Vantaggi
Friendly atmosphere, helpful employees and management, team-oriented mindset across the trading floor. Senior managers mostly willing to help younger/newer employees and interns. Lots of after-work networking events and social outings help maintain camaraderie amongst staff. Great financial training classes available on site. Overall, everyone who works there seems relatively happy to be there.
Svantaggi
The hours are not ideal... In early and out late in order to overlap with Japanese markets. Sometimes encounter language barrier-- many of the senior managers and economists from Tokyo (headquarters) speak poor English. Also you are expected to be able to adapt to the Japanese business style (not really a con just something to be aware of)