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by foias
February 24th, 2010, 5:06 pm
Forum: Careers Forum
Topic: What Do Quants Do?
Replies: 37
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What Do Quants Do?

QuoteThere is no such thing as a library quant outside of academia.The guy sitting next to me thinks he's a library quant, which he supposes to be a quant who works on valuation libraries. He's not in academia, so either he's wrong or you are.
by foias
September 19th, 2008, 10:51 pm
Forum: Careers Forum
Topic: Entry-level quant job prospects with "criminal" record
Replies: 51
Views: 56610

Entry-level quant job prospects with "criminal" record

<t>Yes, potential employers of quants do care about a criminal record, for at least two reasons. One is that the regulators are going to ask about it if they register you. The other is that the most important thing they need most from quants, even above competence, is honesty. If you make a mistake ...