Quote from StuckeyBowler:
I believe the three firms I mentioned don't have this problem. I've talked to actual traders at these firms, and yes, they all get paid on a regular basis. I'm sure if a firm never paid their traders they would not be in business for very long. Which firm do you know of that doesn't pay its traders? I would really like to know so that I can avoid them.
I know I want to trade. My point of this thread is to ask for advice about firms, not about whether or not I should trade, which is what you are consistently trying to stuff down my throat.
Dude, are you reading my posts? Not once in any of my posts did I say that you should not trade. I have friends that trade prop and said that I wasn't totally against them. They can be a good stepping stone. All I was saying is that you should only consider the reputable ones who can accomodate your needs. As a Princeton grad, I would think that you would have acquired certain skills rather than attacking blindly. You asked for advice on firms and I gave you some.
What a joke....wouldn't it have been easier to just take 50k from your folks and trade ?? No...you spend 200k to get an Ivy league degree and without even given your chosen field a shot, you jump strait into prop trading ??? Funny