mid-career advice- finances

[archcherub]

Selmat Hari Raya!

So Im taking the public holiday to look at my assets and do some thinking (not good).

I was wondering about my career. I feel like quitting my job at my family firm. the pay and work is decent but there is no interests nor love...

I will like to learn abt finance operations and learn to be a proper trader. how can i go about it? I already tired applying for jobs on Banking and Finance jobs in Singapore and Worldwide with over 8,589 openings | eFinancialCareers Singapore but didnt get any. Tried jobsdb and looking at classified but didnt get any proper ideas.

i guess an economics degree is not that useful nowadays. I heard banks prefer fresh grads too....
Does anyone would have some good mid-career advice?

 

[icicic]

Selmat Hari Raya!

So Im taking the public holiday to look at my assets and do some thinking (not good).

I was wondering about my career. I feel like quitting my job at my family firm. the pay and work is decent but there is no interests nor love...

I will like to learn abt finance operations and learn to be a proper trader. how can i go about it? I already tired applying for jobs on Banking and Finance jobs in Singapore and Worldwide with over 8,589 openings | eFinancialCareers Singapore but didnt get any. Tried jobsdb and looking at classified but didnt get any proper ideas.

i guess an economics degree is not that useful nowadays. I heard banks prefer fresh grads too....
Does anyone would have some good mid-career advice?

At Mid career you'll need a track record. Maybe if you keep good records of your PA that might help... Or maybe you realise might be better off trading for your own account. These days most people I see in banks want to do the opposite - move to start own biz or join family biz!

The best position in a bank is 'Client'

 

[w1rbelw1nd]

Selmat Hari Raya!

So Im taking the public holiday to look at my assets and do some thinking (not good).

I was wondering about my career. I feel like quitting my job at my family firm. the pay and work is decent but there is no interests nor love...

I will like to learn abt finance operations and learn to be a proper trader. how can i go about it? I already tired applying for jobs on Banking and Finance jobs in Singapore and Worldwide with over 8,589 openings | eFinancialCareers Singapore but didnt get any. Tried jobsdb and looking at classified but didnt get any proper ideas.

i guess an economics degree is not that useful nowadays. I heard banks prefer fresh grads too....
Does anyone would have some good mid-career advice?

Trading in a bank has a lot to do with building models, writing algorithms and trading instruments that normal retail investors have no familiarity with...

I think unless you go take a masters in financial engineering, you probably wont stand much of a chance to be a trader...

 

[frenchbriefs]

the thing is like poker u cant learn to be a proper trader from a bank or school.....its either u have the knack or u dont,which means u have to discover it for urself,which means u have to start trading on your own.....

i saw a youtube video that says,banks are more interested in u,if u can show u have a trading record on your own and proved that u have turned a profit on a consistent basis.qualifications all that are secondary......doesnt matter whether u have a masters from harvard or o levels education,if u show them u have traded and proven results they are willing to give u a shot.

 

[archcherub]

At Mid career you'll need a track record. Maybe if you keep good records of your PA that might help... Or maybe you realise might be better off trading for your own account. These days most people I see in banks want to do the opposite - move to start own biz or join family biz!
The best position in a bank is 'Client'

LOL i did start my own business. unfortunately the market segment has been declining for the past year.
joining family business.. i can make money, but i have no interests

the thing is like poker u cant learn to be a proper trader from a bank or school.....its either u have the knack or u dont,which means u have to discover it for urself,which means u have to start trading on your own.....

This is what I am worried about. I dont think I have the born knack to be a poker player or a trader

Indeed, my company takes in traders from all walks of life. As long as you are determined to learn how to trade properly, you will make it in my company. Be warned, its a highly time intensive journey, be prepared to lose time for friends, family, sleep.

Hmmm i am prepared to work hard, but I did email you and there was no reply. I thought it meant you had finished recruiting...


Thanks to all guys!