Cantor Fitzgerald..?!?!
18 April 2002, 03:38 PM
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Are you going to be a scumbag broker 
? It seems to be kinda like being on a rugby team road trip every day at the office, very male bonded jokey back slapping etc - I deal with the currency derivative guys, maybe some other more highbrow products have a different approach though...LOL
You have to be a good liar, and be able to deal with arrogant traders swearing at you, dropping you on prices when they've messed up, and generally be able to deal with big-mouthed individuals. Busines relationships are very important....you earn a set amount of money on each transaction u churn through, so entertainment can be a big part of the job. Some of the guys I talk to go out and drink heavily on business 4 times a week, so thats drink till 11pm minimum, and in the office the next morning at 7am, having to be polite and cheerful to scumbag arrogant traders again LOL - I couldn't do it!
Pay can be fantastic of course, but make sure u r good enough to retire young!
When I first came down to the city at 19 I loved the life of a banker though, made no money, but ate at the best restaurants 2 or 3 times a week with lovely brokers paying all the bills
Now I go out once a month, I'm too damn old LOL (and bitter and twisted, so u shud ignore everything I just wrote )
Chuck
? It seems to be kinda like being on a rugby team road trip every day at the office, very male bonded jokey back slapping etc - I deal with the currency derivative guys, maybe some other more highbrow products have a different approach though...LOLYou have to be a good liar, and be able to deal with arrogant traders swearing at you, dropping you on prices when they've messed up, and generally be able to deal with big-mouthed individuals. Busines relationships are very important....you earn a set amount of money on each transaction u churn through, so entertainment can be a big part of the job. Some of the guys I talk to go out and drink heavily on business 4 times a week, so thats drink till 11pm minimum, and in the office the next morning at 7am, having to be polite and cheerful to scumbag arrogant traders again LOL - I couldn't do it!
Pay can be fantastic of course, but make sure u r good enough to retire young!
When I first came down to the city at 19 I loved the life of a banker though, made no money, but ate at the best restaurants 2 or 3 times a week with lovely brokers paying all the bills
Now I go out once a month, I'm too damn old LOL (and bitter and twisted, so u shud ignore everything I just wrote
)Chuck
18 April 2002, 04:30 PM
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LOL.. Bad afternoon...
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No i'll be based in the back office of some sort, so you still get the arrogant ***** but without the money....
well we'll se on tuesday anyway..
I used to get largered on exspense a/c's it was great a mate was a trader for a money broker.. mmmmm.... free beer...
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J
..No i'll be based in the back office of some sort, so you still get the arrogant ***** but without the money....
well we'll se on tuesday anyway..I used to get largered on exspense a/c's it was great a mate was a trader for a money broker.. mmmmm.... free beer...
J
J
