Breaking into prop from media background
Hey guys I was curious to which prop firms hire seniors that aren't STEM or finance majors. I'm a media and communications major, but recently been losing interest in it after seeing the field to be too agenda ridden for my tastes witnessing it this election. I go to University of Washington which isn't too shabby but not a target school. I have personal experience managing my family retirement portfolio with decent success, and daytrading futures and swing trading options in my own account. I'm familiar with basic trading principles, market correlations, macroecon, reading order flow, options pricing and have some live market screentime experience. Do you guys know of any prop firms who hire someone from an unconventional background as myself? Any help is appreciated.
I'd self-learn some basic quantitative skills, as well as financial mathematics. Perhaps get yourself elementary proficiency in some kind of coding language - just so you have an idea of an 'algorithmic' way to think. I would say that your chances are slim in general, but it's worth a try - I think your resume would get a read just from being so different to other apps.
This is a very hard sell...i'd be curious what happens with OP
I haven't taken much action yet, still waiting on some insight and advice. Dont some prop shops hire from any background and then train them up? Ive heard of places looking for former sports players or poker players
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