<r>It sounds like you have the right background for jobs related to Variable Annuities Hedging in large insurance firms, such as this role at Manulife: <URL url="http://manulife.taleo.net/careersection/external_global/jobdetail.ftl?job=654401&src=JB-12380Did"><LINK_TEXT text="http://manulife.tal...

What type of quant hedge funds is this? HFT, statistical arbitrage, or global macro? Whatever it is, it makes sense to gain some experience playing around with your own quant trading strategies. It might help improve your work efficiency in the future.

<t>QuoteOriginally posted by: ElysianEaglego contract and bill the shit outta them. i had a number of colleagues where i used to work doin contract, and they agreed that even factoring in the fact that they had to pay for their own health insurance etc, they were still comin out ahead. the place i u...

<t>QuoteOriginally posted by: ThinkDifferentQuoteMy summary is that MV has decent W/L balance, is often for math/physics PhDs, and for some reason (prolly cuz no one pays them no mind) gets dumped on pretty frequently by those in other areas, and apparently also has the worst happiness quotient comp...

<t>QuoteOriginally posted by: bearishIt would be a huge leap for the typical retail trader to incorporate the teachings of Markowitz. The problem is not so much how much time it will take to build it as how much time it will take to find somebody who wants to use it (let alone pay for it).Indeed, it...

<t>It is not like you are asking another professor to supervise you. Can you sit in a course offered by another professor? Of course!Can you speak to another professor regarding your research? Of course!Independent research doesn't mean you shouldn't reach out to the domain expert to get a quick ans...

<t>QuoteOriginally posted by: AnalyStratA friend of mine is 25, he got hired as a "quant" contractor in a major US bank working on credit risk models. He's been there for 6 months now and he's contract is one year but probably will be extended or offered a perm job.His daily rate is £400 which means...

<t>QuoteOriginally posted by: vicnicI am working as a consultant in a small business consultancy in Hamburg. I am not an expert in financial mathematics but need an accessible overview on the current developments on that topic, because my client base is growing to that sector, especially energy &...

<t>QuoteOriginally posted by: frolloosQuoteOriginally posted by: QuantCentralYou may want to introduce your background so that others can make appropriate recommendations.Not sure if this is the appropriate place to ask, but why is the subscription fee N/A on QuantCentral? Is there only an initial p...

<t>QuoteOriginally posted by: DevonFangsQuoteOriginally posted by: QuantCentralQuoteOriginally posted by: DevonFangsQuoteOriginally posted by: QuantCentralQuoteOriginally posted by: DevonFangsmodel val people can work pretty comfortable hoursmodel val is pretty good if you don't crave for a lot of m...

You may want to introduce your background so that others can make appropriate recommendations.

<t>QuoteOriginally posted by: DevonFangsQuoteOriginally posted by: QuantCentralQuoteOriginally posted by: DevonFangsmodel val people can work pretty comfortable hoursmodel val is pretty good if you don't crave for a lot of money. comfortable and maybe flexible hours; little pressure; can be fun if y...

<t>QuoteOriginally posted by: capafan2QuoteOriginally posted by: DevonFangsQuoteOriginally posted by: capafan2 they make way less money than people in other industries living outside of those areas. Other industries like what? I don't think there's another industry in which people on average make mu...

<t>QuoteOriginally posted by: AbhiJSurprised by how no one seem to mention that they love their jobs and everyone is trying to show that they are better just because they earn a significant% higher than the counterpart. What happened to adding value, helping your client, enjoying your duties ? It se...

<t>QuoteOriginally posted by: DevonFangsmodel val people can work pretty comfortable hoursmodel val is pretty good if you don't crave for a lot of money. comfortable and maybe flexible hours; little pressure; can be fun if you love studying models in great detail; job stability; more head counts, et...