I’ve been on this site enough to know the general IB pipeline, but another field I’m interested in is commodities.
As an incoming second-year at Laurier BBA in Canada, what steps can I potentially take to trading- physical or paper- at a major firm like Traf or Vitol?
Thanks in advance!
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Go work on a sell side commodities trading desk for a coop, or end up in an O&G banking group in Calgary or M&M banking group in Toronto for a coop to see if you even like the space. I did it, found I enjoy commodities - most people who intern in the space don't really enjoy it much. If you really like commodities, then think about physical trading.
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