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I'm familiar with prop trading but I'm not sure if it's what I want to do. As I mentioned before, I'd really like to trade on the floor, but that is no longer an ideal place to start a career, especially for someone my age. The other ideas I had were to maybe trade a at a firm like Goldman...

Haha, I agree. Actually one of my favorite quotes about investment bankers vs. traders comes from FIASCO by Frank Partnoy: "Investment bankers are conservative, cultured, slow-moving men (and a few women) who advise corporate executives about which country clubs they should join; their...

I think he meant that was the rate that succeeded...I've read Liar's Poker...one of my favorite books. I'm reading Den of Thieves right now. Thanks again for the info/advice guys.

I know how difficult trading is. I initially got into to it because I thought I could make money real fast, but I've found out otherwise. I know it takes time and patience to become successful. I also understand the rate of attrition is very high. I just wanted to get some peoples' opinions...

I'm currently a freshman in college, and I've been trading and reading about various financial markets since I was about 15. I'd say I know a good deal about them, but I haven't had the time to really focus on trading. Recently I've been reading a little on investment banking and it seems...