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    What does a position keeper do?

    That sounds ok, what does monitoring the traders profit and loss involve exactly how is it done? Nick
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    Advice on currency options?

    Do investment banks participate in a lot of currency options trading?
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    What does a position keeper do?

    Can somebody please be kind enough to explain to me what a position keeper does in trading in an investment bank. For example if you were given a summer intnership and were made a position keeper, what would you be doing. Thank you very much for your help. Nick
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    Mizuho Group Reputation in Trading?

    I have managed to get a Summer Internship in The Mizuho Financial Group, does anyone know their or the the industrial bank of japans position in trading are they big in foreign exchange trading?
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    How good are IBJ for futures trading?

    I have a 3 month work placement next year in the Industrial Bankof Japan London branch I am just wandering how good are they in trading currency futures are they small or medium sized players is there an opportunity to do well trading currency futures at IBJ? Nick
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    What are IBJ lke in trading?

    Will someone please help with the above question I am just wandering what Industrial Bank of Japans reputation is like? How good are they in trading how young will they let me trade is it an entreupeneurial atmosphere is there a chance to do well? Thank you for assistance. Nick
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    What are IBJ lke in trading?

    I have a 3 month work placement next year in the Industrial Bank of Japan, does anybody knwo what their reputation is like in sales and trading? How large are the trading volumes there do they pay top traders well? Are they respected in currency trading, is this a big area for them? Any help...
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    Any good trading simulations available?

    Does anybody know of any decent trading simulations available, that replicate real life trading in an investment bank. I would particularly like to try a forex one, I have 1 already but it is not very good and it doesn't reflect real time values. Any advice will be appreciated. Nick
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    How Much Maths in Trading?

    I am hopefully going to go into currency trading, I am just wandering in trading in general how much maths si involved I have heard you must be very numerate what type of maths is it and to ewhat level required, is it fast thinking arithmetic and probability or calculus and advanced maths? Nick
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    Who earns the most?

    Crumbs!!!!! What exactly is involved in a hedge fund, is it like george soros did with quantum fund investing huge amounts in a currency or bond or equity when you expect a rise over a period of time? How easy is it to get a job in fund management? Nick
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    Who earns the most?

    If I work well in debt capital markets and they moved me to the trading floor yaking into account that I am only 18 how long do you think it would be before they let me trade or made me a position keper, also can you briefly explain to me please exactly what a position keeper does? Nick
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    Who earns the most?

    I heard that proprietary desks are the sectors that trade the firms capital and trade high volume , in currencies would they be trading currency derivatives making gambles on the way they believe the market will go? Someone on vault has told me currencies are dead and there is not a dollar to be...
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    Who earns the most?

    Any idea's of the potential trading currencies at kindustrial bank of japan, and do hedge fund managers take large position's in equities and currencies like once or twice a day or do they make several trades a day?
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    Who earns the most?

    17 million is a lot of money, are traders the highest paid people in wall street, by the way I am over in London, I am only 17 but verge on obsessed with trading especially currencies. I have managed to get myself a work placement at Industrial Bank of Japan next Summer for 3 months. After...
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    Who earns the most?

    I have heard all these rumours about multi-million dollar bonuses for traders, can anyone shed some light on the highest paid institutional traders, how much do they earn are we talking 10million end of year bonus or 50million any advice appreciated. And is the greatest pay in equities, bonds or...
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    What Exactly is Debt Capital Markets?

    This helps me a lot, I was told that I would not be on the trading floor but that I would come into contact with salesmen and traders, I worked for 1 week in N M Rothschild corporate finance that was a drag will this debt capital markets be the same or a bit more exciting, what can I read to...
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    What Exactly is Debt Capital Markets?

    I have been offered a 3 month placement next Summer in an Investment Bank, I wanted to go into trading as I have an intense addiction to markets and trading, hoever they have put me in Debt Capital Markets, what exactly will work in this department involve, will it be enjoyable? Thanks for any...
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    Beginner advice currency futures?

    Can somebody please point me in the direction of good advice about currency futures or explain how they work exactly for me, thankyou for your asistance. Nick
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    Where can i learn the basics?

    In reply to your comment i searched for the comment from def about futures and options not for general information so sorry if you were mislead but your coment was wrong.
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    Where can i learn the basics?

    Thankyou for oyur help i will look for them on amazon.co.uk by way i am 17 and a half will this be of a level i can understand if i use my brain when reading them?
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