the money spot for you would be to a finance programmer. C++ FTW. If you can code up a black sholes ( i know its antiquated, but its good practice) or any kind of financial model, you will get hired. Maybe you don't want to work in finance. Front office developer are rockstars though
Uh good luck even getting an interview at those places without a 3.8+ gpa from an Ivy league school. They also tend to test you pretty hard during the interview so if you get nervous you are screwed.
I actually coded up black scholes in Excel(VBA) 4 or 5 years ago. It was fun and not that hard. I was/am passionate about trading and loved dabbling in options, but it just wasn't for me.
