What Required to be in trade

i've been reading into tradeing along with a few other areas as like the rest of my generation i'm agonising over my choices for the future, what are the Degrees/qualifications/skills that are most looked for?

Do you mean to be a professional trader? In the UK accounting or bussiness is useful or that general area although some institutions will take any degree qualification so long as you have an understanding of the stock market. Learndirect and the rest can give you an insight but once you have qualified you need to get an internship or trainee post with a big institution.