Well, trading in my book is managing risk, not being a button pushing execution chimp. Neither IB jobs nor private equity jobs reach the same salary potential of a trader that manages his bank or hedge fund risk, at least not until MD level.
Never has been taught in academic settings. Most trading success is inborn in a very few, many of the top bank and hedge fund traders have already been winning trading competitions as interns or new grads. Exceptions here are quant oriented trading roles that are rather scientific and systematic/technical in nature. The rest is taught on the job. Most aspects of trading cannot be taught, its generally the market lingo, procedures and systems... basically the tools that are taught. You can't teach someone, who is trigger shy on one hand or a cowboy on the other hand, successful trading.
Trump University? masters program? Is this a joke? I thought this was shut down years ago. This was not a University - no degree, no grades. Class action lawsuits etc etc
The Best School there is: University of Life, College of Hard Knocks, Major in Where the Rubber meets the Road, Minor in Philosophy as one does their sabbatical in the Dunning Kruger Retreat Center. After time in Chapel Perilous on the edge of the Abyss then begin writing a best seller on Fresh Start - How to make a Fortune, Secret to Quant Success - Get Knocked Down x times Get Up x+1 Authored by Not Giving Up Life experience is the only path to unshakable confidence in whatever endeavor one undertakes. Money comes and goes, it’s a flow. Dream Big, Fail Forward and keep a sense of Humor and associate with high quality people while you give your time, energy and resources to worthy causes you value that leave the world a better place with an even brighter equitable future for all. There’s only one earth and we’re all in this together. All this is stuff you will not learn in academia, no matter how prestigious. Knowing how to recognize relative value gives one more freedom than any sole profession. Only experience will teach this to a point that you know it in your bones. On a more practical note, travel. Learn the language, explore culture. Get in touch with your heart and spirit.
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Don’t know about university but u may wanna check this out. https://www.advancedtechmethods.com/ They have a professional traders trading program i believe.