No HFs for the lonely banker
So everything I have been reading/hearing about hedge funds points to a need for highly quantitative advanced degrees before one can get a lucrative job in one (ie - PhD in physic, math, comp sci etc). Is this actually true? Is there no more space for people with a traditional ibanking analyst background to make the big $$ given how quantitative trading is getting these days? I heard there isn't even much hiring to hedge funds from MBA programs these days. What do us kids with a traditional banking background do if we want to break in? Should I reconsider b-school and head for a Master's in Comp. Finance or something?
Mod Edit: I'm not sure what you've been "reading", but try the search function. There have been multiple threads about paths to HFs. Doesn't sound like you've read them yet.