http://www.recessionwire.com/2009/04/27/looking-for-wall-street-job-plan-b/ The upside of the downturn Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:42:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.2 http://www.recessionwire.com/2009/04/27/looking-for-wall-street-job-plan-b/comment-page-1/#comment-1984 cliffy Fri, 29 May 2009 02:26:55 +0000 http://www.recessionwire.com/?p=4850#comment-1984 Interesting, but I think you're a little unfair. Strategists don't always lack the balls as you say, just the seats. There are a limited number of seats for traders (and fewer now that prop desks have largely been eradicated) and those largely go to the guys with the largest personality, not intellect. And as for "Alan", if he is who I think he is: Olympic Athlete - uncheck - made it to the trials for his home country (not the U.S), but not the olympics. Married a model - and got divorced and hammered in the divorce Ran the sales business - and largely considered a very bad head of sales both by the trading desks and other sales member. More of a lone ranger who cared little for managing or whether the traders made any money. Interesting, but I think you’re a little unfair. Strategists don’t always lack the balls as you say, just the seats. There are a limited number of seats for traders (and fewer now that prop desks have largely been eradicated) and those largely go to the guys with the largest personality, not intellect. And as for “Alan”, if he is who I think he is:
Olympic Athlete – uncheck – made it to the trials for his home country (not the U.S), but not the olympics.
Married a model – and got divorced and hammered in the divorce
Ran the sales business – and largely considered a very bad head of sales both by the trading desks and other sales member. More of a lone ranger who cared little for managing or whether the traders made any money.

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