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Morgan Solomon? -They are based in Frankfurt. - I can't find them on the FSA register. - I had a look at an investors forum and the general tone was "Complete con artists" - The name seems like a parody on 'Morgan Stanley'. Have you ever seen the film 'Boiler Room'? 'JT Marlin'? :lol: I've...

You don't have to be employed in the industry to book take the exams but the experience would probably help. A good starting point would be the SII Certificates in Regulation and Securities, passing these will allow you to register as a 'CF30' which means you can deal with/advise clients. I...

Thanks Grant, I have a tendancy to over-complicate things.

Thanks for your answer - but I really want to know how I can do it myself, as I'm trying to learn the maths and just want to know. Any mathematicians out there? Grantfx?

Which equation would I use to draw a chart displaying a share's performance against it's underlying index. For example, Barclay's performace in line with the FTSE 100?

Sgolfguy, First of all I worked for an AIM share broker, opening accounts (I did not have the exam then but did really well opening accounts). I then moved to a CFD advisory broker once I had the exam, which was more intense (11-12 hour days flat out on the phone) but also an excellent buzz...

Maybe I need to do A-level maths as a starting point. :eek:

I've done stockbroking. Selling penny shares and CFDs. If you like sales and really determined to make money, and can talk the talk you will do well. You generally only need a general market knowledge as all the information on the stocks you are selling is provided. The securities exam takes...

Thanks - I have ordered 'Options, Futures and other Derivatives'.

I have just started to learn about options, but wondered if anyone could recommend a good starting point for me to teach myself the neccessary maths required to understand them well. (I lack 'A' level maths) I have kicked things off by looking at 'the greeks' and the Black Scholes model. Any...

This morning a chicken phoned me up and tried to sell me some over-priced stock. I reckon it was a 'broiler room' scam! :clap:

If you could flip the coin an infinite number of times, in theory, there is no guarantee of heads (or tails) ever coming up, it is only probable.

Yep - thanks for that. I will go back to working on my 'perpetual motion' machine. :o

Dividend payments that are equivalent to the value of those paid on the underlying equity are credited to your account on long CFD positions (and payable on shorts). This had me thinking: As positions are leveraged, then the equivalent dividend yield on, say, a CFD that required a 10% margin...

Directing the 'Fun' - Motivation and Reward Devilbis, Going back to your comments, I see what you mean there by the learning process needing fun as a catalyst. You have to be MOTIVATED. It's part of the brains natural reward system to seek pleasure (whether it's defined as fun,enjoyment, or...