Finance Job questions

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I have lurked on the boards (and enjoyed) for several years...i dont post as much as i should so i figure i owe 2+2 posters something...

Reading the responses to Strassa's post made me realize people seem to have lots of questions and some misconceptions about finance...I also graduated undergrad (1998) with an electrical engineering degree (and finance)...out of school, i chose to trade Equity derivatives at a major bank...moved up over time, and a couple of years ago left for a hedge fund where i run derivatives...my wife was an investment banker, and then eventually went to Bschool and decided to move into education...anyways, i have perspective on finance jobs (trading/banking/consulting) in general...if you have questions on the field, post them in this thread and i will do my best to respond. Mods, if this is not helpful, u can erase...i can only respond to questions at nights though...

For what its worth, I think Strassa should consider derivative type jobs over commodities...and while i thought differently about firm names early in my career, having Goldman Sachs on the resume is worth something down the road..