many statements made in responses above are completely mistaken
this forum's not an appropriate place to ask your questions, Josagr93, because it's a beginners' forum and very few members here have any experience of institutional trading
i take you to be asking about graduate entry trader trainee schemes?
there are very few around now, compared with about 15 years ago, but there are still some
they don't look for people with trading experience
they look for people they consider educable (not educated) regarding trading
having an MBA doesn't help for trading positions (it may help a lot for non-trading positions in trading companies and institutions)
what they want to see is a top honours degree in any academically rigorous subject from any well known, well respected university
some give preference to people with degrees in subjects involving numeracy (math, science, computing)
some give preference to people with Master's degrees
degrees in business, finance, management, economics etc are widely regarded as slightly second class, compared with those in more academic, less vocational subjects
there are always occasional exceptions, too
knowing someone can help to get you through the door and as far as an interview, but doesn't usually help beyond that
the number of firms and institutions with trainee trader schemes available at all is reduced, and the number of places on those schemes is also reducing
a first-class honours degree in math from Oxbridge or MIT or Harvard or similar, with or without a Master's degree, is probably the very best starting position, regarding overall prospects
but getting in as a fresh graduate to be trained as a trader is almost entirely about degree education - there's almost nothing else for selectors and recruiters to go on, and that's how they assess educability, because if someone's already successfully been educated to a high standard in an academic subject, they have a proven history of recent educability
