Junior Trader Programme A Unique Fast Track Career Programme
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Join The UK’s Leading Certified Prop Trader Development Programme! YOUR TRADING CAREER STARTS HERE! Learn to trade FX markets on our live trading floor or remotely, delivered by experienced institutional traders and mentors with years of institutional trading experience, allowing you to develop the essential skills necessary to become a profitable trader with Alphachain Capital.
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About the Firm Alphachain Capital is a proprietary trading firm founded with a vision of combining strategy, innovation and technology to succeed in today’s global markets. Alphachain Capital focuses on the Cryptocurrency and Foreign Exchange markets. Trades are placed in various domestic and international markets, both established and esoteric. Our team constantly seek new opportunities, analyses their risks and rewards, creates strategies and tools to capitalise on them. We have an open culture and encourage the flow of knowledge and ideas between all areas of the firm. New hires work both independently and with others to develop ideas and market analysis, integrating them into our company ethos, trading strategies and systems. Our firm is a meritocracy and progress in both responsibility and compensation is rapid for those capable of demonstrating excellence in their particular field. Alphachain does not depend on clients or outside investors. The strength of our firm comes from the talent of our people. Once a track record and proven ability is established, we offer a highly competitive compensation package.
Founded with a vision of combining strategy, innovation and technology
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Junior Trader Programme Programme Overview The Junior Trader programme is an immersive and structured four-week programme which gives a unique opportunity for individuals to develop in-depth knowledge and experience in a proprietary trading firm. Its content provides a strong educational base for new traders while gaining practical experience trading on an active trading floor under the supervision of senior traders. Students who are offered a position on the development programme will be offered guaranteed starting capital of $10,000 to trade in Alphachain Capital offices as a Junior Trader with a profit share package. This gives an opportunity for ambitious and motivated students to begin a successful career as a prop trader with Alphachain Capital. New hires work closely with senior traders to learn how to make exceptional trading decisions, often in a fast-paced environment. Traders explore new opportunities, analyse their risks and rewards and collaborate with each other to form trading strategies. We focus on mentorship of new hires, enabling them to rapidly progress and gain trading responsibilities. We’re looking for fast learners and driven individuals to join our team as Junior Traders.
Requirements •
Ability to learn quickly
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Good quantitative skills
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Comfort in fast-paced environment
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Attention to detail with excellent organisational skills
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Strong written and verbal communication skills
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Bachelor’s degree or higher; preferable STEM, finance or quantitative discipline (preferred)
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What We Give Back •
Guaranteed starting capital investment of $10k into our new traders
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Actively trading capital in one month
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A fast-paced working environment, with a dress-down corporate culture.
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50% profit split
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Guidance and mentorship throughout the programme
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Potential to be trading up to $1m in capital in one year
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CPD certified training
Training & Qualifications The programme is designed to fast-track your trading career while obtaining a recognised CPD (Continuing Professional Development) qualification. The CPD trading qualification helps students leverage this training experience to obtain further career opportunities in the city, in recognition of your immersive theoretical and practical learning during the course.
The programme is designed to fast-track your trading career
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Programme Timeline
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Programme Schedule Pre-Learning Prior to
Once enrolled, all students will be sent a welcome email with our course
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recommended reading and access to our online ‘Introduction to Trading’ course. You will then be required to complete our online ‘Learn To Trade course’ prior to the start date and be familiar with all the essential prelearning reading. You will also open a trading account and place your first trade, helping you to master the platform before you arrive on the trading floor. All students are expected to be familiar with the materials by the start of the course.
Week 1: Theory & Practical Learning Day 1 - 2
On day one you will begin the two-day ‘Intensive Strategy Course’, covering our bespoke trading strategies, advanced technical analysis and risk management. You’ll learn how to identify some advanced technical patterns and how they can be used to create short and medium-term trading strategies. Furthermore, we will use examples to show how macroeconomic news releases can impact FX prices and what type of news could move markets when trading. You will also cover risk management techniques, pips and how to assess performance.
Day 3 - 5
On day three you will begin to put what you have learned into action on our trading floor. You will be allocated a trading terminal and will try out some trading strategies on a demo account. The application of the prior learning and theory is the most important step. You will have to quickly learn to navigate the brokerage and trading platform. Begin to analyse markets and react to macroeconomic data. Start to formulate trading strategies using fundamental data or news, technical analysis and indicators or quantitative methods. You must maintain Alphachain Capital’s risk management rules.
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Week 2: Strategy Planning & Testing Week 2
During this week you will look to gain as much exposure by trading your strategies and doing back-tests to build statistical research on how well your strategy has worked in previous market conditions. This is an important period where you can learn to improve your trading and risk management techniques while learning more about your psychological approach to trading. We will carry out a trading comp assessment which will be based on how you perform as an individual as well as how you manage yourself in a team environment. Finally, you will create a trading plan and have it reviewed by our senior trader mentors.
Week 3 & 4: Assessment Period Week 3 - 4 We will setup new accounts and assess you on your trading performance on the demo account putting into practice everything that was taught the previous weeks. You will follow your trading plan and maintain good risk management and psychology in the markets. At the end of the week you will have a performance appraisal with a senior trader mentor. Following completion of the assessment period where you submit your statistics, you will be allocated your funded trading account to begin your role as a Junior Prop Trader. They can continue trading as an independent trader, or leverage the experience in the industry having earned a recognised CPD trading certification. In addition, a senior trader mentor will provide guidance to improve your trading and further your trading career.
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Markets Traded Traders on the Junior Trader programme gain exposure to a range of major FX markets and crosses on the trading floor. Under the guidance of your mentor you will begin to analyse various charts looking to identify patterns and trading opportunities with the goal of placing profitable trades which are aligned with the parameters set out in your bespoke trade plan. Once you become a Senior Trader you will have the option of trading cryptocurrencies.
Spot FX / Commodity ➢ EUR/USD ➢ GBP/USD ➢ AUD/USD ➢ USD/JPY ➢ NZD/USD ➢ XAU/USD and more…
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Junior Trader Role - Summary •
As a Junior Trader at Alphachain Capital you will be allocated a guaranteed $10k starting capital to trade on our trading with your own allocated trading desk.
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As independent contractors our traders take home 50% of their trading profits each month. This is not an employed or salaried role.
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Junior Traders undergo weekly reviews with a Senior Trader to assess their performance and help refine their trading. Once the initial 6% target is met, capital is quadrupled to $40k, doubling each time a 10% target is met thereafter. You can be managing a large amount of capital in a short space of time by showing consistency in your trading.
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All Junior Traders are targeted with 3-5% account growth each month
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The role is flexible with no set working hours required. What’s important is that our traders reach their weekly and monthly targets. We understand that some individuals perform better at certain times of the day or prefer to trade certain time-zones. We aim to foster a collaborative and empowering culture to ensure our traders are always performing at their best.
Approx On-Target Earnings Year 1
£50,000 p.a.
Year 2
£150,000 p.a.
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Meet some of our Traders and Mentors Adam Haeems | Chief Executive Officer Adam has a Master of Finance (MFin) from Cambridge University (Judge Business School) and is an experienced institutional futures trader. Adam has traded fixed income futures for Bank of America Merrill Lynch before becoming a cross-asset futures trader for a $1bn global macro hedge fund (Quality Capital Management). Adam is an experienced cryptocurrecy trader having recently managed a $20m cryptocurrency portfolio for BABB Group ltd.
Gavin Pannu | Senior Market Analyst & Trader Gavin is an experienced prop trader, Certified Financial Technician (CFTe) and Member of the Society of Technical Analysts (IFTA).
He has three years’ experience as a Senior
Market Analyst at the London Academy of Trading (LAT) and 5 years’ trading experience of a self-directed fund after completing the ABE accredited Level 5 Diploma in Applied Financial Trading. Gavin is an experienced trading mentor and lecturer having taught over 1000 traders and has experience creating leading training programmes.
Paul Bentley | Coach & Mentor Paul is a successful prop trader with many years’ experience as a Private Fund Manager for HNWI’s. He has a wealth of experience delivering live trading days and financial market education to those wishing to start a career in the city or becoming a lifestyle trader.
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Junior Trader Programme ✓ Guaranteed allocated trading terminal on our new state-of-the-art trading floor ✓ Guaranteed $10k starting capital ✓ 4 week structures training from experience industry professionals ✓ Learn our bespoke trading strategies and trading methods ✓ On-going 1-2-1 mentorship even after initial training ✓ CPD certification Pricing: £2500 + VAT * limited spaces available
How to Attend Places can be reserved by placing a £250.00 deposit with the remaining balance due no later than one week before the course start date. Please email your HR contact to check availability ask further questions, alternatively email hr@alphachain.co.uk.
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