Sunday, January 31, 2016

How To Get a Job as a Futures Broker and Trader

Working in the futures and commodities market can be a very exciting career. NFA firms are looking for people with certain skills and many people need an edge to get into the right trading firm. Most Futures trading firms do not advertise on typical job sites.

Direct recruiting is usually the way companies look to bring in good people. However, if you learn what these firms are looking for and what to put on your resume (even if you are not experienced) can give you that edge you could use.

One of our best resources used to teach people what they need to know is:

The EBOOK "20 Tips for getting hired.....by a futures commission merchant (FCM) or introducing broker (IB)"

Only $27 and it can be downloaded immediately. 

HOW TO GET HIRED EBOOK HERE
A career with a FCM or IB can change your life. Working for a firm in a 24/7 market and trade all over the world. Paid training and licensing is usually provided.

Licensing may include the:

SERIES 3 FUTURES AND COMMODITIES LICENSE

SERIES 31 FUTURES MANAGED FUNDS LICENSE

SERIES 34 FOREX TRADING

SERIES 30 FUTURES BRANCH MANAGER EXAM

All of the above can be taken without a sponsor firm. We advise to take some of these exams so they can appear on your resume and make you a more attractive job candidate.

For these courses, please visit American Investment Training - through the COURSES PAGE for methods including Online, Books and Software.

And don't forget the HOW TO GET HIRED EBOOK

Happy job hunting and to a great career in the futures market!





NFA Futures Ethics Training - Ethics Basics

NFA Futures brokers and others may be required to take an Ethics training module for compliance.

Many traders and brokers use this as a reference.

Beginning the ethics course qualifies you for 6 logins to inside of which to finish the course. As you progress through the course, you can print out the materials. You will experience survey addresses intermittently. When they are addressed effectively, the course will propel you to the following area.

You won't be permitted to come back to a past segment once it has been finished; along these lines, all printouts ought to be made before noting the last audit question for every area. Endless supply of the course, you will have the capacity to print a Letter of Completion demonstrating your name, date of preparing and the course title, and the time spent online in this morals instructional class.

Topic Include:

  • National Futures NFA Regulations
  • Contract Markets
  • Trading Ethics
  • Integrity and Honesty 
  • Identifying Conflicts Of Interest
  • Customer Evaluation and Recommendations
  • Risk Disclosures
  • Customer Account Trading Orders
  • Principals and Manager Functions
Only $35

BUY ETHICS BASICS or learn more...