Best Position

I am currently an undergrad at a target school and have been interested in trading since I was in middle school. Below I have provided a few aspects of my future position that I would like to have. Based of what I have said, what would be the best type of job for me (strategy, fund type, etc) for me?

– I want to be in a fund that is short term focused (max holding time should be 3 month)
– I do not enjoy systematic trading but can tolerate it as long as I am still making the final decisions.
– I don’t like doing deep-dive fundamental research and prefer trading securities after researching them for a short amount of time.
– I also want to be a generalist.

Any help would be greatly appreciated. 

 
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In all candor, you're way too early in your career to set such a narrow path for yourself. If you know you like trading and markets, try to aim for a trading desk role with one of the big banks. You'll have broad exposure and become aware of a lot of things you currently don't know you don't know. You will interact and learn from clients. You will get a better sense of what works and what doesn't. And it will allow you to make a more educated decision if/when you are ready to move to the buyside .

 

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