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Global Markets

The Future of Trading Desks

In this post I will discuss with you the current and future state of all main global markets roles. The headcount for trading roles has declined steeply since the financial crisis.

AlexLielacher•10 years ago

Day in The Life of a Commodities Trader

Daniel Plainview•10 years ago

Is it possible to move from back to front office?

AlexLielacher•10 years ago

The Personality You Need for Sales & Trading

I believe that every skill and profession can be learned by anyone. Nonetheless, some people are more prone to do certain jobs than others. In this post I would like to discuss seven signs that your personality might have that fit good for a trading career.

AlexLielacher•10 years ago

Interview Series: EM MD Trader | Part I

Canary Wharfian•11 years ago

Everything You Need to Know About Bonds as a Novice

AlexLielacher•9 years ago

Sales or Trading

You finally managed to get an impressive summer internship at one of the top names in the city? You can be proud of yourself for a moment but the biggest challenge is yet to come.

AlexLielacher•10 years ago

Interview Series: EM MD Trader | Part II

Canary Wharfian•11 years ago

4 Ways Become a Better Sales Person

Daniel Plainview•10 years ago

Trading Interview Questions 101

During my time as a student I easily sat 25+ interviews for sales & trading internships and I have, myself, interviewed numerous candidates for sales & trading internships and graduate programs during my time 'in the army'.

AlexLielacher•10 years ago

Risk Is Not What You Think

Shane H Norman•3 years ago

How I Became a Great ER Analyst And You Can Too

Canary Wharfian•4 years ago

ESG in Global Markets

I've been researching and thinking a lot about ESG's impact in finance and wanted to share a few arguments regarding how trading and asset management might evolve based on Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) trends and new policies such as Zero Carbon targets which introduce new dynamics to the business world and financial markets.

redherring•3 years ago

Why I Chose Equity Research As a Career

magellan•3 years ago

IT Automation at Financial Institutions - AI powered by Large Language Models

redherring•3 years ago

Why Equity Research is a Great Career

Equity research is a front-office division of investment banks that is often overlooked by people interested in pursuing a career in investment banking.

magellan•3 years ago

Losing £10 million in 1 Day as an AM Portfolio Manager

HowardM•2 years ago

From Professional Golf to Deputy Head of Trading

Canary Wharfian•a year ago

From ER to Founding a HealthTech Startup

Wesley, our latest guest on the pod, shares his non-traditional journey, changing from equity research to founding a tech startup in healthcare. His story underlines the significance of choosing one's career wisely, not be afraid of change, perseverance and transferable skills from banking.

Canary Wharfian•a year ago

How to Price Bonds: a Mathematical Approach

RomWharf•3 years ago

Global Markets (Sales & Trading) Roles

Canary Wharfian•2 months ago

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Global Markets

The Future of Trading Desks

GLOBAL MARKETS

AlexLielacher•10 years ago

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In this post I will discuss with you the current and future state of all main global markets roles. The headcount for trading roles has declined steeply since the financial crisis.

Day in The Life of a Commodities Trader

GLOBAL MARKETS

Daniel Plainview•10 years ago

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For those who are considering a career in sales, I’ve decided to outline what a typical day is like for a junior on a busy sales desk. My first front office role was as a junior salesperson, supporting an EMEA energy sales team covering oil and gas derivatives.

Is it possible to move from back to front office?

GLOBAL MARKETS

AlexLielacher•10 years ago

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In the 1980s and 90s many people started their careers in banking in the back office and worked themselves up the ladder to eventually become high-profile traders or sales people. However, nowadays it has become increasingly difficult to move up the ranks within an investment bank.

The Personality You Need for Sales & Trading

GLOBAL MARKETS

AlexLielacher•10 years ago

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Interview Series: EM MD Trader | Part I

GLOBAL MARKETS

Canary Wharfian•11 years ago

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In the next few weeks we are going to post a lot of interesting content on working in the Wharf, starting off with a Managing Director who has been working as a trader for a bulge bracket investment bank for more than 10 years.

Everything You Need to Know About Bonds as a Novice

GLOBAL MARKETS

AlexLielacher•9 years ago

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You secured a job on a bond desk but you aren’t 100% sure what awaits you? In this post I will share the key aspects of working on such desk. For the sake of simplicity I will talk about working on a bond desk specifically as opposed to fixed income in general as that includes interest rate swaps and other derivatives.

Sales or Trading

GLOBAL MARKETS

AlexLielacher•10 years ago

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You finally managed to get an impressive summer internship at one of the top names in the city? You can be proud of yourself for a moment but the biggest challenge is yet to come.

Interview Series: EM MD Trader | Part II

GLOBAL MARKETS

Canary Wharfian•11 years ago

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We had a conversation with an emerging markets trading Managing Director.

4 Ways Become a Better Sales Person

GLOBAL MARKETS

Daniel Plainview•10 years ago

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I remember when I started working full time in banking and witnessed for the first time how bankers actually look at CVs of potential interns and graduates. At the time, I was a graduate trainee on the corporate bond trading desk at a major UK bank and I was only a few months in.

Trading Interview Questions 101

GLOBAL MARKETS

AlexLielacher•10 years ago

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Risk Is Not What You Think

GLOBAL MARKETS

Shane H Norman•3 years ago

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Among professional investment managers, risk is defined, primarily, as a return that is either higher or lower than expected. A better-than-expected return is a risk?

How I Became a Great ER Analyst And You Can Too

GLOBAL MARKETS

Canary Wharfian•4 years ago

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Marks of a Good Equity Research Analyst Alpha | noun | \ˈal-fə\ | the difference between an investment’s actual return and its benchmark return. I was fortunate to immediately work on the buy-side when I landed a job in equity research for a fund after finishing my undergraduate degree in economics.

ESG in Global Markets

GLOBAL MARKETS

redherring•3 years ago

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Why I Chose Equity Research As a Career

GLOBAL MARKETS

magellan•3 years ago

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Equity research is the process of analyzing the business and financial performance of companies to make investment recommendations or investment decisions. The main institutions that conduct serious equity research are investment banks (sell-side) and investment firms (asset managers, hedge funds, pension funds, etc).

IT Automation at Financial Institutions - AI powered by Large Language Models

GLOBAL MARKETS

redherring•3 years ago

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In this post I would like to share some automation and AI examples I have either directly coded/used or seen employed in my financial work environment (Hedge Funds & Banks).

Why Equity Research is a Great Career

GLOBAL MARKETS

magellan•3 years ago

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Equity research is a front-office division of investment banks that is often overlooked by people interested in pursuing a career in investment banking.

Losing £10 million in 1 Day as an AM Portfolio Manager

GLOBAL MARKETS

HowardM•2 years ago

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That's how much my trading portfolio plummeted on March 16th, 2020, the day that changed me in some ways forever. It was a day that didn’t start well.

GLOBAL MARKETS

Canary Wharfian•a year ago

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In the realm of sales & trading careers (AKA Global Markets), the trajectory can often be as complex and multidimensional as the financial instruments a firm might trade. A conversation with a professional golfer turned trader at a BB reveals why he chose the dynamic world of global markets.

GLOBAL MARKETS

Canary Wharfian•a year ago

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How to Price Bonds: a Mathematical Approach

GLOBAL MARKETS

RomWharf•3 years ago

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Bonds are a useful tool for companies to raise money or refinance some existing debt. A bond has three main components.

Global Markets (Sales & Trading) Roles

GLOBAL MARKETS

Canary Wharfian•2 months ago

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Breaking into Global Markets as a graduate can feel overwhelming because the term covers many very different jobs—each with its own mix of skills, hours, and career paths. Here’s a overview of main departments and roles within GM, their day-to-day, and how to choose a role that fits you.

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