You are either an (intellectual) Giant or need to stand on the shoulders of Giants. Go to a UNIVERSITY, not just a college. Learn theory, not application. Lean how to learn. Learn how to code like an architect, not like a digital janitor. Then take what you have learned after 5 years, not 4, and create your own solutions to real world problems using modern tools (computation) and known solutions (amalgamating the work of Giants). I made a career out of the a few simple concepts: Set Theory (Cantor), Cartesian cross products (Descartes), Empirical categorization (Locke), Validity versus Soundness (Frege).
no one mentioned an internship. try to get one. email all the people responding to RFQs; they're usually listed on the exchange site. there was a place called international trading institut a long time ago; many option firms used it for education. also, know thyself you're probably the same as you were at 10 years old. if you want to be an advantage player in the game of life don't discount luck
ONE test pilot said, easier to be a test pilot than a trader, a trader has to live with the results SURVIvOR ,make sure to get Dave Ramsey' s Total Money Makeover book ; easy to blow up an account or[ grind it down to nothing as i did LOL]. Good thing about being a teen, easier to learn; + get to pay much higher auto insurance premiums becasue of so few risk management skills. 777] Trade some US $$ for some good trading-investment books or library cards or both Wisdom is profitable to direct. Your manners will help you.
%% Good; xcept smarter you are/ the longer it takes as they say sarcasm/ in ChicagoLOL Jack schwager books + Proverbs helps. DOn't worry if one cant shoot bulls or bison off a horse ; I shoot deer off seat or tree : LOL
I remember reading "Technical Analysis of the Financial Markets" and learning all about indicators and support/ resistance. I was ready to take on the world. I had an incredible grasp of the concepts. Started futures trading with my life savings of $16,000. Lost it all in one month. A mentor will achieve nothing with most people because most people will give up after continually blowing up their account. The ones who learn from their mistakes and don't give up are the ones with the highest probability of success.