Back Office Operations Offer for a startup Quantitative Hedge Fund, Should i Take it?
I want to get into FO (obv as fuck). I have never been glued to anything other than wanting to trade. Never liked IB, Credit. Liked modelling but always loved trading. Currently working as a Credit/Finance Analyst for a P&C carrier. And recently got to second round of a growing quant fund for BO Ops role. I have a feeling that I probably will get an offer because whispers are everyone else sucked. I am studying for CFA lvl 1 and want to get out of insurance by end of this year. I'm just a little over a year removed from college. To give you a rundown:
1) Office has one floor. So PM's, execution traders and BOBs are all on same floor interacting throughout the day
2) No limits to asset classes being traded. They are high on VBA, Python and SQL so something new to learn
3) They have a portfolio advisory and solutions business so also room to move out and get in there if I can market my CFA
By every fucking thing that's holy I am gonna pass lvl 1 at first try. What I need from you guys is a little more color:
1) If I accept, pass level 1 can I move out of BO to MO after a year?
2) Pass all 3 within 2 years, start part-time MBA from either Stern or Baruch and then eventually land FO gig through networking? So 4 years of fuck this shit I want to trade now painful scenario...
3) Stay in the fucking insurance, pass CFA and get a MO credit job at a BB firm and regret turning the BO job?
Thoughts suggestions. You can insult me. I can take it.