Is a math physics double major a good bet into Wall Street?

Hi! First of all I want to say I know that the major doesn’t make the job, but it’s obvius that some majors are seen better than others... so I want to make sure I study a good one for being recruited without problems (to contextualise: what I want to do is investment banking and then make the traditional switch to hedge funds). So,I listened that math majors are seen very well, and even better than business/finance/economics because of the problem solving skills they acquire, and because they are seen as “smart”. So I think a math physics double major would impress the recruiters, because both are seen as “very difficult degrees” but I don’t know if difficulty is what they are looking for, and haven’t met anyone who studied both subjects, so i need help...

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