Recent content by Goldmember21

Ye I'm sure you're right, also I wasn't the trader actually holding positions so I didn't have that kind of stress, I think what I mean is I love the way I could start work, and then the next time I check my watch its the end of the day. The bank internship started straight after the LME one, I...

Haha, I missed this reply, cheers for that.. Baostini, Sorry if I didnt specify, the internship was only short term summer thing so its over now, however seemed to make an impression, was referred to the boss by a couple traders there. Mainly I was clerking on the exchange, communicating...

Take a leaf out of this guys book: BBC News - Cold Calling: The victim who fought back - and won

Woah, didn't know that! Give those front office staff some bloody training!

Id be interested in about 9 months time! For now, I live too far from the city :)

Probably not unless you've actually used the application to do these things. Could probably bring it up in an interview or somehow work it into your cover letter to show your interest/passion/drive bla bla bla... My uni has a trading room with Reuters and we have to opportunity to work toward a...

no prob, is worth having a browse through some of those tutorials but I doubt that would be enough to be able to put it on your CV, which im guessing is what you'd want it for. Alternatively, get comfortable with Excel.. really useful to have that skill, often overlooked.

I take it you mean getting experienced and learning how to use their data applications.. Like the stuff used in banks and trading firms... (This is what I thought you meant anyway..) If you don't have access to them, then yeah it's a problem lol. They are very expensive bits of software, Check...

Hi, Do you have access to either Reuters or Bloomberg?

I guess this is just for IB's? Still better than I expected, I was thinking around the £32k mark. Happy days

haha main drawback being the robe thing..

I'll drop Hugh Hefner an email then, see if he does internships.. :D

Im 21 and hoping to get into an IB when I graduate next year, If Im on a 6 figure salary within a years work I will be very very happy, and possibly very unique. That doesn't happen, surely?

I see, well I'll definitely be trying the IB's. Will keep you updated! :)

I see what your saying, btw, by DB do you mean Deutsch Bank ? I'm sure ill be back for the exam tips lol. Wouldn't bother me where in the world I had to go, just want to get a foot in! Yeah... think those exams will clear out my overdraft nicely haha. Im suprised IB's don't recruit regularly...