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Never taken a test but tbh, I don’t think it really matters in finance. I wouldn’t say I’m dumb, but I also wouldn’t say I’m too far above average. Kinda goes to show you don’t need to be a genius to succeed in this space.

On the other hand I have met some extremely bright people and it is really exciting to see how they think and go about things. Their ability to process information quickly and draw conclusions is amazing and something that I am envious of. I would say I am a generally curious person, but there are some people that are just on a whole new level in the way that they can see things in a different way than everyone else.

I get that the incentive of pay will always make it this way, but I honestly think it’s kind of a shame when I come across someone truly exceptional like that in banking or PE. You could be figuring out how the universe works but instead you’re figuring out how to lever a shitty Midwest doorknob manufacturer 10x lol. Brain drain finance is nothing new but it is really cool to see someone smart actually do something meaningful with their mind

 

132 - tested by a psychologist

"If you always put limits on everything you do, physical or anything else, it will spread into your work and into your life. There are no limits. There are only plateaus, and you must not stay there, you must go beyond them." - Bruce Lee
 

142 with a standard deviation of 16, and/or 157 with a standard deviation of 24.

(British Mensa does two tests for entry).

 

Dk if sarcastic or not but either way I’m no genius. (Not even 3 s.d. on either test).

Being top 1% by IQ is nice ig, pretty sure my EQ took a hit though.

I’ll trade somebody 5-10 IQ points for a RX analyst position 👍.

 

I scored similar (administered by a psychologist) and it doesn’t feel any different - likely because most of my friends scored / would score in a similar IQ range. I’ve just never really had to try hard in picking up things, and never struggled at school.

That being said, I often get silently frustrated with other people being “slow” - when in reality they’re probably operating at a “normal” speed.

 

Tested several times- Between 135 and 160+ depending on the test and the particular day that I take it. I believe that there are different types of intelligence that are measured differently by different types of tests. When I took a test that rewarded speed and accuracy, I was able to get a perfect score several times in a row, while I typically score closer to 145 on MENSA type tests. 

 
Restless

76 IQ (5th percentile)

Couldn't join the army, so had to settle for logarithmic multi-variable stochastic volatility modeling with recursive machine learning algorithms.

76 IQ is 16.1% percentile. Not that you would be able to figure that out with a 76 IQ tho.

"If you always put limits on everything you do, physical or anything else, it will spread into your work and into your life. There are no limits. There are only plateaus, and you must not stay there, you must go beyond them." - Bruce Lee
 
Batrick-Pateman

Less than room temperature (in celsius).

Lowest IQ is 40-45 and 40 in Celsius is 104 degrees F, which is not room temperature.

"If you always put limits on everything you do, physical or anything else, it will spread into your work and into your life. There are no limits. There are only plateaus, and you must not stay there, you must go beyond them." - Bruce Lee
 

norcremer

127, might be higher now though since I have greatly increased my knowledge and certain abilities. 

It's very unlikely to be able to increase IQ. You can only decrease IQ (TBI). An increase of IQ on a test would just mean a measurement difference or error.

"If you always put limits on everything you do, physical or anything else, it will spread into your work and into your life. There are no limits. There are only plateaus, and you must not stay there, you must go beyond them." - Bruce Lee
 

I feel safe saying it's above average. I scored very well on exams, valedictorian, etc. etc. I have a lot of problems, but I wouldn't say intelligence is one of them lol.

 

Rounds to about room temperature - turns out brain think less mean make more dollar

"one for the money two for the better green 3 4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine" - M.F. Doom
 

Doesn’t matter, favouritism is the only thing that helps you succeed in a large corporate anyways.

 

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