What other challenges or successes come with working in derivatives, sales, trading and/or banking?
One of the things that I find challenging is that I walk in each January 1 with a zero balance. The firm keeps a running total of profit and loss, and I get paid on my profit (or loss) at the end of the year. I know on a day-to-day basis if I’m ahead of budget or behind. It can be stressful if I’m behind and great if I’m ahead. I’m always working to know that my supply and demand will be met. It’s important, if people want to get into sales and trading, that they get comfortable with and understand this. It’s given me a lot of opportunity to understand supply in a different way. Before this job, I had never thought a lot about the story of Jesus paying tribute. When the tax collector comes to collect taxes, Jesus tells Peter that he’ll pay tribute “lest we should offend them” (Matt. 17:27). He tells him to go throw a line in, catch a fish, and open the fish’s mouth to find the money they need. Now, I’m not going out and fishing during my work hours. But I know that Peter and Jesus were
