Recent content by viktajatt

Hello guys, I am based in the UK and also want to open my own brokerage firm in the UK. At the moment it will just be a one man start-up operation. As the OP has stated, there is a lot of information on how to open a brokerage in the states but not much out there for people who want to base...

I am seeking to build a career in the financial services industry and am considering doing the SII certificate in order to help me get into the industry via a broker route or something similar. I have previous sales experience in a financial environment (retail banking) and so I thought the...

Wasp, what does WASP stand for in the financial community. Is it an acronym for something ?? I know it may sound like a stupid question but I've been wondering about this for some time.

all i know is the numerical and logic eams are really hard. For the numerical you need to be able to do long division /multiplication manually (i.e. without calculator) very quickly. Hope this might help some of you.

Chocolate, I'm in exactly the same position as you at the moment and am also interested in a career as a trader for similar reasons to you. Seems like you have to start at the bottom and take any related work experience you can get and also be lucky also if you want to make it in trading but...