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Probably worth trying the online recruitment sites like: - Finance jobs UK: find financial recruitment opportunities with eFinancialCareers - Banking Jobs UK : Job Search & Recruitment For UK Banking & Finance Professionals - jobs.guardian.co.uk/jobs/finance - City Jobs UK - Banking, Accounting...

Hi Bill, Have you tried researching Forex companies and visiting their websites directly to see if there are any internships available? This is your best chance as I think few are publicly advertised. Alternatively try sites such as: - Graduate Internships, Inspiring Interns, Intern...

@stevespray - great quote!! I have been asked this question (how much capital is needed to start) many times and most people want the minimum they can possibly get away with. In my opinion, it always come down to what stops you will be putting. If you are anticipating trades with a 100pip stop...

You're absolutely right, you can learn a lot through these forums. I would also suggest you take at sites such as babypips and forex.com that offer free advice and videos for new traders.

I think it's great that you're thinking of starting to trade whilst at University, I begun whilst doing my masters and about 6-7 years ago now and when I added that to my (pretty bare at the time) CV, employers loved it. I would personally recommend Capital Spreads. I have tried several...

Hi all, Im new to investing and have a barclays stockbrokers account. I had put in £3000 but having sold the shares I had, the "available to invest" was about £5500. Can anybody explain how this works? Am I able to invest this amount even if I don't have that amount of cash in my account? If...

Hi guys, I recently setup a site called TheFinancialAnalyst.co.uk and my plan is to continue growing it over the coming months. Please feel free to take a look but as you can see there is still much work to be done and information to be added. I am looking for 2 or 3 columnists who would be...

Hi Guys, Is it true that it is necessary to get sponsored to do the necessary stockbroker exams and qualify as a stockbroker? I am looking to do it independently to add an extra dimension to my current investment company but have read in a couple of guides that actually you need to be sponsored...

Hi All, I have been running a small private investment fund (friends and family) that has been based offshore as an Unregulated Collective Investment Scheme (UCIS) to avoid the financial issues associated with running a fund in the UK. However, I have had quite a lot of success and have made a...