The document is a statement of purpose from an applicant wanting to become a trader.
In the first section, the applicant discusses their analytical abilities and interest in interpreting past and present data to predict the future, which they developed during their studies in mathematics and statistics. They see trading as an opportunity to make complex decisions quickly.
The second section describes how the applicant's leadership experiences at university enriched their problem-solving, teamwork, and motivation skills.
The third section states the applicant looks forward to implementing their own strategies with freedom and achieving career success and growth through trading. They are attracted to the spontaneity and opportunities trading provides.
The fourth section explains why the applicant chose Flow Traders, pra
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Statement of Purpose
The document is a statement of purpose from an applicant wanting to become a trader.
In the first section, the applicant discusses their analytical abilities and interest in interpreting past and present data to predict the future, which they developed during their studies in mathematics and statistics. They see trading as an opportunity to make complex decisions quickly.
The second section describes how the applicant's leadership experiences at university enriched their problem-solving, teamwork, and motivation skills.
The third section states the applicant looks forward to implementing their own strategies with freedom and achieving career success and growth through trading. They are attracted to the spontaneity and opportunities trading provides.
The fourth section explains why the applicant chose Flow Traders, pra
Download as DOCX, PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
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STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
Q 1. Why do you want to become a trader (what based on day to day
duties excite you)? Present day trading requires analytical and logical ability along with a great sync of probability and statistical analysis. It depends largely how well one can interpret and analyse the past and present and extrapolate for future. With the advent of High Frequency Trading it has become toy of intellectuals and logical analysers. I being number and maths savvy since younger age further at IITB these skills got refined and reinforced to greater levels and I found myself very much enthusiastic to enjoy with these skills and apply them for proficient achievements in this field. Here is the opportunity to take complex decisions in fraction of seconds that is my fondness. At IITB active participation in music and sport and other leadership activities at various avenues as coordinator, secretary and warden nominee enriched my capabilities as problem solver, team leader and motivational manager. It all not only strengthened my independent thinking but incubated leadership skills and helped me to harness my talent through continuous innovative events, but inspiration through regular involvement helped in proposing bold solutions, supporting teammates and surpassing hurdles resulted in high morale. Thus I look forward with such a job to believe in quality and quantitative performance, freedom to implement own well designed strategies and result oriented career. It is conducive and matching to my piled up capabilities and aspirations to have opportunity for perfection progression and tremendous scope. Another very important reason which attracts me to be a trader is that every instance brings in something new in trading. Spontaneity, foresight and responsiveness matters lot in such jobs and I found myself befitted to this situation. Some particular news affects the prices of a certain financial product creates opportunity to make a profit. Chances of stalemate are meagre here and growth and expansion is unlimited although risk is always associated with, which I very much reckon. I have a very keen interest in the whole machinery of finance; I often use my time to read about this machinery, trying to understand how everything in this ever changing world of finance moves. I have always had an aptitude for mathematics, analytics and reasoning Why did you choose Flow Traders specifically? A 2. My inclination to trading as an interesting opportunity has guided me to study major players in the field to my region of interest European Markets and found Flow Traders, MC, Optiver and Getco as the main agencies. Among these firm Flow Traders attracted me the most because of its newness in field and having sophisticated infrastructure with great capabilities and structure attuned to intellectuals and new comer. New firms generally have a flat hierarchy as compared to the other established firms set up in the 1970s with too much of a structure and hierarchy thereby giving much more independence and responsibility to new hires.
It will be ultimately a tremendous start for me as a professional since learning
at Flow Trader is to be very fast than at any other trading firm because of its unique one team driven culture underpinned by four eyes principle showing concern for security. Flow Trader trades in a wide range of financial products is a member of and trades on more than 75 exchanges and multilateral trading facilities globally. Working at Flow Trader will help me learn about not just one but many financial products, and gain an immense expertise in the product I trade in at Flow Traders. Flow Traders invests in its employees giving them an excellent work environment and support, which is certainly important for me. Flow Trader just moved into the Asian market two years back and set up in Singapore and within a year of this Flow Trader won it first ETF Market Maker Asia-Pacific award. Flow Trader has also been winning the ETF Market Maker Europe award for the past 6 years in a row which is one of the best records any market maker can have especially considering that it has just been 11 years since Flow Traders was formed. The rate at which Flow Trader has been growing says that there are greater achievements ahead of the curve for this firm and I believe I will have a strong and exceptional future in this firm. Figures from NASDAQ show Flow Traders has been one of top five market making firms by market share. As mentioned on the website of Flow Traders it strives to maintain a small business feeling that it started out with, which I feel is instrumental in making Flow Traders as the perfect place for me to start my career with.