Want to become financial analyst or investment banker?
I am majoring in accounting, and find it very boring, so i want to go into finance. So i will be getting a minor in finance. I eventually want to become a financial analyst or investment banker, and was wondering what math courses to take to prepare for that. i already have take business statistics and business calculus, should i take more math courses. should i take 3 semesters of calculus and linear algebra and a calculus based statistics course, will these courses help me at all, and are they useful for a career as a financial analyst or investment banker. And if you think i should other math courses please let me know.
You seem to be operating under the impression that your career will be defined by such-&-such pages taken from a hymnal devoted to math. It doesn’t work that way at all. You sound like an accountant! Be careful, it might be your undoing. LOL
Instead of imbibing on so many courses designed to explain and possibly justify things of an historical nature, why don’t you get yourself a part time job with a stock broker? You want to learn about investment banking or finance? Get in the trenches with the people whose money you’ll one day help manage. Even if you’re not more than an observer as you sweep floors, you’ll at least have opportunity to hobnob with professionals actually performing tasks relative to your career-in-planning.
There are innumerable opportunities out there for finance people…from backroom analysis to background checks on applicants for various situations to credit worthiness verifications to countless investment vehicle validations…you name it, it’s got opportunity spelled all over it.
Len
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wildcats115 May 4th
Not sure I can help with specific course, but as someone who works in FX and been on Wall Street for 15 years, the more math you know these days, the better. Also consider trying to get your CFA once you finish undergraduate school. Its very difficult, but held in very high regard.
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Len May 5th
You seem to be operating under the impression that your career will be defined by such-&-such pages taken from a hymnal devoted to math. It doesn’t work that way at all. You sound like an accountant! Be careful, it might be your undoing. LOL
Instead of imbibing on so many courses designed to explain and possibly justify things of an historical nature, why don’t you get yourself a part time job with a stock broker? You want to learn about investment banking or finance? Get in the trenches with the people whose money you’ll one day help manage. Even if you’re not more than an observer as you sweep floors, you’ll at least have opportunity to hobnob with professionals actually performing tasks relative to your career-in-planning.
There are innumerable opportunities out there for finance people…from backroom analysis to background checks on applicants for various situations to credit worthiness verifications to countless investment vehicle validations…you name it, it’s got opportunity spelled all over it.
Len
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VP of Investor Relations for a Houston energy company; professional stock analyst, researcher and trader. Consultant to the President of a privately held company.
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