you will download data into spreadsheet and run those macros to generate some reports or some data required by trading desk for their decision making.

Everyday you will be doing the same thing.

If you wanna jump from this position to front Office, of coz possible. Anything is possible because all kinds jobs I ever see some cases that ppl directly go into trading biz . like Computing, Engineering, even arts and social science.

It all depends on your own personal quality and LUCK, sorry , have to say this. I know millions of ppl is dreaming the same dream, so you must make yourself different to let the employer hire you and you need to be good at networking. know more traders. know them well. let them know you well also. so that when they know the positions, they can think of you.


anyway, this is just a good offer, if the salary not bad, go for it. the subsequent jump all depends on what you are doing in your job and out of your job.

good luck!

well, my personal point of view.

Traders might be outspoken or intraverted, they may be silent in a party while the other type of them might be very shining.

But a good one will always have the following I THINK:

1. great confidence of self-judgement. Believe themselves can see something more clearly than most of the ppl in the market. and During cases when market moving not in their favor, they can still stay on, of coz, before their stop loss line was touched.

2. extreme discipline. If they have 1 but do not have point 2. they will probably end up with losing all the wealth. because they might just do not believe they are wrong in some big positions and refuse to cut loss despite of well-set stop loss line, then all finish.

3. Intelligent. Of coz, this is required by most of the careers. including science and engineering and IT etc

4. have clear goals.

5. can handle tough situations in life well. This is a general characteristic of ppl having high EQ :)


just think of these points. welcome all experts here to add on. :) nice after-lunch discussion anyway.

Talk is cheap. the above points look easy, but when you are in the situation, you might just lose yourself.

Just imagine, will you having lunch and rest well and work as normal if you have a losing position of a few million dollars and probably boss is shouting at you? :)

Not only trader, most of the careers require these if you want to be excellent in them. Trader also got losers. hehe...


Good luck~

i can sensed that you wanted this one?


actually... i do not think it will benefit too much for your future plan. since ur "front desk" are not managing portfolios or trading, I suppose it is not too much benefit direclty to you.

plus you said the pay is not that good.

Then i think the position was set for Diploma holders only, like poly graduates without any Univ. degrees.

i might guess it is 2000 to 2500?

then suggest do not take it

out of 100 candidates, if you passed CFA level 3 already , then the chances of you being picked up for interview is very high.

Just take CFA as an example. MFE, FRM etc all can add credit on you.

Improve yourself first, then you will be in better position. :)

good luck