What are the job prospects of Securities Analysts?

What are the job prospects of Securities Analysts?

There are various job prospects of securities analysts as they are tied to the stock market and also to the bull market leading to a increase in hiring people and bear markets causing layoff. There are lots of employment opportunities in brokerage firms, securities firms, mutual and pension funds, investment banks, merchant banks etc. They can also start their own consultancy service. They are also employed as Sell Side Analysts- such analysts work directly or indirectly with broker dealers, or as Buy Side Analysts – who work for institutional investors such as hedge funds, mutual funds, pension funds, proprietary trading operation of banks and brokers, endowments and insurance companies. Many work as an individual and independent analysts i.e. they do not engage themselves in securities transactions but only do side sell or side buy.