IB / ST Advice - Worth It?

Hi all,

I've seen this sort of thing asked loads, but I kinda have to ask as I'm pretty lost currently.

I'm going to be graduating from Oxbridge in 2 years, studying a humanities/social science. I'm really interested in the markets etc. so i thought s&t would be best. Then, as has been asked many many times before, i see the whole 's&t is dying' situation etc. etc. Maybe you one of you could shed light on whether there is still a career left in s&t for non-algo traders, but otherwise:

Not to repeat what has been asked so much before, but can anyone give some advice on what sort of roles (trader?) are generally available, not super algo based and of course close to the markets.

I was thinking supermajor oil trading or power trading is a potential idea, maybe a fund? Any others?

Thanks for helping out a lost student

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