To break into trading, is a Masters of Finance better than an MBA?
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on 8/11/12 at 9:31pm
I looked at job descriptions of trading jobs, they want skills in programming like VBA and strong numerate skills.
would a Masters of Finance be a better bet (assuming I choose one with a strong emphasis on these areas) rather than an MBA majoring in Finance? I don't think they teach programming at MBAs right? The costs of a Masters of Finance are also lower.





the master's students i have
the master's students i have been interviewing recently have been clueless clowns. these are from a good department too. i'm sorry, but mathematica doesn't count as programming experience. please read the job descriptions before you send me your worthless CV.
that's a data point for you.
melvvvar: the master's
the master's students i have been interviewing recently have been clueless clowns. these are from a good department too. i'm sorry, but mathematica doesn't count as programming experience. please read the job descriptions before you send me your worthless CV.
that's a data point for you.
I know, Maths is not programming, but say the courses does teach you about programming like C++ and VBA? There are Masters courses that do that like the Princeton and Imperial one.
http://www.princeton.edu/bcf/graduate/elective/
ORF 531/FIN 531: Computational Finance in C++
http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/business-school/program...
Financial Modelling
Hands-on introduction into programming (Matlab, Excel/VBA)
I think programming refers to
I think programming refers to C/C++/Java. However , I think besides Algorithmic trading , most desks are okay with you not knowing that much about programming
I also had the same question.
I also had the same question. i added on a CS major to my already finance major because of my desire to become a trader. Good to see i may have made the right choice, with the comment from the OP.
Imperialian: melvvvar: the
the master's students i have been interviewing recently have been clueless clowns. these are from a good department too. i'm sorry, but mathematica doesn't count as programming experience. please read the job descriptions before you send me your worthless CV.
that's a data point for you.
I know, Maths is not programming, but say the courses does teach you about programming like C++ and VBA? There are Masters courses that do that like the Princeton and Imperial one.
http://www.princeton.edu/bcf/graduate/elective/
ORF 531/FIN 531: Computational Finance in C++
http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/business-school/program...
Financial Modelling
Hands-on introduction into programming (Matlab, Excel/VBA)
from what i am seeing most fin eng masters programs use matlab or mathematica for teaching, which does a disservice to job seekers in an increasingly quant-heavy industry. take the time to learn real programming on your own if you go this route.
melvvvar: Imperialian: me
the master's students i have been interviewing recently have been clueless clowns. these are from a good department too. i'm sorry, but mathematica doesn't count as programming experience. please read the job descriptions before you send me your worthless CV.
that's a data point for you.
I know, Maths is not programming, but say the courses does teach you about programming like C++ and VBA? There are Masters courses that do that like the Princeton and Imperial one.
http://www.princeton.edu/bcf/graduate/elective/
ORF 531/FIN 531: Computational Finance in C++
http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/business-school/program...
Financial Modelling
Hands-on introduction into programming (Matlab, Excel/VBA)
from what i am seeing most fin eng masters programs use matlab or mathematica for teaching, which does a disservice to job seekers in an increasingly quant-heavy industry. take the time to learn real programming on your own if you go this route.
i'm sorry i dun get it. why will learning matlab in sch be a disservice?
Imperialian: melvvvar: Im
the master's students i have been interviewing recently have been clueless clowns. these are from a good department too. i'm sorry, but mathematica doesn't count as programming experience. please read the job descriptions before you send me your worthless CV.
that's a data point for you.
I know, Maths is not programming, but say the courses does teach you about programming like C++ and VBA? There are Masters courses that do that like the Princeton and Imperial one.
http://www.princeton.edu/bcf/graduate/elective/
ORF 531/FIN 531: Computational Finance in C++
http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/business-school/program...
Financial Modelling
Hands-on introduction into programming (Matlab, Excel/VBA)
from what i am seeing most fin eng masters programs use matlab or mathematica for teaching, which does a disservice to job seekers in an increasingly quant-heavy industry. take the time to learn real programming on your own if you go this route.
i'm sorry i dun get it. why will learning matlab in sch be a disservice?
read the second sentence again.