Vantaggi
+ people are professional and always driving to be better + level of transparency is great. As a junior trader, you would already have access to all strategies in the firm. All you got to do is ask. + very entrepreneurial. You get what you make of the opportunity. For the most part it is meritocracy, you can become head of trading in 5 years. + good integration across different assets class and product groups. As infrastructure is shared, ideas are thrown around and discussed all day. It keeps the job interesting and mentally challenging. + a good balance between longer term Project work and daily trading. There is freedom After market close to work on any project/startegy that you believe in it.
Svantaggi
- it is sometimes tough to get your ideas implemented as IT resources are limited especially when something is experimental in nature. Traders with proven track record and high percentage strategy improvements get green light much easier. - heavily reliant on some core infrastructure and technology. This has led to having to design solution based on existing setup. It is some times frustrating.