<p>Should I study energy engineering instead of finance+math? I want to be a trader. I already have a math and econ minor. I also want to make sure I express interest in the markets. </p>
<p>I want to hedge my bets since finance is weak right now, markets are weak, hard to be a profitable trader.</p>
<p>I already have interned at Barclays in Middle Office as a freshman. What to do?</p>
<p>If you want to be a trader, study poker, not engineering. I'm serious.</p>
<p>My brother was a successful trader for 25 years. He had an MBA, but from one year to the next he never used anything in his work he didn't already know when he was 17.</p>
<p>And it doesn't matter whether you are trading stocks & bonds or camels....</p>
<p>If you know how to trade, whether the market is weak or strong, you'll make money.</p>
<p>right, but i asked more about what i should pursue in college. </p>
<p>this is more about getting the quant skills, but at the same time making sure that GPA is high and other channels/options are open at the same time in case trading doesnt work out</p>
<p>Engineering is fine. However you don't need any college education to become a trader, just save some money, open an account and trade. You can also become a broker without a college education - all you need is to show that money means everything to you, that you can pass the tests and you can carry on a mildly interesting conversation.</p>