What Masters degree do y’all think is more valuable for breaking into finance: Masters of Financial Mathematics and Financial Technology or Masters of Economics. Thinking of using these as a method to breakout and then eventually going MBA route later on down the road. 1 YOE at Big 4 risk advisory, Engineering and Economics undergrad at top 50 University with 3.75 GPA if that matters at all.

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You don’t need an MBA for equity research, credit research or trading

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What kind of finance? And why a masters and an MBA? Is someone else paying for the first masters? Seems like a waste of money otherwise. Just wait a couple years and get into a good MBA program

If it’s paid for then go for it. Make sure whatever program you go with gets looks from the banks / groups you’re interested in. MBA may be less interesting once you break in

It's harder to get into trading than IB

If you're not cut out for IB, you're probably not cut out for trading

Sample trading interview question (easy difficulty):
Consider the European digital option that pays a constant H if the stock price is above strike X at expiration and zero otherwise. What is the price of this option, and how is it related to the price of the standard Black-Scholes European call option?

Sample IB interview question (easy difficulty):
How does an increase in depreciation affect the cash flow statement?

Make your own judgement from here. IB is a walk in the park compared to trading. This isn't the 80s or 90s anymore.

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