Recent content by Russell

actually moving there this summer anyway, already tried to get on the grad scheme for macholdings (macfutures in uk) but didnt get past interview stage but that was a prop house where you were funded and was in futures.

I will be talking to this company in the next couple of days regarding an opportunity for a graduate job, the problem is i am finding it very difficult to find any information about them (i have looked at their website) , i was wandering if anyone has heard of them and if so what is there...

Obviously for me the Mac idea has gone down the drain, but looking back i was quite concerned that the grads after three months would have had to pay desks fees around 1500 per month, while only having a small fund of 10-20 k provided by the company, as we are all aware it does take time to...

Thanks for the advice have decided to try to get into the banks only prob is my ucas points is 18, and ive got a desmond for a degree. think ill try to get into the banks at any level and work my arse off and get where i want, already sent cv to RBSI and Barclays int, so see where that takes me...

i have just heard from Mac and it was bad news, apparently was not positive enough in my interview and had less experience of finance than other candidates. was a bit gutted, but never mind, the question is now are their any other prop firms in the gibraltar/ marbella area that offer good...

Thanks they pay a salary for the first six months, as i understand the first three are at 500 net next three are 1000 net. during the first 3 months you have a series of lessons as well as trading on papertrader to learn the system. depending on level of success will get between 10-20k to...

just answer your questions Rog: the posistion is for propriety as i am a skint student so have no funds and lots of debt. Traderguy: not sure about the interview is was very short (15 - 20 mins) as was trying to find out more about you personality and motivations for trading. they have just...

I have got my interview on tuesday afternoon in Gibraltar, and was trying to prepare my self for the interview, i have heard that their interviews are quite brutal does anyone know what i should expect? as i have no experience of trading to refer too. Also what do people think of Macfutures /...

thanks unfortunately couldn't get hold of the hull book have got a couple of others, understand a whole lot more now.

i am also an intj, seems good for traders as i have only recently considered trading and currently in the process of getting on graduate training at macfutures.

I have recently decided to get into trading due to a move to gibraltar, and have applied for the above company, i have now got through to the interview stage. i have started to read Market Wizards by Schwager and awaiting another book by J Dalton (mind over the markets or something like that)...