<t>QuoteOriginally posted by: lexingtonQuoteOriginally posted by: WFNYCQuoteOriginally posted by: lexingtonQuoteOriginally posted by: katastrofa Similar clauses in employment contracts are meant to intimidate the employee, while they have no legal power. Enforcing a few months of a fairly compensate...

<t>QuoteOriginally posted by: lexingtonQuoteOriginally posted by: katastrofa Similar clauses in employment contracts are meant to intimidate the employee, while they have no legal power. Enforcing a few months of a fairly compensated non-compete period would stand in the court, but anything longer t...

<t>QuoteOriginally posted by: MiloRambaldiQuoteOriginally posted by: WFNYCIf they are paying you to not compete then you have to ask them if you can do whatever it is you want to do. It could be as general as any type of trading related to the use of algos. They are paying you so pretty much they de...

<t>If they are paying you to not compete then you have to ask them if you can do whatever it is you want to do. It could be as general as any type of trading related to the use of algos. They are paying you so pretty much they determine everything. Of course you can do whatever you want if you don't...

My partner's non-compete was for 5 years. If they really want to enforce it they would be paying you more than a low base.

Where did you get your PhD from?

<t>QuoteOriginally posted by: acastaldoQuoteOriginally posted by: WFNYCWhy 2006? They don't trade commodities anymore?A major development, sometimes called the 'financialisation of commodities' (reference) took place between 2003 and 2010. The involvement of Wall Street in commodities increased enor...

QuoteOriginally posted by: ThinkDifferentQuoteTrading at the Refiner. Easy transition to hedge fund or bank....only if you have a time machine and go back to 2006.Why 2006? They don't trade commodities anymore?

See above, double entry.

Trading at the Refiner. Easy transition to hedge fund or bank. This would be a very unique experience.

AI for sure. MFE are not considered desirable degrees by most quant funds.

Risk taker would go for #2. Family man #1. Depends on where you are in life. Good luck.

<t>FWIW, just to help everyone here looking at career paths. In NY, from my experience, a fresh PHD from a good school will start anywhere from 100k - 140k. Bonus will be 20k-60k. Of course there are exceptions but this is about the range I see. Good school on Wall St. is usually top 20. I recently ...

In NY depending on where you went to school, 125k is definitely in the range.

<t>How are your programming skills? What school did you go to? I'm in the process of starting a fund that will launch in May/April. Fund founders are from Renaissance Technologies and Credit Suisse with 25 years of experience each. We've already hired a developer but looking for another. Your lack o...