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What is a typical path from dev->trader? Should one join a hedge fund as a programmer and then step up the ladder?

• joseph_cooney 13y ago
  A friend of mine works in a trading company. He said all the traders want to become devs, because it is the only skill that they've seen up close that translates outside of the mad-house of trading, and they (the traders) all know eventually their number will be up.
  • bigbang 13y ago
    Perhaps, lack of understanding on my side, but what does "their number will be up" mean? From what I've heard, it's most often the case that developers want to move into trading.
    • jiaweihli 13y ago
      I think he means that they're worried about employment after their stint as traders.
  • 31reasons 13y ago
    You mean "Mad house of trading" = Millions of dollars in bonuses.
  • vehementi 13y ago
    Why would they want to work as relatively tiny salaried devs after getting million dollar bonuses, rather than just retire?