Wall St Firm Without Degree

i just have a quick question, is there anyway i can get in a Trading firm like first new york or jane st with out a college degree, if possible what could be possible steps to take. i personally was thinking of calling and asking if i can pay them to train me and prove myself to be of some worth and get hired that way. thanks

 

Plenty. Just put up 5k of your own money and you can get in on a desk. They won't give much training though. Neither will most shops that would take a person without a degree from a good school/with a good gpa.

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^ yep, I don't know how good those places are, but they'll take anyone.

There's a surprising number of people without degrees, especially trading. Banking is much more pedigree focused, but trading and F/A are all about how much money you make. These days, people might start as a temp and bust their ass to get hired, then network around.....but that's REALLY tedious, and you'd get farther and quicker with a degree.

Get busy living
 

in theory, it's possible. in reality, it'd be easier for you to go back and get a degree and try through a more traditional channel.

if money is the issue, I'd do community college then transfer to a top public in your area. for example, I know UNC and UVA have high admission rates for successful community college people, and those are both target schools for finance recruiting. alternatively, you could try for ROTC.

 

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