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In-house salary for prop trading firm?

Entering the final round. I didn't give them current salary ...
Exciting hominid hospital
  09/22/18
Prbly better for the work week crowd, but hoping someone kno...
Exciting hominid hospital
  09/22/18
On average, the traders probably make more after bonuses tha...
Nubile Headpube Brethren
  09/22/18
Cr ljl
carnelian aromatic boltzmann selfie
  09/22/18
No different than now.Just give the damn range.
Exciting hominid hospital
  09/22/18
I'm more familiar with the trading/technical side. Very roug...
Nubile Headpube Brethren
  09/22/18
That's less than I make now. Fuck, me. Ok. Thanks for the in...
Exciting hominid hospital
  09/22/18
That's just a very rough guess of the lower end. I'm sure la...
Nubile Headpube Brethren
  09/22/18
Would rather not out the firm. Not all that familiar with pr...
Exciting hominid hospital
  09/22/18
Different strategies, risk management, performance, etc., at...
Nubile Headpube Brethren
  09/22/18
Thanks. From what I've read, people consider them peers with...
Exciting hominid hospital
  09/22/18
I would check Glassdoor for interview details. Wallstreetoas...
Nubile Headpube Brethren
  09/22/18
U r a good dude, thanks.
Exciting hominid hospital
  09/22/18
ITT: fratty Optiver Chads
green lettuce dilemma
  09/22/18
Bump for the work week crew
Exciting hominid hospital
  09/24/18
200-300k. Bonus up to 1x of base
disgusting meetinghouse
  09/24/18
That's a very nice range. Looks like the office has a lot of...
Exciting hominid hospital
  09/24/18
jesus christ it would crush me to be the lawyer and not a tr...
Irradiated slippery ratface point
  09/24/18
pretty chill actually. 45 hour weeks. no weekends. market ho...
disgusting meetinghouse
  09/24/18
so do the traders. except chasing signature pages and fighti...
Irradiated slippery ratface point
  09/24/18
agreed. sometimes I go crazy but then again I realize I work...
disgusting meetinghouse
  09/24/18
The traders are probably always giving the lawyers swirlies ...
turquoise talented locus
  09/24/18
lmao the traders are gonna be living large, ride or die baby...
Maroon bat shit crazy candlestick maker
  09/24/18
Bro, have you met these prop traders? Sure. Some 6'4" c...
Exciting hominid hospital
  09/24/18


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Date: September 22nd, 2018 9:29 AM
Author: Exciting hominid hospital

Entering the final round. I didn't give them current salary or expected salary. Told them to make an offer and I'd evaluate.

Small legal dept. I'd be the second most senior. International presence. Daily matters would be part managerial and part dealing with random shit from HR issues, negotiations, compliance, to IP, etc.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4083844&forum_id=2#36862372)



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Date: September 22nd, 2018 3:10 PM
Author: Exciting hominid hospital

Prbly better for the work week crowd, but hoping someone knoes

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4083844&forum_id=2#36863898)



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Date: September 22nd, 2018 3:14 PM
Author: Nubile Headpube Brethren

On average, the traders probably make more after bonuses than the lawyers

ljl @ being the law dork at a trading firm. Your primary job will probably be shielding the founders from SEC fines, jail, etc. They'll hunt you down if you say too much.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4083844&forum_id=2#36863926)



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Date: September 22nd, 2018 3:15 PM
Author: carnelian aromatic boltzmann selfie

Cr ljl

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4083844&forum_id=2#36863936)



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Date: September 22nd, 2018 3:23 PM
Author: Exciting hominid hospital

No different than now.Just give the damn range.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4083844&forum_id=2#36864000)



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Date: September 22nd, 2018 3:35 PM
Author: Nubile Headpube Brethren

I'm more familiar with the trading/technical side. Very rough and practically useless guesses would be $140k+ in Chicago, $175k+ in NYC

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4083844&forum_id=2#36864060)



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Date: September 22nd, 2018 3:38 PM
Author: Exciting hominid hospital

That's less than I make now. Fuck, me. Ok. Thanks for the info though.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4083844&forum_id=2#36864073)



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Date: September 22nd, 2018 3:44 PM
Author: Nubile Headpube Brethren

That's just a very rough guess of the lower end. I'm sure lawyers at top firms are pulling in $400k+, just like some traders.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4083844&forum_id=2#36864104)



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Date: September 22nd, 2018 3:47 PM
Author: Exciting hominid hospital

Would rather not out the firm. Not all that familiar with prop firms but they have a few hundred employeea (300+). How do you differentiate them?

Dealt with them rarely while in pvt practice. Fund atty so I'd generally look at AUM

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4083844&forum_id=2#36864122)



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Date: September 22nd, 2018 4:11 PM
Author: Nubile Headpube Brethren

Different strategies, risk management, performance, etc., at different firms. I have seen several firms get rapidly blown out by poorly-managed trading. The more sophisticated firms shield themselves very effectively from those types of events and then obscure their SEC violations just as effectively through a mix of technical complexity, plausible deniability, possibly bribes, etc. These latter firms will usually pay more. You get a feel for the industry pretty quickly if you work in it (or know enough people who work in it).

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4083844&forum_id=2#36864251)



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Date: September 22nd, 2018 4:47 PM
Author: Exciting hominid hospital

Thanks. From what I've read, people consider them peers with Wolverine, which I understand to be a pretty good place.

Any particularly useful materials to read before the final interview?



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4083844&forum_id=2#36864435)



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Date: September 22nd, 2018 5:09 PM
Author: Nubile Headpube Brethren

I would check Glassdoor for interview details. Wallstreetoasis might have some useful information about the firm. Quant autists can be found at http://www.nuclearphynance.com/

I can't really comment on the legal aspects of proprietary trading but I know some technical stuff.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4083844&forum_id=2#36864604)



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Date: September 22nd, 2018 5:13 PM
Author: Exciting hominid hospital

U r a good dude, thanks.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4083844&forum_id=2#36864636)



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Date: September 22nd, 2018 6:10 PM
Author: green lettuce dilemma

ITT: fratty Optiver Chads

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4083844&forum_id=2#36865049)



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Date: September 24th, 2018 1:39 PM
Author: Exciting hominid hospital

Bump for the work week crew

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4083844&forum_id=2#36877961)



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Date: September 24th, 2018 2:25 PM
Author: disgusting meetinghouse

200-300k. Bonus up to 1x of base

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4083844&forum_id=2#36878273)



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Date: September 24th, 2018 3:09 PM
Author: Exciting hominid hospital

That's a very nice range. Looks like the office has a lot of perks too.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4083844&forum_id=2#36878587)



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Date: September 24th, 2018 2:27 PM
Author: Irradiated slippery ratface point

jesus christ it would crush me to be the lawyer and not a trader at a prop trading firm. that is all.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4083844&forum_id=2#36878288)



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Date: September 24th, 2018 2:28 PM
Author: disgusting meetinghouse

pretty chill actually. 45 hour weeks. no weekends. market hours

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4083844&forum_id=2#36878291)



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Date: September 24th, 2018 2:33 PM
Author: Irradiated slippery ratface point

so do the traders. except chasing signature pages and fighting over "commercially reasonable" vs "reasonable" seems way less interesting (and less lucrative) than prop trading

being excited to come to work in the morning seems just as important as the hours. anyway this is a non-sequitur forget i said anything

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4083844&forum_id=2#36878323)



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Date: September 24th, 2018 2:35 PM
Author: disgusting meetinghouse

agreed. sometimes I go crazy but then again I realize I work in a pretty chill job, making as much if not more so than I did as a senior biglol assoc with much worse hours and people. pretty fratty and chill environment here

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4083844&forum_id=2#36878337)



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Date: September 24th, 2018 2:30 PM
Author: turquoise talented locus

The traders are probably always giving the lawyers swirlies or pushing them into lockers LJL.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4083844&forum_id=2#36878299)



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Date: September 24th, 2018 2:30 PM
Author: Maroon bat shit crazy candlestick maker

lmao the traders are gonna be living large, ride or die baby. While you're the risk adverse law dork with the physique of of a pear.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4083844&forum_id=2#36878301)



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Date: September 24th, 2018 3:07 PM
Author: Exciting hominid hospital

Bro, have you met these prop traders? Sure. Some 6'4" chads but most are from the cast of big bang theory.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4083844&forum_id=2#36878571)