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If you manage to get into the London School of Economics, banks hire directly from there (Goldman Sachs is actually their largest "consumer" of graduates). However you would not necessarily end up in a trading department, they have many other departments from accounting to risk management to...

John M. Keynes, George Soros (especially The Alchemy of Finance), D.Akerloff: Animal Spirits

The Alchemy of Finance (G. Soros)

There are many great people here, I guess they are mature adult personas. Then there are also some bitter ones, too. If you wish to drive a "Chelsea tractor" and live in Campden Hill Sq asap, try to ignore negative remarks and get ahead with your idea. That means planning and ACTING on your...

Perhaps you should give your fund a legal frame to begin with. Download an IN01 form from companieshouse.gov.uk and incorporate a limited company. If you do it yourself it will cost only about £30. Keep major share in the company yourself to always protect your control of it. Do the company's...

GFT UK do not mention anything about being a DMA broker, do they? I am looking for a UK based CFD broker, preferably DMA and have a demo a/c with them, but trading with a principle/market maker does not show any resemblance to real markets as they basically set the prices as they please, which...

It is interesting to look at who is actually making profits from trading and/or success stories from real life: First of all brokers and various providers od supporting infrastructure. No particular individual ever appeared in Forbes charts though. However running a brokerage could be perhaps...

Hello all! Shortly after coming in London some time ago, while browsing through some old books in a charity shop, I found a book called "The Alchemy of Finance" (do I need to name its author?) and got interested in making money in financial markets. Easy to say but better back to the ground...