Quote from saikiranray:
Hello
I would like to know what kind of careers are there in the currency trading business (I am also interested in the ancilliaries to that like currency strategist, currency economist, etc) other than independent trading.
how is working as a trader or something like that for banks or financial institutions. which is the lowest position a newbie can start with and what are the positions these people retire at and what kind of money they make at various levels and how (i.e. salary, bonus, commissions).
I am newbie trying to understand how careers in forex work to plan for myself please advise.
thank you
There are tons of jobs in FX and most of them are NOT at banks. Almost every international company has a FX desk that manages their currency exposure. Think Coca-cola, GM, Proctor and Gamble, Disney, etc. For example, one of the biggest currency desks in the country is not in NY but in the middle of Michigan. That company is Dow Chemical. They do business in 175 different countries and aggressively manage that exposure.
