is the CSC worth it?

hey guys i’m thinking of taking the Canadian securities course is it worth it for standing out when applying to finance jobs in canada im not specifically interested in IB so if it helps me to stand out in corporate banking, Equity research, sales and trading or capital markets (DCM or ECM) i would do it. any thoughts

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Will it make you stand out? No.

Is it hard? No.

Should you still do it? Probably. It costs next to nothing and requires next to zero time commitment.

Just had my trade dispute rejected by Schwab for a loss of 35k. This single issue alone should be a gigantic red flag to anyone who trades on their platform. If they have a system error, and you do not video record your trading (they actually said this), they will not honour their fuck up. Switching everything away from them. Fuck this company.
 

I have the certification. It isn't hard at all. I skimmed the book and I'm average intelligence. 

Just had my trade dispute rejected by Schwab for a loss of 35k. This single issue alone should be a gigantic red flag to anyone who trades on their platform. If they have a system error, and you do not video record your trading (they actually said this), they will not honour their fuck up. Switching everything away from them. Fuck this company.
 
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