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adou
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salary for trading floor desk support

February 26th, 2005, 9:49 pm

hey guys,I just got a job as a trading floor desk support. The job requires at 50 hours per week and is programming intensive too. I want to know how much I should expect for the position before I discuss the benefits with them. Any help will be greatly appreciated.follwoing is my backgroup:fresh graduate from a financial math program in the U.S.got master's degree in computer science two years ago in the U.S.one year's working experience as software programmer.Job Location:Eastern US, not NYCThank you very much
 
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salary for trading floor desk support

February 26th, 2005, 10:51 pm

Max £35000 ~ $65000 if at a major i-bank, deduct 15-25% otherwise. Prop shops? Don't even bother.Are you part of the graduate scheme or are you coming in as an "experienced hire"? If latter, you'd be better off contracting.
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salary for trading floor desk support

February 27th, 2005, 3:04 pm

thanks for the response, appreciate a lot