How to prepare for a finance job?

Hi all, I got 6A*, 3A and a B in GCSEs and 4A*s at A level. I am in my first year at Warwick doing maths and am near the top of my year and so should get a first. I have also secured a internship in Goldman Sachs. I would like to work in finance for its great compensation and because I am interested in the financial markets. I think that I would enjoy trading or hedge fund trading more than IB, PE or other finance work. I would like a career path that would give me greatest chance of reaching tens of millions in compensation in my thirties.

What sort of career path would allow me to earn tens of millions in compensation by mid career? I think it will be high risk work like trading at top IBs and hedge funds but I also do not mind other types of finance work if they will help reach my goal.

Thankyou!

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