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Yeah, I now. I'm going to re-apply to grad schemes in September, which means I might waste a year (I don't have alternative job offers at the moment). So I thought that doing CFA would be useful. Either way I'll have lots of time while re-applying to grad schemes. I would finance it myself. Even...

I see. I'm graduating from Cass Business School. I got into Bear Stearns in February but you know what happened several months later. My grad offer was withdrawn due to the merger. I think I have a fair chance of getting into a good investment bank this time again but I also was thinking how to...

So would you say that for trading Level 1 isn't that useful?

I'm finishing my MSc this summer and I'm planning to apply to grad schemes in September. I can only take the CFA test in December but I guess I could indicate that I'm taking it soon on my CV or applications. Does that make sense? Do you think that recruiters will take it into account?

I am planning to take CFA level 1 exam in December and I would like to hear your opinions about it. Does it add "extra points" when applying for sales & trading grad schemes in investment banks? If so, how much value does CFA add to a good CV? It'd be great to know before committing time and money.

I couldn't find a straightforward answer on the website if Liquid Capital is a prop firm or a market maker? Is it one of those prop trading firms where traders get paid low base salary and get to earn the rest by trading?