Hello monkeys!
Just wondering, what's your story behind finance? Other than the classic example of money or prestige- any interesting stories here?
I'll start with a story about a friend:
I came to Singapore, not knowing what I wanted to major in - I was basically clueless. I didn't even know how I ended up here- perhaps my parents had way too much hope in me.After a bit of soul searching and what not, I found out that one of the highest paying jobs here in Singapore was finance. Not coincidentally, the consensus "best major" in my business school was finance.
Hence, I began my journey. Singapore, being a very finance-oriented city, offered a myriad of finance-related experiences. I joined a mentorship program from a finance society and was very lucky to be introduced to a person in the industry who I could rely on.
Slowly but surely, I did a bit of networking and research, and learned about the various divisions in banking. I still didn’t know what to do though.
The spark really came when I joined a stock trading competition held by an organization in my university. Remember the mentor from before? He helped me immensely, giving me trade ideas and tips. Finally, I won the competition- and that’s when I knew I wanted to do sales and trading. This basically translated to actual trading, and I really liked the fact that I was making money off what I loved to do.
A few competitions later, with failures and victories, trying my best to get a 4.0, and always trying to polish my CV, I finally made it – I landed a BB sales and trading internship. Granted, it wasn’t like what I thought I’d do, but nevertheless, a great experience and I wouldn't trade it for anything else!
Any of you have stories like this too? What was your “spark” for finance?
First one's accurate, damn near accurate. I blame Wolf of Wall Street.
Second one's pretty interesting - care to expand?
Why is the "models and bottles" theme so common on wall street related websites? Did nobody on the street know how to get laid or split a table before moving to finance?
In high school I creamed my pants in the middle of wolf of wall street during a margot robbie sex scene. As i walked out of the theater in my sticky khakis, I knew I wanted to work in finance.
The reference to Wolf of Wall Street is getting out of hand, but +1 SB
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wow, hard to believe your original major wasn't English!
During my Sophomore year, having already developed mixed feelings about Computer Science, I was randomly dragged into the university's Trading-related club meeting. Pretty sure that I fell in love with the charts and numbers at first sight.
Been a prop trader for almost 2 years now and still loving it, even though at times I just feel like flipping my desk and heading to the forest/hills/wilderness.
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