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Originally Posted by BigDongedHoe
How did you get involved in your line of work?
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At IU I majored in Finance, Business Economics, and Public Policy. I got a minor in Philosophy. I joined this group:
The Investment Banking Network at Indiana University: IBS Index which was freakishly good at getting students jobs on Wall St. I was gung-ho for investment banking before I realized that trading is:
1) More fun
2) More money
3) More awesome
4) Less cock sucking
It's just a lot riskier. So I used the investment banking group as a stepping stone to talk to trading firms in Chicago. And one of the premier firms in Chicago decided to take a risk on me because I had something in common with every person I interviewed with:
Interview 1) IU guy who belonged to the investment banking seminar
Interview 2) Bond Trader who thought about the markets in a similar way in which I do
Interview 3) Roommate of my cousin at IU and best man at his wedding
Interview 4) Hardcore free marketeer who felt the same way I did about free-trade. He was the head of a desk and I flat out told him "I want a job here" so he gave me one.
Interview 5) Republican guy who really liked that I had the balls to put "College Republicans" on my resume. We chatted about the election.
So I was hired. And the rest is a story of hard work and sacrifice.