Hi, I am a 22yr old student currently studying Human Resource Management. I have always had a bit of an interest in stockbroking but more of a curiosity than anything.

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I am not sure if this is the right forum to be asking but can anybody tell me where I might find out about stockbroking institutions in Ireland, and courses or exams. Is it similar to accounting where by you have to take exams to become certified? It's a varied and open career with many options non are easy though. I'm here 3 years and I have the ISE A post grad in Finance and I'm currently studying CAIA chartered Alternative Investment Analyst.

There is no requirement to get an interview with us but there is an aptitude test that has some financial maths equations that you would need to have a basic understanding of.

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Thanks for the reply. So, would you say I would need to do a post grad first after college and then apply for a firm as an intern or something? I really don't know much about the stock market but I was thinking more along the lines of some sort of independent broking. I assume you would have to work for a firm for a few years and study under somebody? I think what I am trying to find out about is Daytading. Is this the same thing as stockbroking? Do you mind me asking, what exactly does your job consist of?

Is stockbroking all about cold calling and sales? I have an interest in investments and things like risk management, variance fluctuations, mathematical expectation etc. I guess you could say I am interested in analytical strategies.

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I can imagine that now is certainly not the best time to be looking to apply for jobs anywhere but I still have 2 years left of college so I am just trying to get an idea of possible career paths.

And, I REALLY don't want to end up becoming another accountant. No offence to anybody who is one.

I work as a Yeild Analyst and What your looking to do does fall into the catagorie of Hedge funds and general fund managment which is an area I want to get to. We don't have the size or the need to daytrade for other clients, although Spreadtrading which has become more popular recently, does show a shift in the physcy of the average client.

I would be happy to answer any questions you might have but you might need to get a better idea of how stock broking works as a whole.

If you want to become a Market maker Ie Nick Leeson Style you need to be extremely qualified as generally you will be managing the money of institutions, you then would be looking at going to london in a graduate programme but these are highly competitve Actuary and finance Grads 1sts only and degrees in physics maths etc are your general requirements. Thats the short way!! Personally, I'd be interested in to here your opinions on the bond markets all types and if you could supply any interesting articles that would be sweet!

I'll try to pop in from time to time I do read the forum. Thanks Also if that job is with SIG they have a very rigourous application process I'd apply and see what they say. Aye, SIG is one of them. One really has to know there stuff and have the aptitude for them. I was just pointing out that there are some jobs out there in the field.

By the sounds of things, this seems like a highly competitive profession to tap in to. Is this process similar to America?

One thing that Irish people not in the industry continually do is confuse "stockbroking" with "trading" and "investment banking". Don't mean to be a knob but stockbroking is literally selling shares to clients on the phone - think Charlie Sheen and John C. McGinley in Wall Street. Check out this thread: As far as I know there is no one taking grads in Autumn '09 who weren't contracted for Autumn '08 and deferred.

And I would be shocked if anyone is taking grads for Autumn ' Ulster Bank have let all temporary staff go and are looking for redundancies.

I think Dolmen have let people go, I'm not sure about Bloxam and Merrion but I'd assume that they're suffering just like the big boys. There are no jobs there in this fields what so ever. Want to share your thoughts?

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