Wall St bankers lament path not taken as job satisfaction slides

New York

IF they could do it all over again, almost a third of Wall Street traders and investment bankers in their prime would pick a different profession.

Bonuses crimped by regulation and choppy markets, long hours and job security threatened by cost-cutting have taken a toll on finance job satisfaction: 30 per cent of investment bankers and 32 per cent of traders aged 35 to 45 said they would have gone into a different trade, according to New York-based recruiter Options Group.