What more can I do? Guidance required
Hello guys
After one year doing a course which was meant to get me into medicine, things turned bad(as they usually do) and I have finally chosen to go and study finance. As my dad often tells me "water flows the path of least resistance", so I applied to a high ranked finance university in the UK and I was hoping if anyone could tell me if there's anything more I can do to get into a hedge fund as an undergraduate.
What I'm trying to do so far:
So far I have begun a trading account (spread betting) that will be profitable but the main aim is to show my discipline in following strict rules and never fighting the market when I'm wrong. I can trade many securities and currently in the process of learning how options work (will aim to trade them in a year or two).
I have begun an investing portfolio which I will write detailed long/short theses (with the help of WSO webinars) and explain why I chose to invest.
I have read a few trading books and I am now in the process of reading investing books along with other types of books also (book recommendations greatly appreciated).
I got a few businesses I'm trying to work on with friends and family, progress can be slow and only appears during holidays but I don't think hedge funds would care because some of these are just wacky ideas.
I aim to go to any summer internships I'm lucky to get into and may apply for the Amplify 2 month trading course
So I'm writing to you guys as a lost 19 year old who shocked his entire family (a big one) after his announcement of a career change. Hoping you could give me some extra guidance because I know I'm missing something and have much room to improve.
Don't worry I'm not doing this to prove my family wrong or something, I'm doing it for myself because I love the finance industry (being following since 16) and I have philanthropic goals which would definitely be accomplished If I get into a job such as a hedge fund employee.
Sorry for the long post and thank you for your time.
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Thanks for comment.
Go to a decent school, study hard, work hard, make sure your grades are as good as possible, then apply to get into finance... That's the highest probability path.
You make it sound simple and straightforward :) Thank you for commenting.
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