Pros
Trillium Trading is a great place to work! After reading the many posts on this site I thought it was important to provide a potential new hire with positive insight from a Trillium trader who has worked here for many years and not from some disgruntled former employees. Here are some of my thoughts. Trillium Trading continuously invests in its technology. It prides itself on hiring top programmers to build out proprietary software based on trader feedback and recommendations. This is a continual process to give their traders any advantage to make money It has no formal dress code so usually after your first year of trading you can wear shorts in the summer and jeans in the winter. I disagree with the poster that claimed day trading is not a viable career. If your career choice is the pursuit of money and as much as you are able to make then I don’t think there is a better place to do it. Trillium pays a salary to their trainees and then has a commission structure. Ultimately, if you are successful you will continue to make a higher percentage of your profits. You are given the tools to succeed. First year traders are assigned to a trainer after their first week of orientation with the Director of H.R. Trainers are experienced traders who sit next to their trainees for a minimum of a year. They are expected to review their trading as well as their trainees trading daily. As long as the trainee works hard and listens to their trainer they are not let go. In my years here I have seen Trillium gives trainees way more than enough time to succeed (sometimes too much time hoping that they will turn it around).
Cons
Unlike a big bank Trillium has a laid back atmosphere. Each trader is expected to be self motivated to succeed. Although your trainer is watching over you, you are ultimately responsible and the one who make the trades. You are placed with your trainer and do not get to chose. But every trainer will encourage you to go out and talk to other experienced traders. The end result is that you can’t be shy. Overall most traders will share information. But you need to go and ask for it. It will not be handed to you. You have a limited career path. Your career is ultimately about making money and it’s the top priority of every trader. But if you want more responsibility, your only career path is to become a trainer. If after a few years of successful trading you want to train someone you may be given the opportunity. Successful trainers usually are given more trainees each year.