Career after pursuing a course in Securities & Trading

It is a financial activity involving transactions of property such as stocks, bonds, commodities, and currency. Securities are equities or debentures of publicly traded companies that are bought and sold through brokerage firms whereas trading is the purchase or sale of a specific security. It can be either an equity or debenture and is done via a brokerage firm.

Some of the sought after programmes in this field include PG Diploma in Securities & Trading, Certificate in Capital Market, etc.

Eligibility

You must be graduates (Including Final year students) with a good academic record, having numerical aptitude, analytical ability and passion for capital markets.

Career prospects

After completion of a course in this field, one can look forward to careers in fields like brokerage firms, securities firms, mutual and pension funds, investment banks, merchant banks etc as:

• Security Analyst
• Trading/Broker
• Fund management
• Investment bankers
• Forex trading and management professionals
• Financial engineer
• Academic Research

Students with professional qualifications in this field can earn a pay package ranging starting from Rs 25, 000 and above at the entry level. Apart from this, employers generally give performance based commissions which are almost equal or greater than the salary.