Year-to-date, the digital currency bitcoin has generated a return on investment of over 1,100 percent and recently hit a new all-time high of $12,000. However, there are other cryptocurrencies that have generated even better returns. These are the digital currencies that have the most potential...

As graduate jobs at investment banks are becoming increasingly more difficult to obtain and given that there is a massive move towards technology-driven solutions in the financial industry, it may be wise to look beyond jobs in sales and trading or IBD and see what other job opportunities there...

London has become one of the leading hubs for financial technology. There are now numerous fintech startups that are leveraging new technologies to improve financial services for businesses and consumers in the UK. In this post, you will be introduced to seven fintech services that offer better...

If you are looking to break into the global markets division of an investment bank, it is vital when it comes to your applications and your interviews that you build a solid understanding of how the financial markets work. It may be true that some hiring managers prefer completely fresh...

In 2008, an anonymous developer with the pseudonym Satoshi Nakamoto introduced the world to the first cryptocurrency called bitcoin. Since 2009, the price of one bitcoin went from $0.01 to over $1,000 in late 2013 and is currently hovering in the $700s. While bitcoin was initially only used by...

Banking jobs in the UK have been on a steep decline since the financial crisis in 2008. According to Business Insider British banks alone have cut over 186,000 jobs since 2008. As banks have had to reduce balance sheets to comply with new capital adequacy requirements they have had to shrink...

In this post I discuss the developments in technology and how they potentially able to affect future jobs in the industry. Popular, high-paying jobs, which are available now might not be around in 10 years. Electronic Trading It is no secret that eTrading platforms have long taken over in the...

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...

Getting a graduate job in banking became increasingly difficult since the 2008 financial crisis. And now, with Brexit, it has become even more difficult to secure a seat as a graduate trainee at an investment bank. However, while headcount at banks is being reduced, the booming financial...

We all seen the surprising results of the EU referendum on Friday morning. Whether you voted to leave or remain, it is without the shadow of a doubt that the result of the ‘Brexit” referendum will have severe negative effects on the UK economy and London’s banking sector in the near future...

Having sat over 50 interviews during my time at an investment bank and several more during my career, I heard and asked a fair share of annoying interview questions. In this post I would like to share them with you. As this is a forum for university students looking to break into finance, I will...

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. 1. You Love The Financial Markets...

In the 1980s and 90s many people have 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. So, is...

There is a lot of information out there on how to turn your summer internship into a full time offer, but in this post I would like to share with you the 7 things you can do to mess up your chances of getting a full-time offer. Be A Smart-a$$/Arrogant/Have an Ego In my opinion this is the...

If you want a graduate job at an investment bank or a large asset management company then it is a pre-requisite that you had at least one summer internship at a financial institution. Even now, to get an internship in banking, you pretty much have had to already interned at a financial...

At the more advanced stages of the application process it is even more important that you show up well prepared to your interviews. Not only because you want to outperform the other candidates but also because you can have sort of a peace of mind going into interviews, knowing you are actually...

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'. I have also worked in both trading and sales. In this post I would like...

Last night I googled myself and was happy to see that I pretty much own the first three pages of Google for the search term ‘Alex Lielacher’. When I say “I own” I am referring to that the majority of websites that come up with my name on them are sites that either belong to me, or for which I...

In this post I will discuss with you the current and future state of all main global markets roles. Trading The headcount for trading roles has declined steeply since the financial crisis. Firstly, pretty much all prop-trading desks closed down, so that banks are compliant with the Volcker...

As I have discussed in my recent post titled How Bankers Really Look At Your CV most hiring managers will only give your CV about 20 seconds when they are scrolling through the initial batch of CVs. Having said that, before your CV even arrives on the hiring manager’s desk it is first screened...