Can management consultants invest in the stock market?

Recently, I've been really interested in the stock markets and was planning on reading some books on investing so that I could pick it up as a side hobby.

If my goal is to land a management consultant ft gig when I get out of school next year, would trading stocks be a potential concern for the interviewers? Would there be any conflict of interests?

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