Buy-side profile
THE BUZZ
OF BEING PART OF THE MARKET
John Sanderson
Senior Investment Dealer , Kames Capital
With an impressive 38 years of trading experience tucked securely under his belt , John Sanderson , Senior Investment Dealer at Kames Capital shares his personal journey from when he first joined the world of trading to over three decades of changing trading landscape , including the challenges he had to overcome in his extensive career .
“ While studying economics during my last year at school part of the course covered the Stock Exchange . I was immediately hooked and wrote off to half a dozen Scottish brokers . I was fortunate enough to get more than one job offer and started to work for a broker called Campbell Neill and Co . The first week I was shown around the various departments and at the end of the week was told that as of Monday I ’ d be going down on to the market floor as a “ Blue Button ” for a trial period . Two years later there was a bit of musical chairs between dealers moving to different firms , and I was approached by an Edinburghbased firm Bell Lawrie MacGregor , now part of Brewin Dolphin . Two weeks later I sat and passed my dealing badge , which consisted of being asked half a dozen questions by various members of the Stock Exchange committee and senior dealers of the floor . That was also where I first gained the nickname ‘ Sticker Sanderson ’, a name which I don ’ t think I particularly warranted … well maybe a wee bit !
Being on the floor of the Glasgow Stock Exchange was a fantastic experience and excellent training for my now 38 years in the business .
Be it working out what ‘ 2-4 in a 100 , 1 end ¼ 2p out the other way ’ meant or
26 www . buysideintel . com Spring 2018