Recent content by ashbrook

Ok thanks very much guys, you've been more than helpful! That link is particularly useful - I've never seen that site before! I think my Google searching skills may need to be downgraded quicker than US earning forecasts!

That's a fine point. What do you mean by the arcade type? Sorry I'm not entirely up to speed. I did think about applying for jobs on the basis that you have described but to be honest, I spent hours almost obsessively looking for jobs but found very little. I think that's probably down to the...

Yeah I've read ( and heard ) numerous stories about the ridiculous hours but the way I see it is I'd rather work long hours and earn a bigger amount of cash than work fewer hours in a ****ty job in a call centre in the North-East. I've got a genuine interest in the markets etc. (hence I turned...

I'm attracted primarily by the money...as I suspect just about everyone who enters the industry is. I'm pretty much driven by a desire to get out of the rut that is the North-East and earn good money and experience a life where decisions I make matter as opposed to working in a call centre until...

Hi all, This is my first post on here. I came across the site via a Google search relating to the qualifications needed for trading...but more about that later. Basically, I've just finished the 2nd year of a degree in Finance & Investment Management (at Northumbria University) and I'm...