What career path should I go down

I am currently going into second year of university studying mathematics ( I'm from the Uk and attend a decent university)

Experience: Pre-university internship at a tier 2 IB spring week at tier 1 IB with a summer 2019 internship offer in Securities Currently working at a management consultant just to fill my summer up ( one of MBB)

So I have always wanted to be a trader, but what trading was pre 2008, and what it is now are worlds away. The desk I am currently thinking of is options trading at an IB, but im not sure whether this is a job that is being slowly taken over by computers.

What job's out there do you think would allow me to have a fast paced job close to the market, whilst also providing some longevity to make sure my job still exists in the next 10 years?

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I'd think very carefully about S&T right now. You're right that a lot of it is being taken over by software. My buddy and I started in finance at the same time, 12 years ago. He became a sales trader at a big bank. His team had 26 people in it. Now it has 4. Fortunately he's very good, so he still has a job. But he's paid far less than before. Be careful

 
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