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Do they back you? Do they trade spot through ebs?

Anyone on this and keen to share some thoughts? How long do they aim to hold trades, is it technical based strategy?

Anyone know if CFT London office take on grads these days?

Also interested if anyone has an insight to Futex? They are still recruiting so presume some guys there are still doing well, how good is their training program? PM's welcome.

Outrights or spreads?

Anyone heard of this outfit? Advertising on efinancialcareers.

How many questions in each test?

I have no idea I'm afraid about the rest of the recruitment process, I am hoping to be put through to the next stage. Would be good to hear of anyone else who has applied for the April program.

They have their application online thing set up now, anyone applied? Anyone got any tips for this assessment day if I get called to it, what's it like, what are the subsequent interviews like? Thanks.

Many thanks for that TWalker, so can I just check that my understanding is correct. Say a client order comes through to go long 5 contracts at for simplicity's sake 20p and I buy at 18p I make the 2p per contract, is that right?

That was my worry ardhill that you can't influence number of trades so you reliant on the broker getting the orders in and being good at winning business. They are earning commissions so you must just get a bit of it yourself, hhmmm not a route to emga money I don't think! lol

Is somebody who purely executes client orders, ie, client rings wants to go long 5 futures contracts, dealer buys them for him/her. Much like a retail broker but no advice given.

Are they making money purely off commissions or is there any other way of differentiating yourself from colleagues and earning decent money? The way I see it you gotta take positions ot make real cash but there are some interdealer brokers and some dealers making good money, how would an...

Has anyone just heard of this place, even if you haven't heard anything about it, is it a name you have heard of, it seems like a very small operation, can take positives and negatives outta that!

Anyone heard of this place? Is in the City and they seem to be a commodities brokerage house that have a day trading operation, they are hiring trainees now, would be glad ot hear if anyone knows anything about them. Cheers all and have a good christmas and new year.