<t>Hi, My profile: Just grad from UWat with Comp Sci undergrad Going into MStat in UWat thi Sept. Looking for intern for summer 2006. Does it worth while to fill out those apps on those ibank websites? I mean.. it seems impossible to get a job through those sites and most of the good jobs I heard ar...

UWaterloo is a good place to be too.

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Hi.. Are there any fund units, that give us the exposure to credit indices (whether it is option type payout or straight tracking units, etc)??Thanks!

Why you want to become a trader just curious?I always thought trader is a job that can be automated. But not quant.

UWaterloo?

<t>QuoteOriginally posted by: GeistQuoteOriginally posted by: PokerboyHi all, Say 1 stock is listed in 2 exchanges and they both have options on their exchange. One trades at 20% impl vol and another at 25% impl vol. Is there a way to arbritrage on this? Note that at the current FX, the prices are f...

<t>QuoteOriginally posted by: daveangelso one equity is the foreign currency equivalent of the other ? then its fairly simple - the option on the foreign ccy stock is basically a composite option and relationship between the vol of that option and the domestic option vol is volf^2 = vold^2 + volx^2 ...

<t>Hi all, Say 1 stock is listed in 2 exchanges and they both have options on their exchange. One trades at 20% impl vol and another at 25% impl vol. Is there a way to arbritrage on this? Note that at the current FX, the prices are fair and we can't buy one/sell the other immediately to make profit....

For us, we don't because the program is small, 20 ppl or so.. and we all gear towards quant work.. so I don't see the need for a club to 'gather these ppl'On the other hand, our director of the program is the one who invites industry people to come and talk, that sort of things.

haha. it's alright interesting when you need to deal with all kinds of issue, which a listed stock don't have.. such as liquidity, credit, etc. But I guess all those products are private placement then.. =p

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<t>Is the following true? I have seen code written by PhD that really sucks. It gives the right PL... but it's not well OO design, no comment, etc. That makes me feel that there's a need in general in the industry for someone to come in, who understands both the model and programming, to fix the cod...

<t>This seems quite discouraging..... =(I would love to stay in TO.. but they don't have much FO quant jobs.. (Most shops of Cdn banks are in Ldn =p and I don't want model vetting)I prefer not to go NYC since I don't like the states (and yes, it affects my career decision)... Anyone else?? Thanks a ...