MBA CAREER SERVICES

Sales & Trading

Industry Resource Sheet
Background Information & Industry Research
Clubs and Associations:
• Stern Clubs:
o Stern Investment Management & Research Club

Online Resources:

• Bonds Online Exchange

• Capital IQ* Commission
• Federal Reserve • Vault**
• Securities and • WetFeet.com**

Networking:

• NYU Stern Alumni

Network (LinkedIn)
• Security Traders
Association

Job Search Expectations

• Internship and Job Opportunities: Opportunities are posted on Career Account and
company websites. Additionally, the large investment banks will bring Sales & Trading
alumni / representatives to their corporate presentations in the fall.

• Hiring in the past few years has been protracted. Students pursuing this area need to
aggressively pursue limited opportunities. Most firms hire almost exclusively from their
summer internship programs or promote from entry level (Trading / Sales Assistant)
positions. Students need to be open to these options.

Electronic version includes live links

*Access through Career Account. Click on the Surveys tab and complete the Capital IQ Request Form.
**Access through Career Account. Click on the Career Resource Hub tab and use the keyword search.
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Job Search Tools

• CNN Money Cost of Calculator
Living Calculator • Pay Scale
• GlassDoor • Salary.com
• JobStar • Salary Expert
• NACE Salary

Publications
Michael Lewis
Blogs and Periodicals about Sales & Trading

• Wall Street Journal

• Barrons
• Bloomberg
• Traders Magazine
• Vault Guide to Finance Interviews**
• Dow Jones
• Day in the Life of a Summer Intern -
Sales & Trading (OCD)
• National Bureau of Economic Research
• The Conference Board
• Credit Sights
• FlashBoys: A Wall Street Revolt by

Notes