<p>are there any?</p>
<p>and is it possible for a american to enjoy living in london.</p>
<p>1) Yes, second only to NYC. Tougher to get because there are plenty of qualified applicants from Cambridge/Oxford/LSE and its easier to hire them because the banks don't have to worry about a obtaining a visa.
2) That is a ridiculous question I hope you are not serious.</p>
<p>haha, yea I am serious my cousin lived there for a couple of years until she said he just couldnt take it anymore and left.</p>
<p>Just as johnny said London is a huge financial center. They tend to be a little more quantitative minded imo (at least in S&T)</p>
<p>There is no place in the world where you can find better Ibanking ops than in London. London passed NY a couple of years ago. But johnnyhoward3 is right, IBanks in London use to run after LSE grads. Definitely apply, though.</p>
<p>And who is tired of London, is tired of life!</p>
<p>I will be living in the UK and was actually just thinking of the opposite - internship and work in NYC. </p>
<p>This may sound absurd but I am just getting into the finance scene and I need clarification. Is it possible for a trader to puruse the banker's route of 2 years analyst -> B-school MBA -> HF/PE/VC ? </p>
<p>I will be starting university this October and is simply trying to plan which Spring Programme to apply to. A trader's role and schedule seems to fit my personality. However, my plan is to enrol in a B-school and eventually work in a PE/HF/VC. I'm not sure whether S&T, instead of IBD, will make this more difficult or even unlikely.</p>
<p>Ehhh I wouldn't recommend that. Generally people don't go from banking to S&T, its not impossible just uncommon. Also, an MBA is essentially worthless in S&T, no one really cares and it puts you at no advantage. </p>
<p>As far as going from S&T to HF, that's generally fine as long as they trade a product you did. For PE & VC though i think its a little different, not positive but I think you'd need to have some experience in trading some sort of debt securities for it to be a good fit. Otherwise, like going from exotic swaptions to VC/PE doesn't seem to make a lot of sense or give them a sense you have relevant experience (this is based off of talking to people, of course it is case by case but in general this is the opinion I heard)</p>
<p>Just realized I misunderstood your question. Its possible, and if you get your MBA then the doors are open wide. Otherwise though, I'd still say (with the above conditions attached) going from trading ---> PE/VC may be a little more difficult</p>