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Diploma in Financial trading

  • 20-11-2012 1:25pm
    #1
    SlyBacon93
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 131 ✭✭


    Hi, I'm a first year economics student in ucd and I was wondering if there was any benefits in doing this course. I'm really interested in getting an internship in the financial services sector in the near future and I was wondering if the diploma would be useful in the application and interview process.


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  • #2
    Helpneeded86
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 523 ✭✭✭Helpneeded86


    SlyBacon93 wrote: »
    Hi, I'm a first year economics student in ucd and I was wondering if there was any benefits in doing this course. I'm really interested in getting an internship in the financial services sector in the near future and I was wondering if the diploma would be useful in the application and interview process.

    There is a huge difference between finance based course content and economic based course content.

    I am doing an economics and finance course and hate the economics part but love the finance.

    If investments and markets are your thing i probably would say avoid economics. Maybe someone with a little more knowledge might give you a view point.


  • #3
    odd1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 201 ✭✭odd1


    if you passed the course and showed your profit and loss records, it could be of benefit at interview stage


  • #4
    SlyBacon93
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 131 ✭✭SlyBacon93


    odd1 wrote: »
    if you passed the course and showed your profit and loss records, it could be of benefit at interview stage
    Is it a tough course to pass? And what is the work load like?


  • #5
    freeze4real
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,540 ✭✭✭freeze4real


    Helpneeded86 wrote: »
    There is a huge difference between finance based course content and economic based course content.

    I am doing an economics and finance course and hate the economics part but love the finance.

    If investments and markets are your thing i probably would say avoid economics. Maybe someone with a little more knowledge might give you a view point.


    I disgree with this post. You need the Finance as well as the Economics.
    The reason why you might say that is because you dont like the economics.

    Economics is a broad discipline, which is made of of Macro and Micro.

    In my opinion, Economics and Finance are very important, I also study economics as well and its the economics that I'd love, especially the macro.

    But micro economics has little to do with Investment banking, but the mathematics invoplved is applicable.


    Do not put all your eggs into one basket, so dont study finance alone thinking that it'll help you. It might but in the future you might rgret it when changing career paths.


  • #6
    freeze4real
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,540 ✭✭✭freeze4real


    And for the diploma cert. do it if you have time.

    I might do it myself.


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  • #7
    Jim2007
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators Posts: 10,601 Mod ✭✭✭✭Jim2007


    Helpneeded86 wrote: »
    If investments and markets are your thing i probably would say avoid economics. Maybe someone with a little more knowledge might give you a view point.

    This is so off the wall that it hardly merits comment, other than to suggest that you really are missing something, if you think that a study of economics is not needed....


  • #8
    odd1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 201 ✭✭odd1


    SlyBacon93 wrote: »
    Is it a tough course to pass? And what is the work load like?

    the courses about at the moment are generally one evening per week over 10/12 weeks.
    with you studying in economics, you should grasp the fundamentals easily.
    while the technical analysis is not that hard, it will take time to hone your skills.


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