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Macro quant research options
Hi all, I'm considering career options in macro quant (medium term, week - months holding period, not short term high Sharpe stuff). I'm wondering about the pros and cons of being a QR on a pod at a big MM. Seems many places operate in a semi-systematic fashion, so the kind of role would be signal...
Reading list for incoming QR role at top trading firm
Hi, I will be joining a top trading firm for a graduate QR role next summer and was wondering what kind of books/topics are most effective to look into as preparation. Note I have a CS background and it is not decided yet which desk I will be joining (however, the firm is not one of the very...
Macro Trading at London HF vs QR at BB in NY
I've been lucky enough to get multiple offers this recruitment cycle. I know I'm more interested in macro trading in the long run; however, the QR job has significantly higher pay, provides more job security, and gives me more exit options. The HF has said they'll let me run my own book 6 to 8...
Do You Need to be the Second Coming of Jesus Christ to be a Quant Trader?
The short answer is yes. Background, there are plenty of jobs in the Quant Trading Realm. This is because banks, MM, and prop shops plan to give about anyone or every one the chance to interview in hopes of finding the .001%. While Quant Trading is in the Finance Realm, they are against hiring those...
How easy is it to move from sell-side BB to buy-side HF for a quant?
As per the title, I would like to know how feasible it is for a quant who starts his career on the sell-side (say at a BB) to subsequently move to the buy-side, either to a hedge fund as a quant researcher or to a prop shop as a quant trader. My particular situation is the following: I am due to...
Two Sigma Quantitative Research Online Coding Test
I just got invited to take Two Sigma's online coding test for their Quantitative Research Internship. It's 3 hours long and is only 3 questions. Does anyone know how accurate the recommended questions to study for Two Sigma listed on LeetCode are?
Dublin quant salaries
From what I can gather, trading firms in London and Amsterdam like Jane Street, Optiver, Flow Traders, ... offer graduates a total compensation that comfortably clears six figures. Does anybody have insight into how the pay in Dublin shops (Virtu and SIG) compares (maybe broken down into base, bonus...
Fundamentals v. Quant? All Perspectives Welcome
Hey everyone ✌🏿 Jumping straight to it --currently at a target school studying Data Analytics + taking an IBM Data Analysis cert this semester. My school's program is focused heavily on R, Excel, SQL, and Tableau, and the IBM cert has 70 hours worth of Excel, Python, IBM Cloud computing, and...
Akuna/Two Sigma QR New grad
Have any of you'll completed the Akuna or Two Sigma QR new grad coding challenge. I need to get them done over the weekend and was wondering how to prep.
How can a phD from Asia get a quant researcher job opportunity ?
I'm getting phD in South Korea's top school in engineering. My research field is financial deep learning including asset pricing and volatility prediction. Since I'm looking for industry job (mainly quant researcher) worldwide, i couldn't get much information about getting job in America or other....
Targeted Master's for Top Quant Funds
Hi everyone, I'm currently researching graduate programs with the intent to land a role with a quantitative fund post-grad. My main targets are places like D.E. Shaw, AQR, Two Sigma, etc. My undergrad was in finance and accountancy from a non-target school. Additionally, I've had 3 years of...
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