Capital markets not the boys’ club Hollywood portrays, industry insiders say

Priya Radha was nervous when she decided to make the switch from Scotiabank’s commercial banking division to a sales and trading role in the bank’s capital markets arm. She had seen the films, including “Wall Street” and “Boiler Room,” that portrayed the capital markets business as a testosterone-fuelled, back-slapping boys’ club. “Before you take any big move like that you’re always a little nervous, so there was a bit of trepidation,” says Radha, director of swaps and options at Scotiabank’s Global Banking and Markets division. Read More…