Sales and trading are not easy businesses to be in.
They take quick decision making, skill, and determination to get ahead, as technology makes humans less relevant and profits for the business continue to dwindle. It's tough for folks to get ahead.
But we've gleaned some of the top 35-and-under Wall Streeters in sales and trading who are way ahead.
Stan Feldman, 28, IEX
At 28, Stan Feldman is the youngest cofounder of IEX, the upstart exchange made famous in Michael Lewis' hit "Flash Boys."
As head of the exchange's business analytics team, Feldman's trading analysis helps guide the exchange's strategic decisions. Before joining IEX in 2012, Feldman was an analyst on RBC Capital Markets' US equities electronic-trading team.
Matthew Franklin-Lyons, 31, JPMorgan
Matthew Franklin-Lyons, a 31-year-old executive director at JPMorgan, sits on the rates options trading desk at JPMorgan, according to his LinkedIn.
Franklin-Lyons graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 2009, joining JPMorgan that year. The bank is the dominant player in G10 rates, ranking number one by revenues, according to data from Coalition.
Pranay Oberoi, 29, Bank of America
Pranay Oberoi, 29, is a director at Bank of America Merrill Lynch in global equities distribution where he covers some of the bank's largest hedge-fund clients. At 28, he was one of the youngest in his class of directors.
The India native was hired by BAML in 2015, coming from Deutsche Bank where he started his career. Oberoi grew up in Florida and graduated with a degree from the University of Miami. He spent time in India working in M&A before moving to New York in 2010.
Olivia Kelly, 29, OpenDoor
Olivia Kelly, a native of Syracuse, is the VP of Market Support at OpenDoor, a platform for off-the-run US Treasuries and TIPS.
The 29-year-old has spent more than six years working in fixed-income in electronic trading and brokering.
Bari Spielfogel, 30, UBS
Bari Spielfogel, a Long Island native, has been with UBS her entire career.
The University of Pennsylvania alumna started at the firm immediately after graduation in 2007 in the firm's fixed-income trading program.
For three years she was part of a team that led the firm's unwinding of its legacy unit proprietary trading desk.
Today, the 30-year-old has her own book trading TIPS, and is regarded by peers as "best in class."
Source: Business Insider
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