independent commodity trader - Anonymous employee CME Group Employee Review

4.0
Feb 25, 2015
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

essentially self employed, determine own work schedule, profit potential unlimited, must align yourself with trading firm, securing a membership helps reduce overhead costs if medium + size trader

Cons

no benefits i.e. health insur., paid vacation, retirement account- must self fund all of the above....no guarantee you will make money, high possibility to lose money...requires excellent risk management skills and ability to operate effectively in high stress environment

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Cons

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Pros

- Friendly working environment. - Slow-paced and relaxed. - Opportunity to work on high-impact financial software. Quite useful if you want to get into a trading firm later on.

Cons

- Limited skill growth capability (tools are severely locked down, etc) - Work life balance can be shaky sometimes since systems fail after 5pm, weekend, etc. - Documentation is terribly organized. - Not enough focus on engineering culture. Overall probably not the best place to stick around if you like exploring new skills, building from the ground up, taking ownership etc.

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