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ABirch III · 12-19-2005, 07:54 PM

"transferred out to do a double in math and theoretical econ"

Hey,

I'm currently a freshman in NYU CAS, and I'm doubling in math and econ (theory track). I'm currently interning at a boutique investment bank. However, I'm more of a trader type than a banker type (I trade FOREX and commodities on my own, and I grew up in the Connecticut hedge fund world).

My question is how helpful do you find the econ major on the trading floor? Do you think I can just get away with a minor and still have a solid grasp of the concepts (which is all I really want since everything else you learn on the job)? Math is my passion so I'm not giving up on that, but having only one tough major and a minor instead of 2 leaves more room for GPA boosting classes if I ever consider grad school down the road, and I can just take a more wide variety of sh1+. Also, any good reccs. on profs/classes?

Thanks.

12-19-2005, 07:54 PM	#75
ABirch III Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Threads: 16 Posts: 392	Question for Groucho "transferred out to do a double in math and theoretical econ" Hey, I'm currently a freshman in NYU CAS, and I'm doubling in math and econ (theory track). I'm currently interning at a boutique investment bank. However, I'm more of a trader type than a banker type (I trade FOREX and commodities on my own, and I grew up in the Connecticut hedge fund world). My question is how helpful do you find the econ major on the trading floor? Do you think I can just get away with a minor and still have a solid grasp of the concepts (which is all I really want since everything else you learn on the job)? Math is my passion so I'm not giving up on that, but having only one tough major and a minor instead of 2 leaves more room for GPA boosting classes if I ever consider grad school down the road, and I can just take a more wide variety of sh1+. Also, any good reccs. on profs/classes? Thanks.