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Hey guys! Im 21, starting my last year of a non-target school in September, majoring in Economics:Finance( GPA not so good.. no really its pretty "f ing" bad, Im serious). By the time I turned 21 I got my series 7 (first shot) and 63. ( worked as a broker for your typical boutique...
Hello, future wall street legend, (hopefully anyways)
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by NYRussian21
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by Flake
I'm a Math & Econ double major, with a poor gpa and an academic dismissal, and I'm aiming at IB post-MBA Basically I did very poorly at a state school in the Midwest, was majoring in history, flunked out, and now I'm back and doing very well. My overall GPA will be poor no...
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I've been a reader of the forum for some time, and I finally joined a few days ago. As it stands, I'm only in community college, and I'm half way through my lower division courses. I'm a cali resident, and I'm looking at getting into CSU Fullerton. I'm dead set on...
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Hi, everyone ... I am VERY new to this field. I am a male in my early 40's, considering business school for a career change into finance. I already have degrees in math (Caltech) and law (UCLA), and got licensed as a patent attorney, but am still invisible to law firms (due to low first-year...
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Hey guys, Just wanted to throw out a quick introduction. I've learned a lot in the one week I've been on here. Taking my GMAT within the next month to see what my chances are of getting into a top 15 program...namely NYU. How do you feel about the doors that degree could open if I...
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Should somebody know Fundamental Analysis or Value/Growth Investing before learning Quantitative Analysis? And what kind of math is involved in learning it? I know Calculus and Statistics, what else do I need to...
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Whenever I hear of options, I always hear that people are options traders, and that the only things they use are price action, indicators, oscillators, etc. Is there no such thing as fundamental analysis of...
Is it only possible to trade options with technical analysis?
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There's no denying it, money is a huge driving factor in many of life's choices. I'm also sure that many of us have dreamed of swimming in benjies and recording our own rap videos. I am young and I want to know if an investment banking, private equity, and/or hedge fund career...
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What's up Guys??? Advice!!!!
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Hey guys!
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