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I regret wasting too much time in college. I wish I had spend more time in the market. IMO the best way to learn trading is to follow a top trader and learn from him/her directly. Trading is similar to sports and acting. You can't learn it just by reading books or writing thesis. You have to learn it by doing!
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I regret wasting too much time in college. I wish I had spend more time in the market. IMO the best way to learn trading is to follow a top trader and learn from him/her directly. Trading is similar to sports and acting. You can't learn it just by reading books or writing thesis. You have to learn it by doing!
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i have MBA and Master of finance degrees,also have 9years investment experience,i find what you said is right :)
 
Quote from cane1214:

I'm currently pursuing a Masters of Science in Finance. My work experience is in equity trading and trading strategy development for 2 yrs prior. I decided to go back to school to learn some advanced techniques in pricing and to learn more about derivatives. I have been thinking about getting a 2nd degree in financial mathematics or financial engineering to get even more in depth knowledge. I've been told that the financial math/engineering is more for back office jobs, which is not what I plan to do afterwards. Does anyone have any thoughts on pursuing this 2nd degree? Think it's a good idea? Bag it, and just try to land a job?

I should also note that in March I'm taking the CAIA level I exam.
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There is a REASON experienced traders dismiss this type of character:

This guy is the Ultimate Conformist. A Cog in a Wheel.

Most successful traders are non-Conformists...
They think independently and creatively and in a VERY contrarian manner.
From the day they are born.

As someone who has hired/trained traders...
I wouldn't give an economics grad or MBA the time of day...
But tell me that you have won a few serious poker tournaments...
And I want to know more about you.
 
Quote from HoundDogOne:

There is a REASON experienced traders dismiss this type of character:

This guy is the Ultimate Conformist. A Cog in a Wheel.

Most successful traders are non-Conformists...
They think independently and creatively and in a VERY contrarian manner.
From the day they are born.

As someone who has hired/trained traders...
I wouldn't give an economics grad or MBA the time of day...
But tell me that you have won a few serious poker tournaments...
And I want to know more about you.
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poker tournaments? poker is now for the Ultimate Conformists. every moron who is too "smart" or thinks too "differently" for the rest of us think they can be poker players after watching it on TV.

When I played for fun in the mid 90s the tables were filled with old retired people; maybe they are true non-conformists you're referring to.
 
Quote from HoundDogOne:

There is a REASON experienced traders dismiss this type of character:

This guy is the Ultimate Conformist. A Cog in a Wheel.

Most successful traders are non-Conformists...
They think independently and creatively and in a VERY contrarian manner.
From the day they are born.

As someone who has hired/trained traders...
I wouldn't give an economics grad or MBA the time of day...
But tell me that you have won a few serious poker tournaments...
And I want to know more about you.
More...

Can you wrap up a brief description of poker?

How long did you spend on training a person to be a non conformist in his job working for you?
 
Quote from HoundDogOne:

There is a REASON experienced traders dismiss this type of character:

This guy is the Ultimate Conformist. A Cog in a Wheel.

Most successful traders are non-Conformists...
They think independently and creatively and in a VERY contrarian manner.
From the day they are born.

As someone who has hired/trained traders...
I wouldn't give an economics grad or MBA the time of day...
But tell me that you have won a few serious poker tournaments...
And I want to know more about you.
More...



did you train these traders using quantitative strategies? or hire them b/c they were quants?
 
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