Cityboy's articles
Is the City run by psychos?
Submitted by Cityboy on Mon, 09/19/2011 - 16:49.
 Have you ever wondered whether the person you work with or work for is a psychopath? Well, I used to all the time when I was a stockbroker and it turns out that I may have been onto something. I read a book last week called ‘The Devil You Know’ and I’m now more convinced than ever that some of the investment bankers who used to ruin my day weren’t just ‘psychos’ in the jokey sense of the word but actual living, breathing psychopaths |
I was a teenage rogue trader
Submitted by Cityboy on Mon, 09/19/2011 - 16:49.|
I accidentally became a stockbroker in 1996. Two days into my bizarre new career I realised that I had somehow chanced upon a cash cow that was crying out to be milked by a cocky, risk-taking buffoon like myself. I just needed to learn the rules of the game, understand when those rules could be broken and sit back and watch my bank balance grow exponentially |
Sex and the Cityboy
Submitted by Cityboy on Tue, 09/13/2011 - 13:10.|
‘Don’t dip your nib in the company ink’ was one of the first pieces of advice I received on entering the City. It was a senior colleague who told me those wise words and his arguments seemed compelling: 1) if it ends in tears you’re going to have to face an extremely moody colleague for months 2) the trading floor is no place for such fripperies and, finally 3) if it goes wrong the embittered woman could claim that you’d sexually harassed her |
Will the 'Arab Spring' reveal the City's dark side?
Submitted by Cityboy on Wed, 09/07/2011 - 12:26.|
Just when bankers thought it was safe to return to polite society a new scandal is brewing. Many thought that Cityboys’ already besmirched reputation could fall no lower … but you underestimate those chaps at your peril! A recent damning report from the City regulator, the FSA, has revealed that the City is disregarding anti-money laundering rules and offering a warm welcome to corrupt tyrants’ cash. |
