<t>I feel that the strategist is more on client side. Their job is not so technical as quant modeler. I also hear that their reports are only used as reference by trading people and not really in actual trading practice. On another side, quant people directly service trader. what do you think their ...

javamaster, i will send a message to you for details. thanks for reply.

do you know the policy from CSFB?

the company said that there is a company-wide cap on associate base salary. not sure if that is true or just a trick. QuoteOriginally posted by: lancingknightI would say, at least $130k base in New York for a second year associate if they really want you.

Got two opportunities from two different research groups in the same field. They have two different rankings in the Institutional Investor magazine. Is that ranking very important? Should I take that into account in decision making? Thanks for your input.

it is in US currency and in NYC.

piterbarg, thanks a lot for your reply. The reason I am a little hesitant is that I already have two years of experience. I find that the base for PhD fresh out of school is already around 95k. What do you think?

IS the base of 100k good for an associate position? I had a PhD degree and almost two years of industry experience before going to Wall Street. how do you think about this package? Any upside space can I go further? I will be in fixed-income field. Very appreciate your help.

Want to try a position in that field. Really appreciate if you can share some suggestion and experience.Thanks a lot for your help!!