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Month: September 2019

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10 Fixed Income ‘Must- Knows’ For Interview

By Paul McCormickPosted on September 30, 2019July 28, 2020
  • Financial

1.Bonds and Fixed Income mean the same thing. 2.Most bonds are ‘Straights’ having an fixed interest payment every year called a coupon and a repayment […]

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Networking: How To Get A Financial Job Outside A Graduate Programme

By Paul McCormickPosted on September 26, 2019July 28, 2020
  • Career

Getting on a Graduate Programme is great if you can but the odds are broadly 100-1 against and unless you are from the university higher […]

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10 Foreign Exchange ‘Must-Knows’ For Interview

By Paul McCormickPosted on September 23, 2019July 28, 2020
  • Financial

1.Every trade involves selling one currency for another. The most traded ‘currency pairs’ are USD/GBP USD/EUR  USD/JPY. 2.The USD/GBP rate is also known as ‘Cable’ […]

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Graduate Market Update

By Paul McCormickPosted on September 22, 2019September 24, 2019
  • Financial Market Summaries

Interest Rates We have a world where either economic growth is stagnating or there is a fear of such stagnation! Europe is one of the […]

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Start Your Career In London Financial Markets Via FinTech or Vendor Companies

By Paul McCormickPosted on September 16, 2019July 28, 2020
  • Career

When targeting employment in London Financial Markets graduates tend to think about large and well-known investment banks and fund management firms.They are unaware that such […]

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Financial Careers: My Typical Day As A Bond Trader

By Paul McCormickPosted on September 12, 2019July 28, 2020
  • Financial

My day differed a little when I was at a large firm or ‘shop’ like Morgan Stanley compared to when I was at a smaller […]

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Jobs :The Great Employer / Employee Hiring Mismatch

By Paul McCormickPosted on September 10, 2019July 28, 2020
  • Career

Read top to bottom for the way employers like to hire. Read bottom to top for the way most job hunters like to get hired. […]

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My Best & Worst Job Search Campaigns

By Paul McCormickPosted on September 6, 2019July 28, 2020
  • Career

It took me a while to learn how it all works – perhaps I can save you some time and pain. Worst – in order […]

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