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    trading career kickoff

    Thx for the reply cr6196 I think trading commodities can be part of the job for Ibs and hedge funds. But the 25 places i have jotted down, listed trading under a different section to Ibs. Eventually i want to break into the energy commodity trading sector. Not sure as how i should break...
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    trading career kickoff

    Hello all, I have been getting interested in trading commodity over the past 6 months.I am on a Chemical engineering course at UCL. For my masters, ill go to Imperial (if i get a first). i researched the engineering companies that offer trading first. Now that i am about to go to my final...
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    Anyone heard fo Trafigura?

    saw an internship opportunity to work for Trafigura a couple of weeks ago. Sent in my Cv, did my aptitude tests. And today i received an unfortunate reply from them: Thank you for completing the online testing. With so many applications we have set the pass level extremely high...
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    Oil trading career kick off

    Hello all, I have been getting interested in trading over the past 6 months. Now that i am about to go to my final year, commencing this september, i want to apply to as many trading companies as possible and as early as possible. From my research, i understand the following companies hold a...
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    fundamental question on how trading operates

    so these online transactions i make- do brokers have anything to do with it? from what Xeno said, the computer acts like a broker. I am still not quiet sure where the money comes from if i successfully short on a position. Fine, i agree that trading is a 0 sum game. From this statement, i...
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    fundamental question on how trading operates

    i have been using the trial version of AVA fx for a while now. (its a commodity/forex, trading platform). suppose i want to buy 100 barrels of crude oil, ill click on the buy button. I assume that somewhere a broker will sell me 100 barrels of crude (which he buys off a seller). If i go long...
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