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I wouldn't consider you lucky at all... It would be lucky if you came as a bumb off the street and said HI, can I have millions of shareholders money to invest in the spot market? You were already in the MIddle Office, so a bump up to the Front office isn't such a stretch... But again, there are...

I went to one of their seminars for futures and ya, there's no dedicated BB book to trade off of, BUT, quotes are fast and can be quoted from any major electronic contract. BUT, you need to call your bloom rep and ask him/her to clear you through your own individual broker, since it is not a...

People spell it wrong coz phenetically (ok, now i made a spelling boo boo) that's how it sounds... but obviously if you say it it sounds kinda stupid "if you loose (sounds like moose) then you leave..." ya, it sounds kinda off huh?

A rally to 112 won't be very "little." What's your reasoning mister?

Depends on what you're studying, if you're in Biz, go the IB route, since that is what your studies are more catered to. If you're in Comp/Math/Eng then you'll be more attractive to the trading desk. Further, most institutions will recruit out of school for the IB route, then allow you to...

The bloomy reported now's a good time to take a contrarian position, if that's what you're into... INstitutions are all heavily short, and most times a short squeeze will occur. HOwever, long trend is down, unless the governors start changing their tune about inflation. I'd sit this out...

Interesting, I'm never one to catch a falling knife, which I suspect is what may be the case here. Picking bottoms in bond prices could be dangerous this time around especially with the "I" word being bounced around. However, I read an article today saying Bernanke may hold off on rate increases...

Shouldn't it be more of the same at the meeting, increases at measured pace, inflation a risk to the economy, blah blah blah... i doubt there's gonna be little language in there to turn things around no?

Okay, really, change your signature... there's no such thing as an "investment trader"

Well, lemmie ask you this, your friends are construction contractors. If you decided to renovate your kitchen, and picked a contractor without getting estimates, having it in writing, knowing how much things usually cost etc. etc... would you EXPECT your knowledgeable friends to tell you? If the...

I'm not sure if you're aware but volatility is actually proves efficiency. An inefficient market such as communism will have set prices that are either cheap or expensive to the curve. A volatile market shows continuous price discovery. Just because prices are swinging this way and that doesn't...

Good job booty... honestly the interview is a bit of a farce, it's more of a chance for YOU to do your due dill, make sure you get to meet the franchise owner, ask what the fees are, as what product you will be trading... They do the interview to add legitimacy, and to make sure you're there to...

I think the markets may have been a little premature in pushing bonds down, especially when most of the fear has been generated by federal officials and only two reports so far. So of course I wouldn't be suprised if we retrace back a little, we might even see the 10 year go back below 4%... But...

nah, if they bought it sloppy on the way up, they did an even worse job on the way down... this was something more...

i think i answered every question WRONG in the interview and I still got it, I wasn't hungry at all and I remained sceptical throughout... and I STILL got hired

Better money, plain and simple MyDem. there are also other factors, it seems more challenging with the intricate money making strats that the sell side try to pull off, the buy side (before hedge funds) are basically stock picking (which in my opinion is a suckers game) for granny's pension...

YOu mean 'working' for the buy-side or sell-side? If I got your terminology right it's obvious sell-side is better

Sprott's by far the smartest guy on the street, if he was really ambitious he'd make a killin in the states, it's unfortunate that CAnada doesn't have the opportunities that NY or Chicago have. The big-5 have varying degrees of prop divisions, but most give it no credence, there's too little...

Ya, I noticed them, you can use the ZN prices on CBOT as an alternative (I guess you'd have to calculate really quickly in your head what the yield comes out to)

Ya i know huh? I'm thinking of dabling in these myself, but knowing I'm a beginner means I"m gonna start with ONE contract, not a hundred!! Well, some people have deep pockets and a thick stomach, i'm certainly not one of em