Tom Sheridan
Voice broker
New York

"Coming from a non- financial background at University was not a great concern for me. The customized classroom training as well as rotations through the trading floor ensured I was provided with all the tools necessary to succeed in this business, and after the program I joined our oil desk in London.

After twelve months I was given the opportunity to move to one of the most vibrant cities in the world and to build out ICAP's oil business into US products. I now run my own desk in New York, working as part of a growing team expanding the business into new areas of the oil market here in the US.

Voice broking is a fast paced and challenging environment - you need ambition and drive, and a significant value is placed on speed of thought.

You rely on the people next to you, and your colleagues on the desk are counting on you as much as you are on them."