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Hi everyone, I'm a rising junior in a top-30 university. I'm studying towards a major in Computer Science and Pure Math. This summer, I did an internship with a software company, and I found being a coder isn't what I want to do in the future. My friends suggested me to take a look at the finance field. He said I may have the opportunity to apply math and CS to the work in this field. Anyone has any ideas on that? I don't have any experience with finance. How can I get started? Is it too late? Thanks!

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Math/CS is a great background for trading and the proprietary trading firms in Chicago would love you I'm sure. I would search your school's recruiting website in the upcoming months for potential trading internships and also do some research on company websites/Google to see if this is something you are interested in. You could also contact alumni in the industry. You really don't need to know "finance." They want people who are good with math and technology and they teach you all the finance you need to know.

 
NestoGrandeMath/CS is a great background for trading and the proprietary trading firms in Chicago would love you I'm sure. I would search your school's recruiting website in the upcoming months for potential trading internships and also do some research on company websites/Google to see if this is something you are interested in. You could also contact alumni in the industry. You really don't need to know "finance." They want people who are good with math and technology and they teach you all the finance you need to know.

Thanks! Is there any specific reason why you mentioned Chicago?

 

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