Best course for S&T

In your opinion, what is the best course (undergraduate) for a career in S&T?

For trading specifically, one of maths/physics/engineering. There are some desks (the heavily quant/technical desks) that pretty much won't bother looking at your application unless you've done something as quantitative as one of the three.

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MAINE.

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Cambridge Maths Tripos or bust OP

Econ at a target

Classics.

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Anonynmous

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Original post by Toda

In your opinion, what is the best course (undergraduate) for a career in S&T?

Sociology with English Literature. Don't bother taking quantitative modules, I hear trading is looking to diversify away from Maths/Engineering/Physics graduates now.

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username1374476

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Original post by gr8wizard10

Econ at a target

How about if you had the choice between Finance - or- investment & risk management? Or, as you said, economics?

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Liquid Gold.

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Original post by Noble.

For trading specifically, one of maths/physics/engineering. There are some desks (the heavily quant/technical desks) that pretty much won't bother looking at your application unless you've done something as quantitative as one of the three.

Computer Science? It's more quantitative then Engineering and arguably more relevant/useful too.

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Liquid Gold.

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Original post by Toda

In your opinion, what is the best course (undergraduate) for a career in S&T?

MORSE at Warwick, look it up.

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James E Walker

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Original post by Toda

How about if you had the choice between Finance - or- investment & risk management? Or, as you said, economics?

University is more relevant than degree course. Finance is probably more useful than econ in any case.

I believe only Cass offer the Investment course, albeit econ at the target universities place more in FO than semi-targets.

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gr8wizard10

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Original post by Toda

How about if you had the choice between Finance - or- investment & risk management? Or, as you said, economics?

i'll study my own degree investment & financial risk management, as it's most relevant to me, don't think I could ever study pure econ, find it far too boring. Even within my degree I find it pretty useless.

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Liquid Gold.

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Original post by gr8wizard10

i'll study my own degree investment & financial risk management, as it's most relevant to me, don't think I could ever study pure econ, find it far too boring. Even within my degree I find it pretty useless.

straight econ at a target all day every day. #MC=MR #TheGoldmanSachs #KeynesIsMyGuy

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gr8wizard10

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Original post by Liquid Gold.

straight econ at a target all day every day. #MC=MR #TheGoldmanSachs #KeynesIsMyGuy

Fredrick Hayek & Milton Friendman <3

#FreeMarket #NoToGovernmentIntervention

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username1374476

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So, after some research,
With a view to go into Trading would LSE Econ or LSE Finance be better, or is it just down to preference?

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gr8wizard10

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Original post by Toda

So, after some research,
With a view to go into Trading would LSE Econ or LSE Finance be better, or is it just down to preference?

preference, both'll be fine in terms of uni clout.

didn't know lse had a course in finance. although if i were to go to lse i would've done econ because london scool of economics

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username1374476

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Original post by gr8wizard10

preference, both'll be fine in terms of uni clout.

didn't know lse had a course in finance. although if i were to go to lse i would've done econ because london scool of economics

Thanks for your help!