What Education Do You Need to Be a Trader? – A Deep Dive for U.S. Aspiring Traders
What education is required to be a trader? Learn why degrees in finance, economics, or STEM, certificates like CFA/Series 7, and hands‑on training matter.
FinTech engineer turned trading-platform evangelist. I led API integrations at a top U.S. broker before founding an EdTech that taught 40 000 students to script MT5 bots. Here I review brokers, latency, FIX vs REST, trading apps and hardware, plus tutorials that convert strategy ideas into reliable automated systems.
What education is required to be a trader? Learn why degrees in finance, economics, or STEM, certificates like CFA/Series 7, and hands‑on training matter.
Discover the 10 best free datasets—macro, equities, crypto and alternative data—that every retail quant should bookmark in 2025. Access links, API tips and pipeline hacks to build pro-level models without spending a dollar.
Learn how to level up your trading edge with Python, backtesting, APIs and prompt engineering—in just six months. A roadmap for traders in 2025.
