. So you set up a basket (Don was kind enuff to give you his criteria for...