Recent content by maximm123

Depends what you want to do. If you want to work in fund management then the CFA is the one to aim for. If you want to be a trader/market maker in a bank or a broker at an IDB then you only need your SII exams. Why spend more money if you dont need to!

I think you have a good chance of getting a good job at a good institution. Most banks/IDB's say that they like grads from any background not just maths. The fact that you have showed the dedication and intelligence to get a Phd will appeal to a lot of recruiters. Also, the average age of junior...

Loads of my mates are accountants at large accounting firms or big multinational companies. They are more stressed out, more miserable and a lot worse paid than anyone I know who is a trader.

yes they will prob want a degree in maths/economics/busines/finance.

think they are the biggest these days....nice office. You can feel a bit like "just another number" there though. The grad scheme has been scaled down loads in recent years...hundreds apply and I think they took on 8 last year,2 of which are still there if I remember correctly.. so yes it is...

my opinion as someone who has worked for an IB and as a prop trader is dont bother going to an arcade. You dont get paid, the odds say you wont make money, they give you no transferrable skills and when you leave you'll end up having to go back to being in the back office job in a bank anyway...

yeah I mean the securities institute exmas. Unit 1, the Financial Regs paper, is compulsory and then its probaly easiest to thake unit 4 which is the Securities & Financial Derivatives paper. Once you have done those you can undertake advising on investment and dealing with clients in securities...

I am in exactly the same situation as you. I have been trading my own account for 2 years but have decided to call it a day. What I would say to you is that you shouldnt give up on your dream. Prop trading at an arcade is very different to trading at a bank/hedge fund. I have several mates who...

As I said Charliechan it was just a bit of a joke my work colleagues played on me....for your info I am not a trade assistant anymore and even when I was I probably earned more than you do from your trading....

sadly I am not at refco in brentwood or refco in general.....would have been handy if I were coz the commute would have been 2 minutes as opposed to an hour.

sorry to everyone out there who read these replies my "hilarious" colleagues got into my t2w account and have been abusing people on here. Namely FTSE beater and Madboy. Good to see that university grads are at the pinnacle of the humour spectrum.....

not a trading assistant anymore son, just felt like abusing some of the geeks on here who never leave their bedrooms where they spreadbet on the Dax for £1 a point.....

You heard gayboy, now go back and do what you do best, mince.

Stupid c#%t, it's €0.20 !! Check the Eurex website you f$&"£*@g newbie

What an absolute rip off!!!