Ouch. Have you considered alternate career paths that help you do what you want but won't hurt you financially? Per your original comment, if you want to get into trading, I assume you want to work for one of the major houses, which would mean New York or Chicago. That is almost poverty level for those cities.
The majority of graduates go to Charlotte or the Research Triangle here in Raleigh, NC. $55-60k is a very nice starting salary here unlike NYC or Chicago.
I have considered alternate career paths. I see a huge demand for statistics and mathematics within industry (Data analysis) however I am finding that the majority of those jobs are being gobbled up by individuals with either A) More experience or B) a higher degree than I have.
Of course, I keep applying ( applied to 16 jobs this afternoon) hoping I’ll get lucky.