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<\/a>SMB offers the very best intraday equities training program<\/a><\/span> on the Street.\u00a0 We meet hundreds of college students seeking an invitation from our desk.\u00a0 And many ask what it is like to trade with us.\u00a0 Before anyone is asked to accept an invitation we mandate that a candidate meet with traders on our desk.\u00a0 A candidate may ask any question they would like to our traders.<\/p>\n

And this is the way it ought to be.\u00a0 I am a partner.\u00a0 Steve is a partner.\u00a0 GMan is our Head Trader.\u00a0 JToma, one our Senior Traders, is not credible (just kidding).\u00a0 But his training over a decade ago consisted of being ordered to do twenty push ups everytime his trainer thought he made a mistake.\u00a0 So to him SMB’s training<\/a> is the most incredible thing since the birth of his daughter.\u00a0 Hearing all that we offer from us is not as meaningful as from a trader who has gone through our training program.\u00a0 So we set this up.<\/p>\n

Some of SMB’s training program<\/a> was highlighted on the TV documentary “Wall Street Warriors.” I am not a TV producer but I would guess that showing all that we do might not be the best way to increase ratings.\u00a0 And some of SMB’s training program<\/a> was highlighted in Trader Monthly.\u00a0 But even after this exposure we felt that we could still paint a clearer picture of what we do for that new trader.\u00a0 That new trader who was trying to figure out where to begin his trading career.<\/p>\n

And then one weekend while at the office late on a Saturday night, Steve had an idea.\u00a0 I was tired.\u00a0 I was even more hungry than tired.\u00a0 My Blackberry was buzzing with an unanswered message from my significant other wondering when I was gonna take her to dinner.\u00a0 Steve offered that we ought to develop a video that trails one of our traders for a day.\u00a0 He offered that we ought to create a video “A Day in the Life of a SMB Trader.”\u00a0 I let the idea marinate.\u00a0 I had about ten other things that were more pressing than this.\u00a0 Mainly writing my next blog.<\/p>\n

So some time passed.\u00a0 Steve brought the idea up again.\u00a0 And I started thinking about all the work I would have to do to get this done.\u00a0\u00a0 Ripper.\u00a0 Who would shoot it?\u00a0 What would they shoot?\u00a0 My head started hurting.\u00a0 Further, the Yanks had just signed Sabathia and I wanted to read all about that.\u00a0 I still wasn’t on board.<\/p>\n

And then one day I was interviewing a top recruit from Williams on their campus.\u00a0 And somehow the idea of a video depicting a day in the life of a trader was broached.\u00a0 This recruit’s eyes lit up.\u00a0 This was one of those candidates who during the interview you say to yourself, “He would be a great fit at SMB.” And so it finally hit me.\u00a0 Steve really had had a great idea.\u00a0 And we needed to start working on this.\u00a0 So when I returned to Manhattan we just started working on this project.<\/p>\n

Below in a link to a guest blog that we were asked to write by INO TV.\u00a0 Inside this guest blog is our video “A Day on the Street” that follows one of our traders around for most of a day.\u00a0 We hope that you enjoy it.\u00a0 Most importantly, we hope this gives you a better idea of what it’s like to trade on our desk.<\/p>\n

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