-Easy interview process, i.e. apply through craigslist
-Opportunity to see the markets
Cons
-not one person in my group made compensation through trading
-everyone in the group I started with had to quite due to other opportunities
-was forced to use/ test systems that others in the the company built (w/o receiving compensation). Had to take on liability if the systems that were built by others did not preform
-no salary
-no benefits
-not a sufficient amount of capital to trade properly
-no control on entries into the market
-no available resources or need to learn more to advance your career