Self-Proclaimed Noob

[Guy Limousin]

Hello,

I want to be a private day trader. Will attending an MFE program help me learn how to trade for myself (Futures, options, etc.)? What do you learn in an MFE program?

Thanks

 

[Guy Limousin]

Bueller?

 

[Andy Nguyen]

MFE won't make you a trader, much less a successful trader. It will provide technical knowledge which will benefit if you already trade and want to develop trading tools yourself.
As a retail trader, you are unlikely to have the capital to trade derivatives so you are limited to basic products like stocks, options, etc. You can self-study those products using books like http://www.amazon.com/Options-Futures-Derivatives-DerivaGem-Package/dp/0132777428/
More books can be found in https://www.quantnet.com/threads/ma...uants-mfe-financial-engineering-students.535/

MFE programs are different. Some are more technical/practical than others.