Recent content by jonnathann

I have been trading already for a couple of years. The thread's title wasn't 'Law student trying to get into trading'. lol good one

Thanks for your honest opinion. At the age of 22, were you as proficient in programming or knowledgeable of the market that you are today? I assume not. Don't think hours are an issue - interned in IBD before and it wasn't too bad. Off to work.

I think both yourself and Joe are under the impression that I had to take law school for post-grad studies, such that pursuing trading is like forgoing a huge opportunity cost. Here, we don't need to. I've traded for 2-3 years already. I'm working in a US BB bank next year in trading. Yes, I...

Thanks for the insight. Would you be able to point me to some courses (even generic names would suffice) in the MFE degrees that may be useful? Also, have you pursued the MFE yourself? If so, would you imagine that a person with a background like mind would find it rather difficult to even be...

All I can say is that where I'm from (not US), there are definitely more lawyers-turned-bankers/traders than the other way around. That may be a result of the fact that there are certain academic requirements/tests to satisfy before becoming qualified as a lawyer. IMO law is just not as...

Thanks for that. In your opinion, would you go so far as to say that C++ may be all that's required. I'm just trying to figure out whether there is a need to learn multiple languages. Cheers

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jack hershey: wow, didn't expect a response like that re the choice of undergrad courses to look into. Would you have any particular course names or general topics that would be a starting point? As I said before, law is on a totally end of the spectrum, so I'll definitely need to dedicate a...

Unlike the college system in the US (and other areas), where I'm at allows students to pursue law as part of an undergrad combined degree. So it wasn't as if I had to do postgrad studies in law, which would have definitely been a greater commitment. Half the students in my classes are either...

Thanks a lot for that. Ultimately, would a person need to understand say 2-3 languages, or would they be fine by just specialising in a certain language (maybe 2)? Also, have a you pursued a MFE yourself? If you have, would you expect that an applicant with a background like mine would...

I'd imagine that being a lawyer would be on the other end of the spectrum (if there was one) compared to automated trading. Fortunately, I'm not going to be a lawyer (did combined degrees)! In fact, I'll be starting as a Sales & Trading grad next year in a BB. I'm not going to digress and...