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1. Find out whether it is for you |
It's crucial that you identify the right role for your interests, personality profile, temperament and attitude to risk. To find out if this is for you:
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2. Learn to Trade |
Most trading courses are priced in the thousands of pounds, but by making ours available via online streaming video, we've managed to make it affordable even for those who aren't already raking it in in the City! You can learn to trade from a former market-maker (market-makers are the traders who actually set the prices of stocks), with over 5 hours of filmed seminar (that you can watch online from home) and over 150 pages of supporting material and course guides.
Find out more about the Benedix Professional Trader Programme
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3. Start Virtual Trading |
If you want to secure a trading position, then your passion for trading by actually doing some! We strongly recommend that you try virtual trading before risking your own money.
gnuTrade.com offers an easy, interactive way to learn trading and practice buying and selling the world’s biggest stock markets, currencies, commodities and bonds without actually risking your own money. Unusually among virtual trading platforms, gnuTrade lets you trade the real-time, live market prices online, and has a very user-friendly interface.
Start virtual trading with gnuTrade
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4. Get an understanding of the whole sector |
Our experienced trainers have carefully selected the essential books that you need to read to secure a job in this sector. See the full list >>> |
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5. Get a Peer Group |
Network with people that are looking to get into or are already working in research & analysis.
Join our Facebook group 'How to get a job in the City' at www.benedix.co.uk/facebook to network with others going into the same field. |
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6. Model Success |
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Find people who are already doing the role successfully.
Read our interviews with successful professionals in the City. |
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7. Get the Tools |
| Master your CV, your interview technique and your ability to influence, lead and persuade. If you need to get a real advantage, Benedix run a CV & Interview Mastery for Banking and Finance programme which will help you write the best possible CV and win over your interviewer. Find out more >>> |
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8. Become Commercially Aware |
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Become commercially aware by reading up on the sector and keeping an eye on current affairs in finance.
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Learn to Trade: |
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A leading spread-betting and CFD trading platform, CityIndex provide seminars on technical analysis and trading for account holders, as well as some introduction to trading seminars that are free to attend. Visit www.cityindex.co.uk >>> |
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Learn about trading and investment: |
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Keep up to date with the markets: |
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Money AM are a financial Information provider who offer a range of free and subscribed services that will keep you up to date and in touch with current market news and events. |
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Read the financial news: |
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This free daily newspaper is read by over 350,000 professionals throughout The City, Canary Wharf and other areas of high business concentration. It is handed out in the City and if you can’t find a copy check their website www.cityam.com |
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The Financial Times reports extensively on business and features extensive share and financial product listings. It also has a sizeable network of international reporters. The FT is usually in two sections: the first section covers national and international news, while the second section covers company and markets news.
But first you might want to get 'How to read the financial pages' by the FT at our bookstore |
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9. Get the Professional Qualifications |
Our recommended professional qualifications and course providers are listed below:
- Certificate in Securities (Unit 1 – Financial Regulation or Unit 6 Principles of Financial Regulation and Unit 2 – Securities and Unit 8 Investment & Risk)
- Certificate in Securities & Financial Derivatives (Unit 1 – Financial Regulation or Unit 6 - Principles of Financial Regulation and Unit 4 – Securities and Financial Derivatives and Unit 8 Investment & Risk)
- Society of Technical Analysis Diploma (STA)
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