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hi i come from another country i want to work on wall street. I read a lot about investing/finance/economics i enjoy it too. I am a good trader. i have been doing this for 5 years now. I want to work as a prop trader, equity trader, commodities broker, stock broker, trader, hedge fund trader or analyst, then eventually i want to retire on my own money compounding… do i have to go to ivy league like top 50 school to make this happen? im not the best student i only do good at what i enjoy.. funny thing is i took a personalility test in high school 3 times it said im a perfectionaist! only 1% of the american population is.! Im not really good at anything but trading stocks and i enjoy it too its easy and fun… help!

One Response to “Do you have to go to ivy league to work on wall street?”

1. Woogie on March 18th, 2009 3:16 am

   Wow! The good thing about America is that you don’t need any pedigree to preform any job you just need the talent. As with anything, attending a top tier school make getting an in easier

   a) You have to have the personality
   b) You have to pass certain tests series 7, 9 etcc… that qualify you to provide financial advice and work as a broker.
   c) You have to have a commitment to work up the ladder as most people will start doing a lot of sales work then get to a financial advisor level where they need to put in time before getting an analyst or portofolio manager role and even more if they want to be investment banker.

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