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From what I've heard from others (I'm in Chicago), Columbia is your best bet due to the proximity of Wall St and thus Wall St jobs. They also have an excellent 1 year program in Financial Engineering, if that's anything of interest. A FE degree could be a good way to get in to the industry and...

I don't have any advice to offer, but this article on Indian daytrading is worth reading if you haven't already seen it. Originally in wsj awhile back. Best of luck to you. At the Internet Cafe, Day Traders in India Live Mumbai Dreams [WSJ] Mr. Mishra Ditched His Job And Doubled His...

Broken Dreams - Been there, done that. My situation is almost exactly the same as yours so I figured I'd chime in. I did the same thing, went thru the same despair, etc. I loved trading more than anything I've ever done, but flat out couldn't survive anymore on what I was making. A...

I'm also looking at the IIT program, and would be curious to see what graduates of the program have to say. I went to a couple of their open houses and they talked up the jobs this year's grads got - jobs at PIMCO, IB's, etc. I agree that in trading a lot of learning takes place on your own...