Hello All:
I'm a currently unemployed software developer looking for my first opportunity as a developer. I've been in the IT industry for many years as and administrator, and now I'd like to move into the development arena. I've been searching all over the internet for entry level opportunities and the ones that keep coming up (in my area) are for developers who know equity derivatives and hedge funds. So my question is this:

Where does a software developer get knowledge of these industries , in order to make himself more marketable? How can I learn about these aspects of the financial industry (or ANY industry that is hiring) in a short amount of time?

Andre