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Ross or Fuqua for Trading (Finance) 18 Apr 2014, 09:42
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Hi,

I have been fortunate enough to get accepted to both Ross and Fuqua.

I am a career changer and would like to work in trading in New York City post MBA.

Comparing both schools (Ross and Fuqua), which is a better school to get me to my post MBA goal.

Thanks a lot for your time and opinions, greatly appreciated!!
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Ross or Fuqua for Trading (Finance) 21 Apr 2014, 13:38
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Fuqua does marginally better when it comes to NYC IBD....but thats for investment banking, not trading. Trading isn't a major recruiter of MBA's, especially since the culling of 2008 and the emergence of MFE/other quant masters degrees, so I'd figure out a back-up career.

By proxy, I'd probably choose Fuqua since it does best with investment banking...but hopefully someone else with more expertise on trading can respond.
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Ross or Fuqua for Trading (Finance) 22 Apr 2014, 04:02
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mgg234,

Thanks a lot for your input. I agree that trading is not a common route taken by students after completing their MBA. However, I am of the same opinion as you that Duke Fuqua would be a better school for investment banking in New York City than Ross. However, some people who work in banking in New York City (who are not from Ross or Fuqua) say that the big banks hire more Ross than Duke Fuqua. This statement confused me and made me question Fuqua's strength over Ross in Finance.

Yeah, I would greatly appreciate it if other people who are working in trading can comment on the relative strengths of either of these two schools when it comes to trading/finance recruitment in New York City.

Thanks!
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Ross or Fuqua for Trading (Finance) 22 Apr 2014, 04:45
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@MBAFuture, it is the best suggestion to you that no institute will give you the X-Factor tips what you have to gather by yourself. You can ask to any of the trader working in NYC...they will suggest you to get the special coaching from the cases directly from the traders. So, what will be your selection for the purpose hitting your goal, it is an add on that will be giving you a better mileage in the future. Mindspireacademic
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Ross or Fuqua for Trading (Finance) 22 Apr 2014, 08:00
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S&T doesn't really recruit from MBA programs - they do from MSF or other quant masters programs. I'd do standard IB recruiting and keep an open mind.
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Ross and Fuqua are generally pretty comparable. I think any advantage that one school has over the other would be fairly small. Did you have a chance to visit both schools?
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Ross or Fuqua for Trading (Finance) 22 Apr 2014, 23:42
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I looked at the employment reports of both schools, and Ross seems to have more students hired by MBB while both schools were roughly equal in the number of students going into ibanking. Also, the number of students listed in the employment reports does not tally to the total number of students in each school's class. This would be due to some students going the non-traditional routes and who were still waiting for job offers by the time these reports were prepared, and surely there is some self-selection on the school's part.

For Sales and Trading, banks do not hire at all from business school? I know that they lean more towards MSc in Finance programs but I would guess that at least schools like Columbia, Wharton, Booth, and NYU should have sales & trading positions posted?

I visited Ross but not did not get the chance to visit Duke Fuqua. Aside from location, the people in the class, and the weather, I am trying to make my decision based on the school that gives me the highest chances of landing a job in ibanking/sales & trading (provided that I work really hard to promote my candidacy for these jobs).

Thanks for your comments guys. It seems as if these two schools are indeed very similar, each school has its advantages.