claymationDude, where is your job located?

<t>So you mean without a PhD, it's hard for you to move on to take on more responsibility and work on more interesting things in a Stat Arb position? I don't think it's necessary to have a PhD but correct me if I'm wrong.I guess you are right in using the word "valuable" to describe derivatives trad...

Franck77, can you share with us your experience with equity stat arb and why you are quitting it and joining an equity derivatives desk? Do you think the latter is more exciting, or is it because of some other reason?

Can I also get a copy? Many thanks!sector58 (at) hotmail.com

What is everybody's view on the prospects of structured products? How is the career path of a structurer / sales in this area?

<t>QuoteOriginally posted by: avartanI'm a recent graduate of Stanford, with my BS and MS in Management Science, with specialties in Finance & Operations Research. My school didn't have a robust financial engineering class,I need make some clarifications on this point. Stanford does have a robus...

I passed

bootstrapper,How did GS Super Day go for you? I didn't get pass it ;(

I had the opposite experience... mine was all fit questions. Makes me wonder if they have a standardized set of interview schemes for everybody.

Thanks randomax. I am reviewing my basics, but there seems to be a gazillion number of things that may possibly come up in the interviews. Do you have any clue which topics have the highest hit rate for FICC?

It's general. They will probably try to probe me with questions to see if I am good enough, and then decide which desk to put me. Any idea what I will be facing?

What kind of questions / what should I expect for this? How much should I brush up on my technical?Thanks a whole bunch for everyone's help.

<t>Hi all:Since it's about time for applying for summer internship positions, I think it'd be a great idea to keep this thread as a rolling list of advice for newbies on this board like myself. As a starter, does anyone know if internship applications are processed on a rolling basis or are they ins...

<t>Wait a minute. I thought the rule of game B says we cannot go below $0. This means we can, say, get one head ($52) and then get 51 tails (down to $1) and still remain in the game. I think game B is a random walk with an absorbing barrier at 0, and we are calculating the expected position after 10...

<t>QuoteOriginally posted by: ppauperQuoteOriginally posted by: JamesH83how well regarded in the Msc in Financial Mathematics at Stanford?(i) it's ranked 6th on the list I posted(ii) there are almost certainly past and/or present students on this board who could tell you all about that programThe bi...