Recent content by ohamoodi

Cheers mate, I have indeed been trading for several months. Mostly just swing trading and taking small positions to test out some technical analysis based ideas. I paper traded a while back, but it didn't give me the same sense of urgency or vigilence. I'm following Mark Richie's rules...

Unfortunately HLJ, you can't use technical analysis on human life, so hindsight is 20/20, would I have studied finance, probably. But I'll have you know, some of the most prestigious hedge funds in the world were started by people coming out of hard subjects like math and engineering (DE Shaw...

I have a pretty straightforward question then. Suppose I took the job, and this coming fall I applied to Sales&Trading Analyst programs at BB firms. If I landed an analyst program position, and I took it, would that be a step backwards in my career progression? I know it must seem...

BENG would u be so kind to discuss in greater detail with me you're opinion? Email or msn perhaps? (ps. thank you all thus far for your guidance n advice)

Thats the one thing I'm very prepared for no matter where I go..paying my dues. Like i said, I just want experience. Black Diamond (or anyone else), i hope it doesnt seem like this convo is doing loops but again, see with this position would my next step be to enter a junior trader role...

My ideal would be to prop trader at a BB Bank. Learn everything I can from all the talent that dwells there. Learn as much as i can about as many asset classes I'm exposed to (although I'm particularly interested in Energy trading, carbon emissions) And go from there. Would it be nice to...

That's what's making the decision even more difficult. It's definitely buy-side n research, in fact I believe the position would be alot of equity research. I was also thinking it would be fantastic to really make contacts there if i ever decided to switch to the sell-side. What's makes you...

I am addicted to following the markets. More then just intellectual curiosity, I just have a natural interest in economics, finance, trading and everything else about the financial markets. I just graduated from electrical engineering from a top school in Canada, and I'm passionate about...

It just clicked to me now what you mean by that. Sort of saying, my success is what i put into it. Maybe my question is really me trying to find the 'easy' way. Generally, i have such a broad interest in sales and trading, variety of asset classes, functional roles in the business, I suppose it...

Does anyone have insight as to wear the most lucrative opportunities in trading careers will exist in the next 5 years? Commodities? Riding volatility in equities? What are the monetary prospects of a career in institutional equity sales? Also, in terms of geographic prosperity, would...