<r>I think you can get a job but not in FO, but in MO -IT programming or risk architecture. Those jobs are not only in NYC but also in places like Columbus OH. Probably its possible to find something in Chicago as well. Dont waste your time applying for the positions listed online on baking career s...

Dude, no offense but you are supposed to spend more time to have your cv polished before you start applying for jobs. No wonder you cant get any interviews with the cv you have written.

<t>hard to say. from one hand it's a good move form middle office to the business side, from the other hand this area is not growing market to say the very least and bonus potential is next to nothing... it's up to you, but i strongly feel like practicaly every other job in front office with any oth...

Dude, forget about it. It may get back in few years from now under a different name, but in the forceable future no one is happy to provide liquidity facility for a supersenior piece cause one can be reasonably certain that commercial paper auctions are likely to fail.

How many people are supposed to show up?

I seriously doubt that a person with a know how in this area would be willing to get back to Russia unless he will be offered a decent P/L cut from the strategy and an opportunity to run the project on his own w/o having your friend Alexandr involved.

Go Michigan, Baruch is an out of question

QuoteIn that aspect, how to compare quant position at IBs vs. HFs, which one could prepare me more for the trader path?I would recommened to go to an IB, but it all depends upon particular desk and your role in the business...

i guess you should start as a quant and move to trading after few years if you like it... it's not as easy to start as a trader with your background 'cause it's not clear what you can bring to the table rite away. it's just my opinion some other people may think differently

it's just an arbitrage btw risk neutral and true measures on the curves

<t>Agree with Lepperbe the structure make sense if one belives in mean reversion in credit market-- i think it makes much more senese than original CPPI given exploding mean reversion behaviour of spreadsBtw the only 5-10% of CDOs are managed so most of the CDO investors will the same if not worst p...

you are out of status when u leave yr job. there is no grace period, but you can get farovable consideration by ins when the gap is less than a month when new h1b petition is filled up

QuoteOriginally posted by: TraderJoeThere must be some pretty great quants in Moscow, right ?If someone is really interested in a job over there i may be able to help...

I would not trust to what was written in the article. Unfortunately, i used to know personally persons mentioned in the article....

<r>QuoteOriginally posted by: daikakuJYeah, important, but "extremely"?It all depends on the organisation you're applying to. some are more selective when it comes toHigher Education institutions than others. I don't entirely agree with this kind of policy, as I've metOxbridge candidates who were re...