The Pathways simulations gave Kechun the chance to turn theory into practical experience.
“Sales and trading is one of those careers where you really have to experience it to understand it. I think it’s hard to imagine what the role actually feels like without doing a simulation. In class, we might learn how public markets work or what a sell-side investment bank does, but there’s no real way to apply that knowledge.
For example, we learned that bond prices and yields move in opposite directions, but how do you actually adjust your bid-ask spread in real time? And how much should you quote in terms of size? That’s the kind of thing you only learn by doing, which is exactly what the simulation helped with.”