Quote from Lucias:
I doubt those with that level of experience will be interesting because they don't know you. It is not just about the money but about what your firm offers.
I'd imagine at a tier 1 firm like First New York provides their prop traders get access to a lot of institutional support and research. Kershner claims to provide their traders with quants for research and programmers for strategy implementation.
You'd need to demonstrate you have the infrastructure, research, commitment, etc to attract people with prop experience of making several million per year, I'd imagine.
Without a base salary, it will be hard to attract professionals. Most firms, at least, offer a small draw for the first 6 months.
All fair points. I do think they would know me and the firm after initial interview. There would be plenty of institutional support. Please re-read the OP. There would be a base plus all support.
Of course this is all hypothetical still
Thanks much for taking the time.