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Trader (proprietary/hedge fund)
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29%
#1
Accounting & Finance
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13%
#2
Sales-trader, Analyst
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13%
#3
Economics
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4.1%
#4
Trader - market maker, Associate
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4.1%
#5
Strategist, Vice President
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4.1%
#6
History
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4.1%
#7
Biostatistics
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2%
#8
Earth Sciences and Geography
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2%
#9
Product manager, Junior
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2%
#10
Management Consultant, Partner
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2%
#11
Sales, Analyst
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2%
#12
Quantitative Analyst, Vice President
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2%
#13
Professor, Senior
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2%
#14
Art and Design
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2%
#15
Inter-dealer/Futures broker
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2%
#16
Marketing research technical expert, Senior
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2%
#17
Civil Engineering
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2%
#18
Languages
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2%
#19
Computer Science
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2%
#20
Engineering
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19%
#1
Accounting & Finance
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16%
#2
Entrepreneur
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14%
#3
Strategist, Vice President
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11%
#4
Portfolio manager
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5.4%
#5
Sales, Analyst
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5.4%
#6
Financial analyst
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5.4%
#7
Economics
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2.7%
#8
Business development director
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2.7%
#9
Statistician
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2.7%
#10
Investment Analyst
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2.7%
#11
Product manager, Junior
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2.7%
#12
Sales-trader, Analyst
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2.7%
#13
Management Consultant, Partner
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2.7%
#14
Chief executive officer (CEO)
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2.7%
#15
Market Risk Management, Senior
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2.7%
#16
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Trader (proprietary/hedge fund).
Traders speculate in financial markets in order to generate returns for themselves and/or investors. Read more on the Trader (proprietary/hedge fund) page of the Job Encyclopedia.Paths of real people who have worked as Trader (proprietary/hedge fund)
Anonymous Entrepreneur -
4 years
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Trader (proprietary/hedge fund)
7 ½ years
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Entrepreneur
1 ½ year
Anonymous Entrepreneur -
< 1 month
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Accounting & Finance
< 1 month
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Trader (proprietary/hedge fund)
10 years
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Entrepreneur
½ year
Anonymous Trader (proprietary/hedge fund) -
6 years
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Economics
4 years
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Research Intern
2 years
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Trader (proprietary/hedge fund)
2 years
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Clerk
2 years
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Trader (proprietary/hedge fund)
4 years
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Entrepreneur
5 ¼ years
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Trader (proprietary/hedge fund)
1 year
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