To Everyone Working In Trading... Careers Advice/Networking

[dinogoesrawr]

Hey!

Can someone working in trading/prop trading/a HF please be kind enough to give me a little careers advice please? May I also speak to you via PM to learn a little more about you/what you trade/what you like about your work/career?

I want to work in this environment – I have shadowed traders and loved it – but I am a newbie to the work world and need some assistance in ‘correctly positioning’ myself to launch a successful career in trading.

I hope someone will be kind enough to push me in the right direction. It will mean the world to me! I'm not sure if I stand a chance and therefore speaking to people in the industry will really help me.

Thanks in advance!

 

[mfegrad]

a) figure out what you want to trade.
b) figure out why you want to trade it.
c) educate yourself.

 

[AshokKumarMuthusamy]

I am working in a Prop Trading desk. PM me if you need anything...

Words of Caution:
Never be in 2 minds about getting into Trading. If you feel it is the right kind of job for you, just plunge into it. Or if you are in doubt never think of trading again. The success rate of people in Trading career is very less, so you need lots of focus to stay here.