Stock Market Career

Simply put, the stock market is a meeting point where investors congregate to buy and sell investments in the form of stocks and shares of companies and the form of ownership. The stock market allows individuals and companies invest in companies and businesses with a promising future. Most major economies in the world today have at least a stock market like the Dow Jones in the United States, the Tokyo Stock Exchange in Japan, the Lagos Stock exchange in Nigeria’s economy hub etc. Since 2001, Cameroon’s economy has been a harbinger of such a market called the Douala Stock Exchange. This has confirmed the growing importance of stock markets for economic growth which has necessitated the training of skilled experts to make the complex myth a reality for the common man.

Studies and Duration

The programme runs for two academic years and opened to holders of the GCE Advanced Level. Major courses include stock market, stock broker, economics, international trade, business and company management, mathematics, accounting, financial markets and management, Investments, Bonds and Stocks etc. Studies are both theoretical and practical with a supervised internship. At the end the student prepares and defends publicly a project and takes the national exams as requirements for the award of a Higher National Diploma (HND) in Stock Market Career by the Ministry of Higher Education.

Employment Opportunities

A host of jobs opening exists for graduates including Financial Analysts in companies and institutions, investment and portfolio managers who advice companies on investments and buying of stocks and bonds, Personal Financial Advisors especially to business men and women and startups and stock markets, Security, Commodity and Financial Services sales agent in stock markets. Graduates can also work with banks and financial institutions as stock brokers or investment agents. They can also serve banks, businesses, stock markets, insurance companies as Actuaries.

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