<p>How did you know that Finance was for you?
Most people don't ever take a finance class until they actually major in it junior year. And how did you know you'd like it?</p>
<p>desire to make money</p>
<p>great answer nuke</p>
<p><strong>rolls eyes</strong></p>
<p>if you like investing in stocks, mutual funds, etc, youre inclined to like finance</p>
<p>Trading securities is exciting and goes well with my personality.</p>
<p>"great answer nuke</p>
<p><strong>rolls eyes</strong>"</p>
<p>If you feel so strongly about his post, why don't you post reasons of your own?</p>
<p>californiabolt, </p>
<p>i think citing "desire to make money" as primary driver in studying finance is ridiculous. it suggests that getting a BBA in finance is your guaranteed ticket to a filthy rich life, when in reality thats really only the case if you fall into a few select, highly competitive job positions. </p>
<p>study finance because of something like C-revs said, not just because you think its going to make you a lot of money.</p>
<p>chill kiddo</p>
<p>I find investing very interesting too but if these jobs paid ****, I'd probably pick another career over them.</p>
<p>If you were never poor, I don't expect you to understand the importance of money, and that's ok.</p>
<p>But I haven't been that well off in life - I do see making money as an important goal of mine.</p>
<p>And I am aiming for those "few select, highly competitive" jobs.</p>
<p>I wouldn't buy C-revs crap if it sold at a thirty percent discount to book value. How the **** do you know that "trading securities is exciting" if you've never ****ing done it? You better hope I don't recruit at your school - I'd ding you in half a heart beat.</p>
<p>Have you been on a trading floor? Have you ever traded? If you jump to as many conclusions as you seem to, I'd ding you in a second.</p>
<p>Though Watson2Holmes' post was extremely and unnecessarily nasty, he does make a good point.</p>
<p>Perhaps if he was right he would have a good point. But I have traded a variety of products myself and seen it happen and have been involved on an institutional level (obviously not trading myself there). I'm not talking about "oh I bought some shares of MSFT cause ..." Think Greeks, Stat Arb, Cap Struct Arb., Distressed Debt.</p>
<p>I'm not claiming to know it all, hardly actually. I'd be the first to admit that. But sometimes you get the feeling from being around and involved with things that its for you. And trading is something I could see myself doing and enjoying. If you take issue with that, well whoop-dee-do. Be capriciously bitter, I could not care less.</p>