Recent content by sak07

Hi, I currently have sharescope however it appears the data I can stream into excel is fairly limited - essentially just price, I'd ideally like to pull in 12 month high, 12 month low, change on 1 day, change on 5 days, change on 1 month - does anyone know if this is available in any other DDE...

Hey guys - any idea what sort of bonuses an execution trader would earn?? Been offered a job with a top tier asset manager in their fixed income execution team. Salary is pretty good but im trying to gauge how much bonue potential there is. Anyone have an idea % wise of what I could expect??

Back office to front office - very very difficult. The bigger the firm the harder the move in my oppinion . Anyway - good luck with it - it is possible. Never give up.

Hey guys - new to the thread. This is a really great resource - Thanks WS for your intra-day analysis and trading - it is very entertaining. What's your thoughts for tomorrow?

Can i ask - where you did your undergrad in Financial maths?

Thanks Gamma Jammer! Very thorough and well thought out reply - really appreciate it mate - Thanks. This is why T2W is so good - great community with knowledgable and friendly people.

Hi - looking for a little career guidance. I started my career in OTC derivative operational risk at a top tier US bank - my specialism was interest rate swaps and I was responsible for looking at processes and accessing operational risk. This involved alot of project management and alot of...

Can anyone suggest a good phone that can acces spreadbetting accounts? I'd like to make trades on the move - are there any good handhelds that people would recommend?

Mate - first day make sure you waer shirt and tie with a nice suit. I'd even suggest wearing that for your entire first week. Nearly all banks are bus casual so after that you can probably dispense with the tie. An internship is just a long interview - all they want to know is - could i...

Hi Guys, Im more a fixed income guy than FX and have a pretty newbie question. In the current market climate - what factors do you consider to have the biggest affect on Eur USD price moves? And how do you think the weightings/influence of these factors change in a sideways moving market...

Hi, Im currently working as a junior fixed income portfolio manager in London for a leading asset management house and i'm very keen on moving to the states iwithin the next two years. I have experience of Credit, Rates, Cash corporates, Govies and futures and have also worked in trade support...

Yeah I started in docs - was doing verbal affirmations on IRS. Did some DTCC matching on CDS in my time also. Moved to Mo about 12 months later. Middle office is no different - you essentially check traders bookings and answer break queries all day. Now im in a front role - let me tell you...

Schrodinger - lets do a little reality check, pretty much every single guy who works in back office, middle office wants to be a trader. The key question here is what skills do you have that will translate well into a trading role? Consider the fact that banks like Deutsche recruit top calibre...

Thanks guys. Incidently - it seems that alot of the spread betting firms brag about how many city clients they have, how can this be given it seems many banks prohit employees spreadbetting? One thing i noticed when I opened my account was that I asked where i work - would have thought the...

Hi, Im a city worker on a fixed income desk in London and interested in trading equity indicies only via spread betting. My employer has specific rules about declaring equity holdings in shares etc but mentions nothing about spread betting. They do not have an issue with employees gambling...