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