Re:Coders who trade: Wall Street designs its staff for the f...
by throwawayhypsm on Friday November 17, 2017 @10:29PM
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It may be close for the first year or so due to the signing bonus, but 3-4 years in if you're performing at the expected level at a trading firm you should be making double the 200-250k number, and I doubt the tech firms match that kind of compensation (at least for most people).
Another factor you may wanna consider is the opportunity cost -- how hard would it be for you to work at GOOG/FB if the trading firm job doesn't work out? And vice versa?
Another factor you may wanna consider is the opportunity cost -- how hard would it be for you to work at GOOG/FB if the trading firm job doesn't work out? And vice versa?