Getting Hired as a Trader at IB

Larger banks have more formal recruitment process and even with connections, it is near impossible to get it without have a degree. If you don't have a degree, the best option you can get would trying to get in smaller firms.

S&T is a highly pedigreed program, and like the below poster said, without a college degree, these days it's near impossible to get hired into the aforementioned by a full service investment bank. Thing is, S&T isn't looking for great traders necessarily- they're looking for people who've established a reputation through undergraduate/graduate institutions.

Without a college degree in 2014, I would wager that the only places you might have a shot at are small, small prop shops based around chicago- no clue about new york.

@"Edmundo Braverman" is really the person you want to talk to about breaking into S&T from a non traditional background

Your best bet other than prop shops would be a smaller firm. Forget about big IB's. Just focus on smaller shops where it's easier to network and less rigid in terms of hiring.

Problem you face is also that you don't have an alumni network to tap into to network with. Your best option would be to network through a trade group, i.e. a local traders organization in your city. Google and look around. Let us know how things go.