Commodities Trading Jobs

August 17, 2012, 10:50 pm

Kind of a shot in the dark here, but I'm currently a US military officer working in East Asia toying with the idea of transitioning into the world of commodities trading in the next couple years. I'm a...

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Transition from Military to MBA vs. MFE/MFin etc

August 21, 2012, 4:44 am

So I'm a combat vet military officer considering transitioning into the civilian world when my obligation is up in the next couple years. I'm weighing a traditional MBA vs. a more specific year-long...

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M7 vs Dartmouth/Duke/Michigan

August 22, 2012, 1:01 am

Any thoughts on how Dartmouth/Duke/Michigan/UVA MBA programs stack up against the M7? Is it an industry specific thing? Any thoughts on what shared characteristics set the M7...

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What to do next? - Alum with a 3.3 in Economics

September 1, 2012, 2:45 pm

I know this post may sound rather broad and callow, but I am just curious as to what sort of insight it may engender... As Stanford/Harvard/Yale/MIT/Princeton alum with a 3.3 in Economics who will have...

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Harvard/Stanford vs. Dartmouth/Kellogg

September 3, 2012, 3:35 am

For those who qualify for the full Post 9/11 GI Bill and attendant Yellow Ribbon Program Benefits, an MBA from Tuck or Kellogg would cost about $35k in total less than one from...

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Prop Trading at Cargill Financial/Risk Mgmt?

October 15, 2012, 2:40 pm

Can anybody hear speak to the employment prospects (including compensation/ growth opportunities/ etc) working for Cargill's Financial/Risk Mgmt business? I was under the...

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Military to MBB?

October 16, 2012, 5:28 pm

Anyone have any thoughts on the possibility of transitioning from the military to MBB or other strategic consulting outfits (with or without an MBA)? Based on anecdotal...

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BAML Global Credit/ Special Situations Associate Program

November 25, 2013, 8:01 pm

Can anybody on here provide some insight on this program? IE who they hire/compensation/travel/schedule/ exit opps?

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Best Excel Tutorial

April 1, 2014, 2:37 pm

Currently serving in the US Army overseas and will likely be applying to b-school this fall. I've got a little downtime before b-school apps get released and I want to improve my ability to use Excel...

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