<t>Just been poached by a head hunter for a Performance Analyst position at around $60k + bonus and perks within front office at M&G.They are also willing to pick up all CFA costs and offer other bonuses - also rotation and possibility to move around within the front office..Any opinions would b...

You don't have to paper trade on previous data events - you can always trade if you have time in real time without making the trades and testing your theory - but this would limit you to time perspective!

<t>A friend did the MSc course at HW (yes still joint with Edinburgh - get benefit of Edinburgh business school on your CV as well - also benefit to put both universities on your CV). The Heriott Watt university is not highly ranked at undergrad - but as most of the candidates come from top uni unde...

<t>That's quite a good breakdown - Traders/sales guys etc and Investment Managers all are front office based tend to have say BA/BSc in maths/economics/finance/engineering and possibly masters or CFA - requires lots of energy and quick thinking.Quant guys tend to have their toes dipped in the market...

You'll never be 100% there....that's my mistake I made rejecting interviews doubting the amount of work I had done! You get one shot in most cases, so just hit it with the best you have - just do as much as you can!

Out of interest what was the average starting salary from both programmes at CASS? £40-50k?

How would you guys rate the course as prep for the CFA?

Quoteprob of a 24yr old decent cred deriv trader w 1-2yrs experience at a respectible institution making >$1mio ~ 97%.. Are you stating or predicting?

I remember seeing that integral in further A-level maths but just used common sense....volume of a cylinder......but, int is the actual way!

QuoteIn London, it is an absolute jokeReally? Why?

I got 2 pi for no 2!

"I'm disgusted.... "Surely not!

Better question - anyone want to relate probabilities with say different positions (FX trader / Sales trader / Fixed Income trader / quant etc....) earning £1M at the youngest age?

<t>Personally, I would say over 80% of my friends who decided to take a PhD were unsure where the path would take them - majority wanted to work in the city, didn't know what to do after their bachelor - thought ....I know, I've good grades so I'll hit the PhD route, give me some time to think of wh...

I guess this is not a question to be asked hereConsidering in of the topic it was regarded as "Master of Bugger All"! But I suppose another reason is to gain a business overview, having already gained a strong finance / mathematical background...