Can I still trade stocks?

So I am in high school and I am researching different careers. I am interested in finance, particularly S&T, ECM, and DCM. My question- would I even be allowed to trade stocks as a finance professional freely? Or would I be limited? I have heard that it has to approved by compliance or HR first. Is that true, or do they just want some type of monthly/quarterly report of your account? This is a big deal for me, as I don't want to be limited in my ability to learn about trading and actually trading shares.

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You cannot trade, not sure how it works but you would have to disclose your purchases before hand and would take like 1-2 months before your trade is realized.

 

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