What is the difference between the fund industry and the securities industry?
1. Examination subjects
There are two subjects in the entrance examination for securities qualification certificate. The subject names are "Basic laws and regulations of securities market" and "Basic knowledge of financial market".
The special business qualification examination in the securities industry, that is, the "professional qualification examination", is mainly aimed at people who have entered the securities industry, and mainly tests whether candidates have the professional knowledge, professional skills and professional ethics necessary for professionals engaged in securities business to perform their statutory duties.
The fund qualification examination is divided into three subjects:
Subject 1: fund laws and regulations, professional ethics and business norms; Subject 2: Basic knowledge of securities investment funds;
Subject 3: Basic knowledge of private equity investment funds. Candidates are eligible to be registered as fund practitioners if they pass the examination of subject 1 and subject 2, or pass the examination of subject 1 and subject 3.
2. Test difficulty
These two certificates are the qualification examination and basic examination of the financial industry, but in terms of examination difficulty, the qualification examination of futures practitioners is the most difficult, and the qualification examination of fund practitioners is similar to that of securities practitioners.
Which is better, fund qualification or securities qualification?
In fact, it doesn't matter which is good or not. How candidates choose depends on their inner thoughts. The application conditions of these two certificates are easy to meet, and the number of applicants is also large every year. In addition to the low entry threshold, its employment prospects are also the main factor that attracts most people to enter the exam. So which one should I take first? Candidates should also consider their future career development comprehensively.
The employment direction of obtaining fund qualification includes private equity fund, internet finance, offshore financial market, insurance, telecommunications, media and technology (TMT) industries. The positions that can be held are fund manager, financial risk analyst, actuary, financial supervision talent, private equity analyst and so on.
To obtain the qualification of securities practice, you can do marketing business or be an analyst. At present, the securities industry is a high-income sunrise industry in China, with poor wages and broad development space.