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Trading is all mathematical to me. It's emotionless. It's logic, probability, and statistics. It's a game that's constantly adjusting and you have to adjust. I think you always have to explore and change your methods when you have a good reason. The number one priority is to control risk so you...

People with IQs of 200 are far and few between and I know for a fact that they do not make up a large portion of the trading industry. It sounds like you are just thoughtlessly throwing random numbers out there. Do you have anything to back any of this up? Please give me an example of what an...

Yeah, academics could be a problem. I think that I can demonstrate intelligence in the interviews by doing the brainteasers. They weed out a lot of people who are mediocre at math. It's simply my lack of credentials in general that are going to hurt me and possibly not even give me a chance at...

I agree. I think that number 2 will be the toughest for me to demonstrate, because as other people have said there's a lot of hungry people out there who have done more than me.

Not everybody at Harvard has the IQ of Ted Kaczynski. I know that there are plenty of people who do things that I mentally cannot and probably never will be able to do. That kind of ticks me off. However, I try to think very logically and put thoughts into sets.

You have a problem with me going for the best opportunity I can try and find. Did you ever think that if I can't find anything I might actually lower my standards? What I'm saying would be ideal for me. Does that mean I will get it? No, but I'm still going to try. I don't know who you are, or...

I know my school isn't the greatest, but it doesn't mean that smart people do not go there. There are also some idiots at Harvard. I just see my degree as something for HR to check off.

Well, I can't compete with the computers making microsecond trades so scalping seems like it would be difficult. I would like to do a combo of different techniques including both day and swing trading

1. Uconn is ranked like 58th in the country and it's a top public school. Being a CT resident it was only $20k a year. So should I pay an extra $100k to take the same classes? I didn't even consider that at the time. 2. Coming on here says that I want to learn and hopefully learn quickly. If...

Trading to me is making deals when you feel you have a positive expectation value. However, it also involves risk management since you don't want to put all your money into one company. I prefer to trade equities, because valuing where a company will go intrigues me more than currencies or...

I did not always want to be a trader. I really wanted to be a professional poker player from age 14 through part of college. However, my parents didn't care for that. The more I learn about trading, the better I think it is. It gets rid of a lot of aspects that I don't like about poker. However...

It's definitely something I'm willing to do. If I cannot land an opportunity soon it's something I will consider taking up. That might be what I'm missing on my resume.

That's just a general idea. I know there's people who trade via writing programs. I don't really want to do that so much. Think closer to Million Dollar Traders. Though do they really still use phones? And yes, I know it's very different from a "real" trading experience although I'm sure it...

I never said that I was entitled to anything. I have to take my best option. I'm just trying to find it.

I want to follow graphs and trade, keeping CNBC on in the background to see if anything relevant is happening.

Most of what you're saying makes sense to me. I have to consider my exit opportunities. I have to consider that there's a good chance I won't be able to learn a certain style of trading at a company and apply it elsewhere. I don't really want to start a debate, because you are helping me out a...

The main reason why I want to work for a firm with a salary has nothing to do with the money. I want great training. From my perspective a company that invests in its employees is saying we can make a winning trader. A company that charges for its training program doesn't care as much about its...

Chile? It's not that I don't believe in my ability to learn how to trade, nor do I think trading is immoral. I care about ruining my chances of getting an interview by doing this. I'm much more confident in my ability to become a great trader then I am dealing with recruiters. In trading if I...

Hmm...ok, lets say I take the train down to 140 Broadway and walk into SIG NYC. Then what do I do? I'm afraid of bothering them and ruining my chances. Perhaps I should call and ask if I could come in and meet somebody first?

I don't know why people say Jane Street and SIG aren't proprietary firms. From Jane Street's website: Trading Traders work in teams to seek out and take advantage of pricing inefficiencies, develop models, manage risk, investigate new products, and push into new business areas. Experienced...