How Do You Become An Investment Banker???

I'd wish people who don't know what they're talking about would just remain quite, if not just to stop yourself looking like a right prat.

Can you become an investment banker without a degree? and is so what route would you take? What worth does the IAQ qualification have?

Get a job as a clerk at 16 or 18. Impress your superiors. Get promoted all the way to the front office.

Chance of success: minimal
Bragging rights if you manage it: astronomical

lol. What exactly does the bank of new york mellon do? Do they do investment banking?

I know one or two banks offer internships specifically for first years, but mostly they're for penultimate year students.

Hi, I'm 15 and am extremely interested in finance. I am currently doing GCSEs in Maths, Business Studies et all. I think I excel in maths particularly. I would like to become an investment banker, maybe after a short career in the actuarial profession, etc. I would like to know which A levels would be best for a career in finance & investment - I was thinking Maths, Further maths, finance, physics and chemistry (I think the limit at my college is 5). My goal is to get to oxbridge, preferably cambridge, as I'm from oxford and want to go somewhere new. I am interested in doing a degree in mathematics (I haven't investigated the different varieties yet), and finance, after which i may decide to do a PhD in mathematics, but this is not certain. After/during a career in investment banking, I was thinking that I could become a private investor. I know that these ambitions could be slightly harder for me, as I am from a state comprehensive, be it the highest scoring state comprehensive in the county. But still a state comprehensive.

I would deeply appreciate any advice on this matter, thanks in advance.

Maths, Further Maths, Physics are good choices. Finance is a waste of time. Chemistry is a solid subject, but you may find more benefit in taking Economics for variety and demonstrating versatility (or at least an Arts subject you enjoy and is well-regarded, e.g. History, English).

Your focus now should be on getting excellent GCSEs (mostly A*s) and excellent A-Levels (A* in Maths, at least A in others) to give you the best shot of getting into a top university (Oxbridge, LSE, UCL, Warwick, Imperial). If, as you aspire to, you got into Cambridge for Maths, you would be excellently placed to move into Finance.

There's no point planning any further ahead than this, as your perspective and aspirations will evolve, and you want to keep your options open.