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MBA then into S&T as an associate a possible path? If so, are particular schools better for trading than others, that is, are the typical top 7-10 the same if trading/trading heavy hf is the goal?

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NickNaylor44MBA then into S&T as an associate a possible path? If so, are particular schools better for trading than others, that is, are the typical top 7-10 the same if trading/trading heavy hf is the goal?

Varies from bank to bank and desk to desk (at least, at many BB's). Where I am at, there are more financial mathematics/engineering masters grads than MBA's.

 
Ambitionis risk/merger arb considered to be in AM group or S&T at an investment banking? Is there the hedge fund arm of an investment bank?

Of course, after banking it's a possible exit opps. But rather in an HF than in a BB. Maybe it's possible too, i duno.

 
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Ambitionis risk/merger arb considered to be in AM group or S&T at an investment banking? Is there the hedge fund arm of an investment bank?

Most banks have Special Situations Trading desks that make markets in risk arb.

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What about a masters of finance or financial engineering as a segway?

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sleepingmonkeyCertain MBA schools within the T7/10 place better for S&T. The guys on my desk went to schools known for their finance programs.

care to say which...?

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sleepingmonkeyCertain MBA schools within the T7/10 place better for S&T. The guys on my desk went to schools known for their finance programs.

A good Master in Finance is better for S&T. MBA is rather for IBD or consulting.

 
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sleepingmonkeyCertain MBA schools within the T7/10 place better for S&T. The guys on my desk went to schools known for their finance programs.

A good Master in Finance is better for S&T. MBA is rather for IBD or consulting.

What are the good Masters in Finance/Financial Mathematics/Financial Engineering/Etc...? Anything part time worht doing?

See a lot of differing opinions on this topic but anything worth going at outside of Princeton and MIT?

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sleepingmonkeyCertain MBA schools within the T7/10 place better for S&T. The guys on my desk went to schools known for their finance programs.

A good Master in Finance is better for S&T. MBA is rather for IBD or consulting.

What are the good Masters in Finance/Financial Mathematics/Financial Engineering/Etc...? Anything part time worht doing?

See a lot of differing opinions on this topic but anything worth going at outside of Princeton and MIT?

CMU & Berkeley are other programs worth considering for MFE. I've also heard Columbia, NYU, Stanford, UChicago have good MFE/Financial Mathematics programs but someone else might have better knowledge. Make sure your friend has his or her programming and math down pat. These programs are highly quantitative.

 

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