So if you want to go into stockbroking I would say there are a few ways to get into it:
- B Eco Majoring in Finance and something in Economics
- Doing the same in a B Com
- I have a friend who did a B Com/ B Sci and did finance and maths and yeah he was snapped up quickly
As for the majors I would do finance, and then either economics or financial economics. I think it's better to to be at least a bit broad and do economics. The reality with econometrics is that only about 12 people finish it a year, and all of them would go on to do honours in it.
Financial economics is a way to do the practical maths courses you would do in econometrics (these help with being a stockbroker) and avoiding the theory econometric courses that destroy people.
If you do go into economics major, obviously choosing most of the macroeconomic options would be the way to go.
As for the B Com B Ec, which is better. I would say B E sounds so much hotter. Like as an employer going through resumes, you just know that when its a B Com they have to be ugly. Jokes.