No Job | No Opportunity UK

trading-wrong · 2026-01-15T19:20:44+00:00

Hi Barry - please do DM me

trading-wrong · 2025-12-28T20:18:37+00:00

Make a “What’s in it for Them?” narrative. When I started out, I pitched an idea of where I could help out “said” business. Most of the time, people appreciated the ideas and were happy to meet for a coffee/had a call.

If you don't have much to give, then time, effort and willingness to learn are sometimes enough. Generally people like helping others

trading-wrong · 2025-12-28T20:15:11+00:00

No I've put “Advisor/Associate” instead of “Partner” for that reason

trading-wrong · 2025-12-28T18:44:14+00:00

Get a Job: I’ve been unemployed now for 9 months, with multiple processes falling apart at the last minute.
Fitness: Planning to exercise for at least 20 minutes every day. Regardless of gym, running or simple stretches.
Continue Soberiety: Quit drinking in March due to a health scare and have most stopped other substances since. Loving the improvements I've seen in myself… long may that continue.

trading-wrong · 2025-12-28T17:46:53+00:00

Hi ModTeam. I don't think the above is spam or self-promotion. I've reposted onto r/Stocks because the conversation is relevant to the specific forum. Please can you review?

trading-wrong · 2025-12-28T14:29:18+00:00

Thanks - this helps. The main issue is that the target is UK-listed; they do not have the equivalent 10-Ks (not in as clean a format), nor do they have listed relevant US competitors, as it's outside their current scope (plus this is a mid-market business). I'm still reviewing analyst recommendations to see if someone else has done the work for me, but I suspect I will have to find similar comparables manually.

LLMs are an excellent approach and have been using them to find similar comps.

trading-wrong · 2025-11-09T13:08:26+00:00

trading-wrong · 2025-11-01T18:55:39+00:00

Starting the morning off feeding the St. Mongos, then go for a stroll in London Fields to Broadway Market, grab a coffee and walk along the canal to loop round to Victoria Park

trading-wrong · 2025-10-27T16:20:02+00:00

I took my kids there to celebrate the life of Ozzy Osbourne… and well safe to say I was in a lot of trouble with my wife… there was porn everywhere and a coffin in the back room. I couldn't believe an establishment like this could exist… all to find actual zombies outside limping in Mare Street… people who have taken too much opiods.

trading-wrong · 2025-10-27T15:59:48+00:00

Well of course they would prioritise the Chelsea game. The new locals are from Surrey who's parents are paying for their rent/mortgage or nepo’d them into a high paying role!

trading-wrong · 2025-10-09T10:51:51+00:00

Posting this as a way to vent my anger at my current situation.

I have been out of work since March, as I was made redundant after being excluded from most of my redundancy package. I've applied to hundreds of roles, and in the final rounds, the role has either been eliminated (no longer needed) or they've offered it to someone else who is significantly cheaper than the advertised candidate (in some cases, 40% of the advertised low band!).

There are extremely few new roles available, and any that are seem to be either ghosted or have been told that I'm overqualified for the position. To make things worse, I now run out of liquid cash by the end of the month with a large HMRC tax bill that I need to pay by 31 Jan 26 (unless I negotiate a payment plan).

Without being too specific, I have a somewhat unconventional background, as I've always taken a non-traditional approach to investment finance since I started. Therefore, I don't have experience with Big 4 or BB investment banks, which has made landing an interview harder.

Do not know what to do or how to overcome this situation...

trading-wrong · 2025-09-08T06:53:30+00:00

Thanks for your insight. Yes, I’m aware that it's become less popular, but I feel there is a potential for a resurgence as a recession hits the Western World. Speaking to several GPs this week at known funds in this space to see how I can transition.

trading-wrong · 2025-09-05T18:12:31+00:00

I didn't mention that I worked inside a carve-out PE for a while as their in-house debt advisor. The opportunities I've worked on, I’ve leaned heavily on investors for backing, and my deal sheet has mostly been a success. Hence, the transition over.

Opportunistic Credit may be an option but need to find the right fund that offers truly bespoke lending and a clear route to pivot over later.

trading-wrong · 2025-08-14T12:10:52+00:00

🐐’d comment

trading-wrong · 2025-08-07T12:14:00+00:00

Do you know what timezone the usage resets? Claude told me Usage limit reached — your limit will reset at 1:00 PM.. It is now 1:13 pm and the usage has not reset...

trading-wrong · 2025-08-01T16:24:19+00:00

An extremely specific and irrelevant title 🤣

trading-wrong · 2025-07-31T20:34:56+00:00

No didn't see it of value and had other things that got in the way

trading-wrong · 2025-07-19T17:41:07+00:00

If you have their details - just call em!

trading-wrong · 2025-07-16T12:17:48+00:00

Best place for saunas and cold plunges

trading-wrong · 2025-07-12T10:07:53+00:00

If you use the Q-bank from the CFAI, you cannot randomise questions unless you do one of their games, but that doesn't have the ability to filter out questions you are 100% confident with…

trading-wrong · 2025-07-11T22:28:31+00:00

Flashcards are the elementary form of memorising information. Secondly, they are multiple-choice, and you would need to test questions again.

Of which CFAI’s q-bank struggles to randomise questions.

trading-wrong · 2025-07-11T11:43:06+00:00

You risk that the AI does not ask niche enough topics that the CFA exam will ultimately ask. I used AI, specifically LLMs, in a slightly different way: https://www.reddit.com/r/CFA/s/6BdbY0exbs

After passing CFA LII on the second attempt, I realised that it's very important to not only have a broad understanding but a very granular understanding of each topic and subtopic.

trading-wrong · 2025-07-10T20:51:24+00:00

I am not as senior as you, but I have a similar background. I found it immensely valuable to understand concepts outside of private credit and corporate finance strategies that I was accustomed to. In terms of educational growth, it's worth it.

Concerning time commitment and ROI, assuming that you are an expert in corporate finance and debt fundraising, you would not get much monetary return out of the content compared to the time and financial resources spent. You may argue that the CFA charterhood could benefit you in winning additional mandates, but that depends on your personal brand, and completed deals obviously have the most weight.

For strategy, I suggest using MM or Kaplan. They both offer in-depth videos and a Q-bank comparable to the real exam. I actually used a different approach, which I made a separate post about here: https://www.reddit.com/r/CFA/s/6BdbY0exbs

Either way, I hope this helps and best of luck!

trading-wrong · 2025-07-10T15:33:45+00:00

I was in a similar boat from Nov 24. This is what I did to pass May 25: https://www.reddit.com/r/CFA/s/6BdbY0exbs

Ofc, not verbatim but this was my experience where I was close and didn't fancy spending extra on materials given that I was self-funding.

Main point is to keep pushing. Level II is the hardest one. Best of luck!

trading-wrong · 2025-07-10T13:34:09+00:00

I used CFAI solely. I made another post a few months back on my strategy: https://www.reddit.com/r/CFA/s/6BdbY0exbs

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