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by ab1
September 17th, 2007, 12:38 am
Forum: Careers Forum
Topic: Hedge Funds in the Bay area.
Replies: 4
Views: 67527

Hedge Funds in the Bay area.

D.E. Shaw
by ab1
January 20th, 2006, 6:21 am
Forum: Careers Forum
Topic: A typical day for a quant?!!(Part 2)
Replies: 3
Views: 122928

A typical day for a quant?!!(Part 2)

Can someone post a link to the website that this came from?Thanks,ab1
by ab1
January 12th, 2006, 4:53 am
Forum: Careers Forum
Topic: Ever heard of Capital Markets Global Services or eMarkets Global Services?
Replies: 4
Views: 123411

Ever heard of Capital Markets Global Services or eMarkets Global Services?

Has anyone heard of this recruitment agency? Any opinions?Thanks,ab1
by ab1
October 20th, 2005, 2:40 am
Forum: Careers Forum
Topic: Day in the life & questions from an engineer
Replies: 1
Views: 132804

Day in the life & questions from an engineer

Warny, There are some previous posts that address similar, but not identical, questions. You might want to search on my username (ab1) in this forum, as I have asked about 'day in the life'-type descriptions also.Good luck,ab1
by ab1
October 19th, 2005, 6:21 pm
Forum: The Quantitative Finance FAQs Project
Topic: Where can I find free financial data?
Replies: 65
Views: 354580

Where can I find free financial data?

I am looking for free historical price data on companies that aren't traded any more (either bankrupt or gobbled-up). This kind of info isn't kept on Yahoo, msnbc, or any other free site that I know about. Does anyone know of a web source?Thanks,ab1
by ab1
September 22nd, 2005, 4:50 pm
Forum: Careers Forum
Topic: Can I get input from a real, live, US-employed quant?
Replies: 18
Views: 138664

Can I get input from a real, live, US-employed quant?

Thanks everyone for your responses, you've been very helpful. I now have much more useful information than I had before; I will be able to make a more informed decision regarding my career.Anyone else want to put in their 2 cents?Thanks,ab1
by ab1
September 22nd, 2005, 2:54 am
Forum: Careers Forum
Topic: Can I get input from a real, live, US-employed quant?
Replies: 18
Views: 138664

Can I get input from a real, live, US-employed quant?

<t>That's certainly encouraging, but I can't imagine that there aren't some boring tasks somewhere...temnik: My main reason for considering leaving physics is that I am just not as interested in it as I used to be. I want new challenges. Also, a faculty position doesn't look nearly as appealling as ...
by ab1
September 21st, 2005, 9:35 pm
Forum: Careers Forum
Topic: Can I get input from a real, live, US-employed quant?
Replies: 18
Views: 138664

Can I get input from a real, live, US-employed quant?

<t>hammerbacher: 8:30 to 6:30 sounds quite reasonable! OK, here are some specific questions: What percentage of your work do you find unstimulating? Which tasks are unstimulating? I'm asking this because I haven't really found any parts yet that I would consider boring. Finance it itself interesting...
by ab1
September 21st, 2005, 9:01 pm
Forum: Careers Forum
Topic: Can I get input from a real, live, US-employed quant?
Replies: 18
Views: 138664

Can I get input from a real, live, US-employed quant?

<t>SanFranCA2002: Thanks for the reply, I appreciate it. I am curious about many things regarding the worklife of a quant, hours worked is only one facet. I'm familiar with long work hours, they don't scare me. I can't say the same about cats who don't trust me. But I do want to know what is normal ...
by ab1
September 21st, 2005, 8:03 pm
Forum: Careers Forum
Topic: Can I get input from a real, live, US-employed quant?
Replies: 18
Views: 138664

Can I get input from a real, live, US-employed quant?

<t>SanFranCA2002: I apologize for being dense... Did you actually find it accurate? If not, which parts were not accurate? Is only the chauffeur appeallingly clad, or is the entire limo filled with such people?swoop2: The M. Joshi file I am referring to is this. I found this listed in one of his rep...
by ab1
September 21st, 2005, 6:58 pm
Forum: Careers Forum
Topic: Can I get input from a real, live, US-employed quant?
Replies: 18
Views: 138664

Can I get input from a real, live, US-employed quant?

I realize that everyone is very busy, but any responses (to any of my questions) from quants would be most helpful!Thanks again,ab1
by ab1
September 19th, 2005, 10:28 pm
Forum: Careers Forum
Topic: Can I get input from a real, live, US-employed quant?
Replies: 18
Views: 138664

Can I get input from a real, live, US-employed quant?

<t>I'm in the US and am considering switching from physics to quantitative finance. I have been trying to find out information about the kind of work life I can expect as a quant, but am having problems finding people who are currently working as quants in the US and are also willing to talk to me. ...
by ab1
July 5th, 2005, 8:21 pm
Forum: Careers Forum
Topic: Info on Countrywide Financial?
Replies: 7
Views: 145608

Info on Countrywide Financial?

rich7804, can you tell us a little more about what you've heard?
by ab1
June 23rd, 2005, 5:35 am
Forum: Careers Forum
Topic: Info on Countrywide Financial?
Replies: 7
Views: 145608

Info on Countrywide Financial?

I noticed Countrywide Financial is putting several postings on the job sites. They are located in Calabasas, CA, close to LA. I am not familiar with them. Does anyone know anything about them?Any info would be helpful,ab1
by ab1
May 25th, 2005, 12:42 pm
Forum: Careers Forum
Topic: Workload of a Quant
Replies: 0
Views: 147884

Workload of a Quant

<t>I am preparing to move from theoretical physics into quantitative finance. I have been told that quants work very long hours, but I am trying to get a an idea of exactly what this means. So, I would very much appreciate replies from people who work (or have worked) as quants answering:a) how many...
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