For a job seeker, the real effect is in currency. Don’t be fooled by the mass media —

Growth? Asia is probably faster, but revenue and profit volume still is a fraction of the US.

In term of brank, Wall Street is still considered a market more mature more developed, and a (imperfect) role model.

Most trading systems are designed in US or Europe. Very few senior dev roles in Asia.

Profit margin per deal is higher in Asia (Indonesia…) than developed, efficient US/Europe market. A “deal” can be an issue, a block trade or a sale of a trading model.