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Prudential Fixed Income Rotationals Quant Interview
Hey guys, I have a quant interview for Prudentials fixed income rotational group this upcoming week. Do you have any idea what type of questions I should prepare for? I’ve been studying duration, PV01, convexity, term structure of interest rates and investment strategies, but I’m not sure what...
Advice on the GMAT
Hi there fellow monkeys, I have been a long time lurker here, only recently started posting and was wondering if I could get some input from you guys regarding my struggles with GMAT. I am trying to apply to M7 schools this coming fall and have taken the GMAT three times, I am an international who...
Quant Dev Pay at BBs
Hi guys, I was wondering what is the expected pay for quant developer interns that work closely with S&T at BB . I got one offer from a BB for NYC internship. Background: nothing finance-related but past consulting internship paid better than the offer I got. Thanks and really appreciate all your...
Women in Finance Scholarship applications due on June 30
The deadline to submit applications for the 2018 FINCAD Women in Finance Scholarship is Saturday, June 30 at 11:59pm EST. Please plan accordingly. -- 2018 has been a significant year for women, who have been at the center of various political, economic and social changes across the globe. FINCAD...
Quants in Private Debt [Corporate Loans, ABS]
If you're at a quant shop, do you or your firm deploy automated trading to transact in illiquid private debt [broadly syndicated corporate loans, ? What could be improved on to improve your advantage and how do you compare to others on across the industry? If not and settlement times could be...
Quant Role Interview at ~$10B AUM Fund
I may have the opportunity to interview for a quant role coming up somewhat soon. The position calls for knowledge of VBA specifically, but notes that programming languages like Python, Java, etc. would be ideal. I have academic research focused experience in VBA but nothing professional as my...
Quantitative Analyst for Trading
What do Quantitative Analyst do? Difference between Quantitative Analyst, Quantitative Trading Analyst, High Frequency Trading, Equities and Trading, etc? What do they do at work? What is their salaries and bonus (whole compensation package)? What is a Quant's future prospects and future career...
M&A and Quant, who is generally wealthier?
Assuming a few years into the industry as full time, same education, same company etc, who has a higher compensation package (including bonus)? Merger and Acquisitions V.S. Quantitative Analyst
Job Recommendations at MS
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Math or Engineering Undergrad for a Quant?
Hey everyone, 1. liberal arts school - I'd try to double major in Math & Economics (both BA's) 2. Canadian school- I'd major in Chemical Engineering (much cheaper than 1. & 2. but I'm thinking getting a job in the States would be easier coming from an American college.. correct me if I'm wrong) I'm...
Quant Bachelors Degree Jobs
I'm new to this but thought I would reach out regarding post-undergrad career moves. I am currently a senior math major at a target school in the Midwest. Last summer, I interned as a front-office quant within the investment division of a name-brand insurance company (projects in factor investing,...
Q&A: Current junior quantitative researcher
Hi everyone, I've enjoyed this forum a lot, despite it mostly being about IB . Overall career advice here has been really good for the most part. @thebrofessor" suggested last week to do a Q&A so I thought I would give it a shot. A little about me: I went to a target/semi-target and studied math and...
Selling an algorithm to hedge funds?
This question is on behalf of my friend. My friend is at university and is part of a hedge fund startup that has raised £5m in capital. The hedge fund consists of phd students. They have developed an algorithm. This algorithm has got the seal of approval from professors including a Nobel laureate....
Trading Desks That Don't Require Quant/CS background
Hello, I am getting ready to pref desks for Sales and Trading at a BB bank. The program rotates around sales and trading, however, I was told that most of the trading desks require a computer science/quant background, or at a minimum, to have strong programming skills. I come from an Econ/Finance...
Majors for a Potential Quant/FinTech person?
Hello WSO! I am currently at a semitarget business school and I was wondering whether I should pursue a Finance degree with a minor in Computer Science or a double major in Computer Science and Economics. The reason I would be able to do a double major with economics is because economics is not in...
Need to Choose - Trading, Structuring, Sales, Research, Quant
Hi Guys, I'm new to all of this. I have studied a masters in Engineering, but have had an interest in trading so have had a go at it myself for the past few years. I have managed to finally get a summer internship in S&T in an investment bank and now have to rank preferences: Trading, Structuring,...
Citi Quant Superday
Hey Guys, I have my superday for Citi 's Markets and Securities Services - Quantitative Analyst summer internship and I was wondering if anyone has any advice or experiences with it which you think could benefit me moving forward. Any helpful comments would be greatly appreciated!
Quant funds - how they actually function; newbie question
Few questions if anyone can help me for how a small quant team actually operates: -For say med / low freq equity groups that trade minutes/hours/days, when their book / aum is turned over in a day, what is typical (understanding it can vary a lot) on how many trades / # of positions / per position...
CIO/PM Partner Search for Hedge Fund
Partnership Description The Opportunity: Partners A and B currently work together at a major quantitative, asset manager. In 2017 the Partners, based in Miami, will leave to form a systematic, trend-following hedge fund focused on an underserved, but well-capitalized, client niche. The aim of this...
Quant hedge fund out of Investment Banking
I work at a top M&A group ( GS / MS / Evercore / Lazard / etc) and was recently offered a strategy position at a top quantitative fund (RenTech, Jane Street , AQR, DE Shaw , etc). If I were to take the role, I would help launch new initiatives and products that use the firm's quant capability in new...
Investment Banking after Phd in Engineering
I am currently pursuing my Phd in Aerospace Engineering. I am looking forward to work as a quant in Wall Street after my graduation. My research area is structural optimization and I have a good background in mathematics and computation. I know it is possible but I am interested in knowing how to...
Trader to MBA
I am a 26 year old energy trader who has an UG in finance and an MFE from a top program. I've been trading for 2 years in physical energy at a top merchant trading firm such as glencore, trafigura, tenaska trading physical commodities (natural gas, oil etc. I don't want to mention specifics because...
Quant Interview Written Test
I have an interview for a quant role at a MM bank this week. It's the second round (panel interview + written test) and was wondering whether anyone knows what kind of questions to expect on the written portion.
Greetings from Toronto
I'm a 22 year old whose just discovered the world of trading in 2014-2015. I am not in school because I dropped out due to discovering the world of business and that journey unleash the ambition inside of me. (I am a Leo after all) Anyway, too bad I wasted 4 years of my life looking around. Better...
How quant is consulting?
This may be an incredibly stupid question, and I apologize if it is, but how quant/math-based is consulting compared to something like IB or PE? Thank you.
Prop Trading vs Quant Firm Compensation
Suppose I have offers from Two Sigma and a couple small time trading firms (100 employees), what should I choose if I want to maximize my earnings in the: 1 year time frame, 2 year time frame and 5 year time frame? Glassdoor says this trading firm has a salary of only 80k for traders and Two Sigma...
bonuses at quant funds
What is the typical division of bonuses amongst traders, quantitative researchers and programmers at quant funds? What is the high to low order, and what is an expected value for an average year?
quant roles on wall street
As of recently, ive become more and more interested in the use of mathematics in finance. (not quant trading, but financial risk management). My professor keeps yapping about Business analytics every time i ask this question, so would anyone at wso be kind enough to help me understand what are the...
Any stories of Hedge Fund -> Prop Trading?
It seems getting TO a hedge fund is held up as the holy grail of career paths around here, but I'm curious if the hedge fund to prop trading path ever happens. Working in the quant/research side of things for going on 3 years now, there's a lot of interesting alternate quantitative (non-market...
AI or QF path for an aspiring algo trader
Dear all, In a word, I've been admitted to two different MSc programs, one is in artificial intelligence and the other is in quantitative finance, and I kindly ask for your opinions on which of them could provide more chances to land a job in a hedge fund or a “prop shop”, developing algorithmic...
Are Hedge funds eager to sponsor Green Card for foreign quants?
Hi, I was not sure which forum was the right place to post this so I decided to put it on 'Jobs' as it is about, well, a job perspective in a broad sense. I am currently working in Silicon Valley, a big corporation, but I start find the corporation life is generally a joke in a pathetic way. I got...
why is there no quant forum?
i wonder why there isn't a quant forum, i think wso has the population for it
MSc Oxford MCF vs MSc Imperial College Maths and Finance
Hi, I'm currently holding an offer from Oxford for MSc in Mathematical and Computational Finance and from Imperial College London for MSc in Mathematics and Finance. Hope to know what's people's opinion on the two courses? Specifically which one would be a better one to break into the industry as a...
Do you think I can make it to the next round ?
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Long Spyder ETF, short volatility
Here's an idea that's been in my head for a while....the Vix usually hangs out around 20. Spyders go up over time, and when it doesn't, then volatility, aka the VIX , goes up. If you long a ETF like a spyder, and shorted the vix, you'd get the upside on the market, and cover your downside. You'd of...
Do traders really make more money than desk quants?
Just wondering if total comp between quants and traders at tier 1 IBs are much different at relatively junior levels, say 3-5 years experience. Been offered a trading position (currently quant), and trying to decide whether to bite... Note that I'm talking about a traditional trading role at an...
Oldest person to have gotten into Wall Street?
What is the oldest age anyone knows of someone getting into Wall Street, what was their background, what type of role did they land, etc.
Stony Brook University -- MS and Ph. D Quantitative Finance Programs
I was wondering if anyone has heard anything about these programs. I've been trying to do some research on my own and I'm reading mixed reactions, so I wanted to open it up to anyone who may have heard about them and get some feedback.
GS QIS Strats vs BoA MBS Strats vs DB S&T
I currently have 3 great offers for summer internships: 1) Goldman Sachs Strats in QIS 2) BAML Strats Associate on MBS desk 3) Deutsche Bank Trading Analyst
Candlestick vs. quantitative trading
I used to be a trader, more of the candlestick variety before I studied finance and I learned about candlesticks before. But now since I've seen a lot more quantitative concepts, I'm just wondering: who reputable actually uses candlestick charts? Are they useful for anything? Is there a quantitative...
Follow up interview with research ... yes or no
Hello Wall Street Oasis, I just finished an interview with a prominent hedge fund. I believe it went okay to good. The interviewer seemed to be interested in my experience and on me. 80% of the hour interview was on the technical details of the strategies which the fund runs and I'll be working on....
Goldman quantitative investment strategies vs prop trading
I am a junior at a target school. I have been offered a summer position with Goldman quantitative investment strategies (Asset Management) as well as a summer internship doing prop trading at a firm in Chicago (think belvedere / wolverine / drw level) . I really don't know much about finance, more...
Software Developer (and eventually Quantitative Researcher) position at an IT consultancy turned high-frequency HF. Good idea?
Quantitative Researcher and Software Developer positions advertised on the university website. Applied, no tests, one interview, got a job offer. Initially will be for 6 months (probationary period) at 34,500 GBP (+ an undefined bonus) as a Software Developer, then should be able to move to...
How long can traditional equity research survive under pressure of quant
How long can traditional equity research survive under pressure of quant
Transitioning from data science in the tech industry to quantitative finance?
I've been working as a quant/data scientist in the tech industry for some time, and now I'm thinking about moving to quant/ trading work in finance. What is the best way for me to do this? If I were looking for a new job in the tech industry, I know many people here and could find an inside...
Industry or Sector Specific Factors for a Quant Model
I'm curious as to where I can find good research regarding the back testing and/or implementation of industry or sector specific factors in a stock selection model. I've had a hard time finding this research (besides a paper by Cap IQ), and before using my firm's resources to back test a bunch of my...
Interview with a Senior Software Developer for a Prop Trading Firm
1. What is your current job title and a one sentence description of your primary job responsibility? Senior Software Developer I write and accelerate back office systems for a prop trading company. 2. What are previous positions you have held and how many years of experience do you have? Working...
Advice on Engineering, Finance and Medicine
I have finished high school with top marks. After a gap year I went on to study Biomedical Engineering, gaining a 1st class degree + awards/scholarships. I have been working for 1 year as a mechanical engineer on some interesting projects in biotechnology/medical devices. However, I am increasingly...
MS Applied Economics
I am leaning towards getting my Masters of Science in Applied Economics. The program I am intersted in focuses on a lot of econometrics and using SAS software. I was wondering if there was any way I could use this degree or skill set to get a job in finance. I will probably take a couple MBA level...
IBD/AM/CF vs. Quant job prospects, ladder, etc.
So I'm getting an MSF at a semi-target, and I know there's the analyst/ IBD / AM path to try for, and there's quant finance. I know I'm not getting BB IBD , and even getting a boutique would be hard, but I know there's also corporate finance, financial analyst, and Asset Management roles. There's...
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