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Which division at PwC should I choose to become a quant? Helpp
Dear all, I have been offered a summer internship at PwC for this upcoming summer. I can choose to be allocated to one of the following departments: Banking and Capital Markets Insurance and Investment Management London Top Tier (Covers Financial Audit / Risk Assurance - FTSE 200) London Mid Tier...
Got an offer from a quant consulting firm. Opinions needed.
My goal: Work in a quant trading / research / market risk position at a BB or a Hedge Fund. Me: Not a genius, but quite smart, hard working; top grades, postgraduate degree from an elite institution. The firm: A consultancy (quite a bit of travel) Recruits physicists/engineers Quantitative; but at...
Credit Trading interview - Phone interview for a credit quant
Hey WSO , I have a phone interview for a credit quant trading role at a BB . My background is math major from top 10 US school then forex quant trading, a fairly equal between split intraday long / short using mathematical and technical techinques and spot / forwards arbitrage . Some techniques I...
Most Quanty/Techy group in S&T
For a friend: I have been writing risk software at a BB for the past few years. I have not been inventing new models, but have just been implementing regulatory requirements in our risk software. I've written code in everything: C/C++, MATLAB, R, Python, and VBA. I have expert level knowledge of C++...
What are good coding languages to learn?
I already know VB.net but what are some languages that I should try to learn now that may be used in trading in 8-12 years?
Princeton ORFE vs Oxford Mathematics/Comp Sci
Hey guys, I'm posting this for a friend, and he is right now having trouble decide between doing the ORFE major at Princeton, or going to UK to do mathematics and comp sci. He told me that if he goes to oxford, he will do the four year option at Oxford, so he'll end up with a master's rather than a...
IQ and Finance
Does anyone know their IQ or the average IQ of those in the finance industry. Specifically those in quant heavy roles. I kno it's not about iq but how hard u work blah blah blah but for certain roles a high iq is a prerequisite I just want to know what that iq is. Is 120 with good work ethic good or...
Gambling Vs. Trading – Same Difference?
Earlier in the year as I was reading Scott Patterson’s “The Quants” , a book chronicling how some of the most successful quantitative traders got started, a glaring similarity among all the quants was evident. The quants were first obsessed with gambling and how to use math to beat the dealer...
quant position: wells fargo vs morgan stanley ?
which one is better?
GMAT - Q vs. V at Top 20 - 50 school
I am in the beginning stages of GMAT prep and found it interesting that b/w two candidates at opposite ends of the spectrum as far as the spread b/w their quant and verbal scores, the candidate with a mediocre quant score and a strong verbal score will score much higher than someone with a strong...
Resume me review, Help before the NOV 25 Goldman Sachs Deadline
Gents, Goldman Sachs Deadline for 2013 recruiting season for internships is on the 25th. I am a Mechanical Engineering major and have a very wide knowledge and experience on my field . I am applying for a technology analyst position, maybe even a quant since I basically solve non-linear homogenous...
Resources for an upcoming Quant Analyst interview
I have an upcoming interview with a large AM firm for a quant analyst position. Description below (want at least two years of excel or Matlab). If anyone has any experience with this type of interview, has an resources available or has used Matlab's financial toolbox that would be great. Involves...
Prudential Investment Analyst: Quant Research Superday
Hey Guys, I have a superday at Prudential Fixed Income (PFI) in Newark for their Quantitative Research Investment Analyst for FT . The job is PRECISELY what I am looking for, however, I am completely at a loss as to what they can ask me. Given the fact that I previously interned in an IB coverage...
GMAT: quant much more important than verbal?
I've heard mixed things about this from people. Really curious to know what others think. So as everyone knows, it's the overall gmat score that factor into b-school rankings, and schools care about it rightfully so. At the same time, I've heard that schools (especially the more quant ones such as...
BAML QTrading vs Citadel FTAP
Hello, I'm a cs student and got some offers from BAML Quantitative Trading Group and Citadel FTAP Eventually I want to work as Quantitative Researcher of quant funds or prop firms. BAML QTG Pros : Small prop group, experience all position, relaxed environment Cons : Relatively low prestige, position...
[job opportunity] If you are a senior with a quantitative major
(by quantitative major I mean any engineering, math, physics, comp sci) and are interested in working in a rotational program that serves as a feeder to the quantitative investment research groups at a top tier Asset Management firm, PM me. GPA cut-off is 3.5 regardless of major.
49+ quant score a MUST for M7?
I know that wharton and sloan are very rigid when it comes to the 80% threshold for both sections. Kind of bullshit since quant has much fewer raw score intervals that will put you above 80% than verbal. Now a 48 quant score is 78%, and you have to score 49 to get 83%. A 49+ quant will be tough for...
GMAT quant percentiles
Looks like the chinese and indian math whizzes taking the GMAT continue to make our lives more difficult. According to the latest percentile breakdown, a raw quant score of 48 is now 78%; it used to be around 81-83%. A score of 49 is now 83%(used to be 86-87%), and 50 is now just 90%(used to be...
Quantitative Research vs Trading
How does a career in quant research differ from that in quant trading? I had never considered quant research until recently and was wondering if anyone currently in the field could comment on lifestyle, compensation (vs trading), exit opps., etc. I'm particularly interested in hearing about working...
Non-target with engineering degree... what are my options
Hey gentlemen, I'm a computer engineer graduate who's hoping to get some advice from the community. I'll try to keep it concise and to the point so here is my background: 1) I've already graduated. (Do banks have post-bachelors/ pre-MBA internships?) 2) I graduated with a non-finance degree from a...
$12,000 gold
Sitting down with a quant and hearing them make fun of technical analysts (a.k.a chartists ) can be surprisingly funny. Seeing a guy in Dockers with a buttoned collar and a pair of bifocals do the white man’s overbite while bobbing his torso and singing the old Head and Shoulders theme song is...
Valuating Capital Requirements
Since I am far from quantitatively inclined my tolerance for highly quantitative approaches to finance is low. Naturally, during the derivate driven whirlwind of the last decade I missed out on many an opportunity to add an extra zero . I don't have an regrets in this regard. You can only play with...
RBC vs Chicago prop trading
So I already have an offer to be a trader at a prop shop in Chicago but I recently got a call from a friend at RBC and he offered me a job as a quant in their cash equities execution division. Now the RBC job is in NYC and I am not sure which one I should take. Any advise would be very helpful. I'm...
quant trading (equities)
Hi all, I am currently rotating at different desks at a BB in London as a part of the FT program, and looking at possible options for permanent placement. One desk I am considering is the quant trading desk in equities. They do backtesting and algos - a mix of agency trades as well as prop. Ideally,...
Index options trading
I'm about to interview with index option trading desk within a BBs equity derivative group -one of the major skillset they emphasized was coding skills, my wonderings are about how much codings are involved? Is the index option trading part of the algorithm trading business?
Louis Dreyfus quant desk
Does anyone know if Louis Dreyfus has a quant or technical trading desk for any commodity? Would greatly appreciate any available information
Quant Algo Trader on IAmA Reddit
This is a link to an algo trader who posted an IAmA on reddit. He seems pretty intelligent and has answered a lot of questions about job search and things like that. http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/mlkxe/iama_…
Quant Algo Trader on IAmA Reddit: job search and things like that.
This is a link to an algo trader who posted an IAmA on reddit. He seems pretty intelligent and has answered a lot of questions about job search and things like that. http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/mlkxe/iama_…
Resume/ Trading Opportunity
Hello All, I am a current graduate looking for opportunity in trading or quant related... Just wanted to post my resume to get a bit of feed back from individuals already in the door. Any advice is highly welcomed. I do apologize if this kind of positing is not allowed. Thank you all....
Quant Porn: The Story of Maths
It's not often I find myself captivated by documentaries on mathematics, but a PBS special on Fractals a month ago left me hungry for more. I guess you could say it awakened the long dormant nerd in me. Luckily, I didn't have to wait long for another fix. The BBC is running a truly fascinating...
Does this kind of position exist?
Hi I've been an excel/powerpoint monkey (in an emerging market) for a couple of years (and internships) but I feel dumb and bored. I want to move to a more quantitative position in the buyside. I come from an engineering background and I have good knowledge of stats/econometrics and a rather basic...
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The road to becoming a quant
Is there a typical road to becoming one? Or are they usually people with Phds that decide to jump into this kind of stuff? Or are there any that start working in s&t or a hf and then go back to school to become more of a quant? Are most quants from the tip top of the best schools?
Working at a hedge fund versus starting your own
I'm not a wall street guy, I'm an engineer. Over a year ago I started playing with MT4 and mql4 programming, and I've applied my engineering knowledge to develop a series of EAs I continue to improve. I applied to D. E. Shaw during this time, but got turned down (understandably so, since I have no...
Help needed on career switch: VP in IT, or AVP in quant
Hello I am struggling big time to make a decision on career move. I need help and other people's valuable opinions fairly urgently and I will appreciate it a lot if I can hear other people's honest opinions Here is the context: I am working in a front office IT team in a leading IB as an...
Interview for BB Junior Equity Quant in AM Division
So I have an interview coming up for a junior equity quant position within a BB 's AM division. It's not a full-on quant, since I'm not a physics PHD, so what kind of questions can I expect? I've been reviewing my old financial econ textbook, modern portfolio theory, CAPM , regression, factors...
Fresh CS Ph.D. Offers: BB S&T vs. Prop vs. Silicon Valley
I'm a fresh CS Ph.D. from a top 5. I have three offers: 1) BB S&T quant. Not as a desk strategist, but on a longer-term modeling group that supports traders and desk strats. Offer is $105 base + $45 sign-on + variable annual bonus (no guaranteed minimum). 2) Stat arb at a top-10 prop shop. On a...
Becoming a Quant?
Suppose you come from a top-tier BB program and want to break into the HF world. Suppose you were an English major at a top target school but for all that's worth you only have 2 years of BB experience doing simple math in excel. Is it possible to "become a quant" with enough networking? Enter a...
MFE, MS Applied Math, MS Stats, or MS Computer Science?
So I'm having a bit of a dilemma: Deciding if I should go to a master's program or straight into the quant workforce and if so, which department. A little background. I am a fairly competitive student, but attend a definite non-target state school. I am currently in an internship with a major BB 's...
Jane Street vs. DE Shaw
Jane St. & D. E. Shaw - who do you go with for ENTRY LEVEL TRADING? Compare and contrast: Learning Curve: Jane St has an awesome training program, DE Shaw doesn 't provide as much training but has a steep learning curve Compensation: Jane St. trader entry level $60k+bonus ($60k) vs. DE Shaw ~$110k...
AQR phone interview for Global asset allocation group position: insights?
I have a phone interview with AQR soon for a position in the Global asset allocation group. This is a junior-level position (~2-3 years of experience). Has anyone interviewed with AQR before? Any tips on what kind of questions I should expect? Thanks a lot!
MFE: Cornell ORIE:FE vs Baruch MFE
Hello guys, I hope there are people here who are familiar with the different financial engineering schools. I'm actually an active member on Quantnet.com but I would like to hear a few more opinions from other forums. All right, Baruch MFE Pros: - All three semester are in NYC - Very cheap - The...
Transfer to trading
Hi guys - long time lurker, first time poster. Would appreciate some advise. I'm a 1st year quant analyst in the Analytics group of a BB investment bank, and have an undergrad degree in math and cs . I didn't really know what trading was when I went through recruiting back in college, but have come...
Building a career path - Satisfying the CPA requirement
Hey guys, I am currently taking accounting classes to satisfy the cpa requirement and planning to take cpa exam at the end of this year. Here's my current plan: I will start working as an accountant in a cpa firm and build up some experience on the field (2-3 years) and transfer to finance area to...
Building a career path - Currently taking accounting classes
Hey guys, I am currently taking accounting classes to satisfy the cpa requirement and planning to take cpa exam at the end of this year. Here's my current plan: I will start working as an accountant in a cpa firm and build up some experience on the field (2-3 years) and transfer to finance area to...
Getting into RenTech
So it seems like many people on this board think that RenTech is the place to be if you are smart enough to get a job there. But how exactly DO you get a job there? It's not like they set up a recruiting table next to the BB at career fairs (or at least they didn't where I went to school). They have...
Binary Securities
Hey folks. Just wondering, what kinds of binary securities are there? That is, what securities have only two discrete pay-offs? Alternatively, are there portfolios of securities that can achieve such a result? Ideally, is there a security that returns (net) 1$ with probability p, and -1$ with...
WUSTL MSF Changes
WUSTL is creating a separate quant masters and making their current MSF more of a pure MSF. This is awesome IMO since it will allow people to focus on the areas they want the most. I am going to try and reach out to the head of the program. Maybe get some color on this....
Is Desk Quant a worthy jump?
I just interviewed with a junior desk quant position in a non- BB Fixed Income desk. The team is small and gradually built up so there are many opportunities I assumed. And I will report directly to head of desk. I'm now working in technology team in a BB which involves daily support with traders as...
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