TRADING & FINANCIAL MARKET ANALYSIS 2014

CAREER TRADING WITH AMPLIFY TRADING

A TRADING CAREER AT THE HEART OF GLOBAL FINANCIAL MARKETS

Placed at the forefront of current financial
market volatility, London based trading firm
Amplify Trading delivers an invaluable
opportunity for new traders to develop a wellrespected practical skill-set in todays financial
industry and an in-depth understanding of
todays financial markets.
Building on fifteen years of trading experience
Amplify Trading has developed an industry
leading training operation adjacent to its trading
arm. The quality of Amplifys training is validated
by the fact that we are now integral to the
graduate training programmes at leading
investment banks such as HSBC, Bank of
America, Deutsche Bank and JPMorgan where
Amplify is brought in to help prepare their new
employees for roles within capital markets.
Amplify Trading has worked hard to build a
reputation of excellence and professionalism

within the industry, and we continuously strive

to exceed the expectations of all our clients.
The following pages detail the career trading
programme where candidates spend a minimum
of three months on their own trading desk based
on our trading floor. Career traders will have the
opportunity to spend at least four weeks trading
on the live markets fully backed by Amplify
Trading and receive a competitive profit share
from their trading activity.
Our aim in this programme is to help candidates
become consistently profitable in the live markets
as they manage their risk trading across multiple
asset classes backed by Amplify Trading. We
have developed our live traders through this
programme and believe such intense training
with personal support from professional traders
is the best step a candidate can take to start
trading at an institutional level.

Piers Curran, Head of Trading, monitoring Amplify traders positions

INTENSIVE TRAINING TO START YOUR TRADING CAREER

As you start your trading career on a real money account with Amplify Trading, we will make sure you
develop the essential skill-sets needed to manage your positions at an institutional level. You will be
trading our funds, so we work hard to ensure you have the best possible knowledge and support.
Throughout the three months (minimum period) that you will be based on our trading floor we will
ensure you meet the below objectives.

Apply a macroeconomic understanding to trade across international financial markets in

response to breaking financial news and analysis

Understand the fundamental driving factors behind equity, commodity, currency and fixed
income valuations

Learn through practical application the key concepts of portfolio management as you manage
risk across a trading portfolio using institutional trading software

Gain first-hand experience in the importance of behavioural finance and trading psychology
within an environment of uncertainty and risk

Learn to understand and analyse financial markets by applying advanced technical analysis
techniques across asset classes

Gain experience using industry leading software to back-test trading strategies, use linear
regression models and work with Amplifys proprietary trading algorithms

Apply mentoring support and advice from experienced traders at Amplify. Achieve three
positive weeks out of four in the second month of training in any one of seven different assets
in order to go live in those assets receiving an initial trading margin from Amplify Trading of up
to $18,000.00

Manage your own live trading account from the start of month three and receive 60% of all
profitable activity on that trading account. Receive weekly trading reviews in order to increase
your market exposure and margin provided from Amplify in order to increase trading returns.

Amplify Traders who finish their third month with a flat or positive live account will be asked to continue
to trade with Amplify Trading and will continue to have their margin fully funded by Amplify Trading.
There are no further training fees after the third month of the Career Programme.

Above : Career Traders spend the first month in the training room before moving to their own desk on our main trading floor

LOCATION
All career traders will spend month one on their own trading desk in the training room which adjoins our
trading floor. Career traders will then move across to the main trading floor for months two and three as
they progress on to the live markets. Traders that complete month three with a flat or positive account will
be offered the opportunity to continue trading as an Amplify Trader.

FIVE STAGES OF DEVELOPMENT

As you develop as an Amplify Trader you will pass through five stages of development:
1.) CLASSES IN THEORY Right from the start our Head of Trading Piers Curran, will take you through key
aspects of macro economic theory, technical analysis and behavioural finance.
2.) BUILDING THE FOUNDATIONS We introduce a new asset class each week to your portfolio. Interactive
theory sessions are followed immediately by putting that theory into practice in live market conditions. Candidates are assessed and reviewed by their mentor throughout each day.

3.) PROGRESSIVE TRADING Equipped with the tools and understanding of intraday trading strategies, you
will use increased market exposure to develop your own trading style and work closely with your mentor to
achieve three out of four positive weeks in your favoured assets.
4.) INITIAL LIVE MARKET TRADING At the start of month three you will be moved onto the live market environment with your trading account fully funded by Amplify trading. You will receive personal support from
our head of trading to help you cross the psychological barrier from simulated to real money trading.
5.) PROFESSIONAL LIVE MARKET TRADING As you continue to trade on the live market environment Amplify will be looking to increase your size and exposure in order for you to operate and develop as an experienced institutional trader managing your risk across multiple asset classes.
Copyright 2014 Amplify Trading Ltd

FIVE STAGES OF DEVELOPMENT: TRADING CAREER PROGRAMME

INITIAL MARKET THEORY
STAGES 1 + 2 [FIRST MONTH]
KEY MARKET THEORY &
BUILDING THE FOUNDATIONS

STAGE 3 [SECOND MONTH]

TRADE EQUITY
AND CURRENCY
MARKETS

TRADE
FIXED INCOME
PRODUCTS

TRADE
COMMODITY
MARKETS

MOVE TO THE TRADING FLOOR

PROGRESSIVE TRADING
TRADE ACROSS ALL ASSET CLASSES WITH INCREASED EXPOSURE. ACHIEVE THREE OUT OF FOUR UP WEEKS IN ANY ONE
PRODUCT IN ORDER TO GO LIVE IN THAT PRODUCT

STAGE 4 [THIRD MONTH]

INITIAL LIVE MARKET TRADING

TRADE
ACROSS
ALL
ASSET
TRADE
TRADE
LIVE
LIVEON
ONUP
UP
TO
TO
CLASSES
WITH
INCREASED
SEVEN
SEVEN
PRODUCTS
PRODUCTS
IN
IN
EXPSOURE.
ACHIEVE
ACCORDANCE
ACCORDANCEWITH
WITH
THREE
OUT
OF TWO
FOUR UP
MONTH
MONTH
TWO
RECEIVING
WEEKSSHARE
IN ANY
PRODUCT
OF PROFITS

CONTINUE TO TRADE
OTHER PRODUCTS ON
SIMULATED MARKETS
TO ADD TO LIVE
PORTFOLIO

FINSIH MONTH THREE IN PROFIT

STAGE 5 [AFTER MONTH THREE]

INSTITUTIONAL TRADING
INDEPENDENT TRADING
CAREER DEVELOPMENT
Copyright 2014 Amplify Trading Ltd

BECOME AN
INDEPENDENT
TRADER WITH YOUR
OWN FUNDED
ACCOUNT

CONTINUE TO
TRADE AS A FULLY
BACKED AMPLIFY
TRADER WITH NO
TRAINING FEES

USE FRONT DESK

EXPERIENCE TO
LEVERAGE WIDER
ROLES IN FINANCE

SYSTEMS, RISK MANAGEMENT AND SUPPORT

Above left, institutional trading platform. Above right, Amplify Tradings news service and virtual trading room

TRADING PLATFORM
All our traders are set up with the institutional trading software that is used throughout all top level trading
floors around the globe. Traders view in real time the assets in their trading portfolio, with prices, orders and
fills being updated by the microsecond. The direct market access trading platform (above) with level two
visibility allows over 150 technical analysis functions to be applied.
Traders will be introduced to quantitative trading methods to back-test their strategies and will be shown how
to incorporate our series of proprietary trading algorithms and analysis software to better assess price
opportunity.

NEWS AND ANALYSIS

When training with Amplify, you learn how to assess and understand the changing fundamental news flow. In
order to take full advantage of that knowledge it is important to get that news fast. All our traders receive
access to live, up to the second market news and analysis, as soon as it breaks. Each day you will receive our
strategy reports from our team of analysts to help provide further insight into the products you trade.

MARKET BRIEFINGS AND DATA REVIEWS

At the start of the EU and US trading sessions you will be invited by our Head of Trading, Piers Curran, to join a
market briefing discussion to prepare for economic announcements throughout the day. You will be immersed
in continuous market debate with our experienced traders assessing economic data as it gets released,
providing an invaluable practical market experience.

Copyright 2014 Amplify Trading Ltd

TIMETABLE AND STRUCTURE

Each week follows a clear structure of objectives to give you the most comprehensive experience on the front
desk of financial markets. For the first week, all trainees will be invited to our trading floor to be taught key
theory by Piers Curran, before they then trade throughout each day applying the new concepts and processes
learned.
WEEK 1 [STAGE 1]: IN-HOUSE INDUCTION WEEK
OBJECTIVE: To achieve a solid fundamental understanding of the markets you will be trading, and to understand how to read
charts as a professional, applying technical analysis to make better decisions. To appreciate the behavioural factors that influence
financial markets and understand the challenge of managing risk within uncertainty.

MONDAY
13:00-15:00

Introduction to Amplify Trading, get to know the traders, introduction to trading systems and software

15:30-16:30

Analysis of contemporary macroeconomic drivers from the credit crunch to the Eurozone crisis and the global recovery

16:30-18:00

Introduction to technical and fundamental analysis and behavioural finance

TUESDAY
13:00-15:00

The structure of global markets and how they function

15:30-16:30

Technical Analysis: candlestick charting; support/resistance levels & trends;

16:30-18:00

How to optimise entry & exit strategies; Introduction to risk management

WEDNESDAY
13:00-15:00

Technical Analysis: Pivot Levels; Fibonacci Retracement; Moving Averages; RSI

15:30-16:30

Behavioural finance; prospect theory, herd mentality, confirmation bias and discounting the efficient market hypothesis

16:30-18:00

Trading psychology session; Kolbs learning cycle; individual psychometric profiling tests

THURSDAY
13:00-15:00

Monetary policy and the role of the central bank;; Money supply and money demand

15:30-16:30

Analysing the European Central Bank Press Conference and associated market reactions

16:30-18:00

Building trading strategies; trading ranging and momentum markets

FRIDAY
13:00-15:00

Commodity focus, hard and soft commodities, the role of gold, outlook for world oil review

15:30-16:30

Trading Economic Data Releases

16:30-18:00

Practical session on the trading systems

Copyright 2014 Amplify Trading Ltd

MULTI-ASSET CLASS TRADING [STAGE 2]: WEEKS 2 - 4

From week two, new traders operate their trading terminal throughout the European and US market sessions.
Traders add a new asset class to their portfolio each week and apply theory taught on live market prices. Trading
takes place between 08:00 and 16:30 each day on your own trading desk and sessions are complimented by the
following additional theory topics below.

WEEK 2: EQUITIES & FX

08:00 - 16:30

OBJECTIVE: To familiarise yourself with the trading platform. To implement risk limits and basic
technical analysis trading across equities and currency pairs. Test trading strategies taught including
both classic and aggressive approaches.

MONDAY

Set up trading systems ; Lecture: Trading FX Markets; Diploma exam for week one theory

TUESDAY

Stock Index Review: S&P 500, Eurostoxx 50; Tech analysis: Support/Resistance/Trends;

WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
FRIDAY

WEEK 3 : FIXED INCOME

08:00 - 16:30

Tech analysis: Candlestick Charting & a Study of Candlestick Psychology

Lecture - The Practical Trader: Trading rules and discipline; Trading day routine
Lecture: Asset class correlations; How the Economic Machine Works

OBJECTIVE: To apply bond theory taught across different durations of German government bonds
and US Treasuries. Trade across the yield curve and understand the effect of contemporary monetary
policy on fixed income valuations. To apply more advanced technical analysis tools.

MONDAY

Trading review with mentor; Group risk limit review; Lecture: Trading Government Bonds;

TUESDAY

Tech analysis: Charting techniques session; Lecture: Trailing stops & OCO orders

WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
FRIDAY

WEEK 4 : COMMODITIES
08:00 - 16:30

Tech analysis: Charting patterns - Penants, Head & Shoulders, Continuation/Reversal patterns
Tech analysis: Volume, Bollinger Bands, Stochastics, MACD
Psychology: Mind Over Money; Group Trip to the Bank of England Museum

OBJECTIVE: To apply a practical understanding of price discovery in energy products and the precious metal market, trading Nymex crude oil and gold futures on Globex. To trade across all assets in
direct competition with colleagues in the final day trading competition before the start of month two.

MONDAY

Trading review with mentor; Lecture: Geo-Politics of Energy, The Shale gas Revolution & Trading Crude Oil

TUESDAY

Trading Psychology review & Personal Profiling

WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
FRIDAY

Group event at Bloomberg offices including BAT test and tutorial on functionality of the Bloomberg terminal,
Technical analysis project
Two day trading competition: Theory (Scores collated for $P&L for Fridays competition)
Two day trading competition: Trading (Combine theory scores with Trading P&L for end of month competition)

Below: Trade from our trading floor in the heart of The City

Copyright 2014 Amplify Trading Ltd

PROGRESSIVE TRADING [STAGE 3]: MONTH TWO

As career traders move to their desks on the main trading floor they are introduced to their new mentors and
receive increased market exposure to trade across all asset classes as an institutional trader. This month is focussed
on the development of each career traders own consistent trading style in order to achieve three out of four
profitable weeks in their favoured products. It is these products they will start trading with on the live market at the
start of STAGE 4. The below lists the content covered by each trader in addition to their daily trading routine.

WEEK 5
08:00 - 16:30

OBJECTIVE: Review new limits with new mentor and acclimatise to professional trading room on the
trading floor. Traders are expected to develop a consistent performance applying theory learned in
month one.

MONDAY

Meet new trading mentor; trading performance and limit review, re-cap on profit expectations

TUESDAY

DeXtrad competency and personality profiling; Risk management review

WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
FRIDAY

WEEK 6
08:00 - 16:30

Options trading and strategy

Advanced market correlations; combining technical tools
Contemporary study of emerging markets & the super cycle theory
OBJECTIVE: Traders undertake research analysis tasks to better understand the terminology and format
benchmarks within the industry. To learn from experience how investment banks operate and how to
best reflect the experience to leverage employment opportunities.

MONDAY

Trading review with mentor; Research analysis task

TUESDAY

Research analysis task (submission deadline 16:30)

WEDNESDAY

Investment banking simulation with Dynamic Simulations (Day 1)

THURSDAY

Investment banking simulation with Dynamic Simulations (Day 2)

FRIDAY

WEEK 7
08:00 - 16:30

Career Traders review on progression onto the live markets in STAGE 4

OBJECTIVE: Traders continue to build on professional experience developing consistency in their approach. Traders apply portfolio management concepts including equity valuation analysis performance
measurement techniques.

MONDAY

Trading review with mentor; Strategy report project

TUESDAY

Strategy report project task (submission deadline 16:30)

WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
FRIDAY

WEEK 8
08:00 - 16:30

Portfolio management theory; Security analysis and valuation

Portfolio management theory; Managing a portfolio
Milton Friedman - The Great Depression Myth
OBJECTIVE: Traders will see first hand how quote driven markets work at the LME, the world's largest
metal exchange. End of second month trading reviews with your mentor and allocation of Live market
access for the start of the third month.

MONDAY

Trading review with mentor; Strategy report project

TUESDAY

Group visit to the LME

WEDNESDAY

Strategy report project

THURSDAY
FRIDAY

End of second month trading reviews

End of second month trading competition

Copyright 2014 Amplify Trading Ltd

LIVE MARKET TRADING [STAGES 4 AND 5]: MONTH THREE AND BEYONED
At the start of the third month career traders move on to the live market with fully funded accounts provided by
Amplify Trading. Different traders will be suited better to the different levels of volatility of the products they trade.
The trader will go live on the products which they have achieved three out of four profitable weeks during the
previous month, in stage three of the programme. This may be any number of the listed products below:

INITIAL LIVE PRODUCTS TRADED

EQUITY INDICES: E-mini S&P 500 and EUROSTOXX 50
CURRENCY PAIRS: EUR/USD and GBP/USD
FIXED INCOME (BONDS): GERMAN 10Yr BUND and US 10Yr TREASURY
COMMODITIES: MINI CRUDE OIL

Our more senior traders have access to many more products than listed above, from emerging market currencies to
precious metals and soft commodities. As you progress trading the live markets you will still be encouraged to
develop on a wider array of assets on the simulator. Traders will receive competitive financial compensation based
on the profitability in their Live accounts and performance will be reviewed each week by our head of trading and
managing director in order to allocate an increased market exposure where appropriate.
Traders who complete the third month with a profitable performance will be asked to continue trading as an
Amplify Trader with no further training fees. Traders who finish with a negative live account can use the invaluable
front desk experience and knowledge to either continue trading as an independent trader or leverage the
experience within the industry supported by a certificate in Trading & Financial Market Analysis and continued
careers support from Amplify Trading.

Below: Live traders will be risk managed by Amplifys head of trading Piers Curran (left) and Managing Director William de Lucy (right)

Copyright 2014 Amplify Trading Ltd

TESTIMONIALS OF WORK
INSTITUTIONAL TESTIMONIALS

Truly a highlight of training. The facilitators were incredibly prepared and the
interface advanced. This was simply the best and most important part of training.
Kellie Burke, Bank of America Merrill Lynch VP, Global Markets Learning

I have thoroughly enjoyed working with Amplify Trading over the past three years
Jasmine Quartey-Owoo HSBC Bank Plc, Graduate Recruitment and Development

INDIVIDUAL TESTIMONIALS
Jonathan Rawicz. CFA Associate, Director at Quilter

The skills I acquired will allow me to improve my investment decisions, by complementing my existing fundamental analysis skills with technical analysis skills. In particular, I really valued the fact that the course was given by actual market practitioners in a
live market environment. In addition, the opportunity to sit amongst the traders on the
floor rather than just in a class-room, it gave me a much better understanding of what a
trading floor is actually like and what trading day in day out is really all about.

Yana Pankratova, Amplify Trader and INSEAD MBA

I joined Amplify to fulfil my long term dream to become a trader and to study markets.
Throughout the intense program I learned how to understand what fundamental factors
drive price activity, gain good competency in technical analysis and I applied the risk management techniques taught. I started trading on the live markets focussing on fixed income
products such as the German Bund and US Treasury Bonds. I continue to trade with Amplify building on my live market experience in my progression towards joining a Hedge Fund
on completion of my MBA.

Copyright 2014 Amplify Trading Ltd

CAREER TRADING WITH AMPLIFY TRADING

Our flagship career programme has helped us develop many of the traders on our trading floor who continue to apply key theories taught during their initial three month period. This is a trading opportunity like
no other and we believe this is simply the best way to start a career in trading as you will be supported by
an involved and helpful team of professionals following a training programme of exceptional quality.
The training fees for a career trader to be based in house, on their own trading desk at Amplify Trading
are 1600.00 per month for three months. This includes all VAT, desk fees and system costs. Career traders can meet this cost by committing to one month at a time should they wish. For traders that finish
month three with a positive live account there will be no further training fees and they continue trading
with Amplify receiving compensation for their profitable trading.

Spaces are limited for our in-house training and so there is also a very good option to cover exactly the
same training process via our hybrid option. This involves operating on-line through our virtual room to
interact live with our trading floor throughout each day as you go through exactly the same structured
training process as those based at the office. The price for the hybrid option is 1050 per month.
We will have start dates at the beginning of each month, but please bear in mind that we only take seven
career traders for each programme and availability is often oversubscribed. Please contact us to reserve a
place or alternatively please use this registration link.

See what others say about us on

Yours sincerely,

Below: All career traders will be based in house on their own trading desk surrounded by our experienced traders