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by pterodactyl
January 9th, 2013, 7:14 pm
Forum: Careers Forum
Topic: Salary increase
Replies: 36
Views: 16007

Salary increase

Most people on this forum, I believe are Quants or Quant Developers. Why dont we talk about their Packages, instead of talking about I Bankers.
by pterodactyl
January 6th, 2013, 2:45 pm
Forum: Careers Forum
Topic: Salary increase
Replies: 36
Views: 16007

Salary increase

Would the same %s hold for IB Technology.
by pterodactyl
January 4th, 2013, 7:20 pm
Forum: Careers Forum
Topic: Salary increase
Replies: 36
Views: 16007

Salary increase

What are the typical Base Salary hikes that people get in IBs after year end reviews.
by pterodactyl
January 2nd, 2013, 2:04 am
Forum: Careers Forum
Topic: Base salary
Replies: 11
Views: 11683

Base salary

Is it a good idea to disclose base salary and bonus numbers to HHs.
by pterodactyl
November 23rd, 2010, 9:49 am
Forum: Careers Forum
Topic: IT Bonuses
Replies: 3
Views: 23920

IT Bonuses

<t>Hi, Can someone comment on how much the bonus would be in roles that support Quant Research groups. Work would involve some tool development to C++ code debugging. What would be bases and bonus %. From the look of it IT and Quant bonus pools would be different here. I am looking more for Bonus %,...
by pterodactyl
August 28th, 2010, 9:23 pm
Forum: Careers Forum
Topic: Banks Hiring in FX Quant / Quant Dev area
Replies: 4
Views: 28016

Banks Hiring in FX Quant / Quant Dev area

Any more info on this. How is the job market looking now. I am looking for Quant Dev roles. But nothing comes by. I had only one interview in the last one month for Quant Dev kinda role. Am I the only one facing this. I usuallyt get calls for Middle Office Developer roles in banks.
by pterodactyl
August 21st, 2010, 2:18 pm
Forum: Careers Forum
Topic: Banks Hiring in FX Quant / Quant Dev area
Replies: 4
Views: 28016

Banks Hiring in FX Quant / Quant Dev area

<t>Hey, I am also looking for roles like you, I see HF's hiring in NYC, I heard from few for pure tech roles like Low latency. Quant roles are rare to come by, I think most are happy recruiting from Univs. No one is hiring people without Quant experience. Banks are hiring only in middle office or ba...
by pterodactyl
August 18th, 2010, 6:13 pm
Forum: Brainteaser Forum
Topic: Avg distance
Replies: 9
Views: 34117

Avg distance

MS5 -- how did you come up with the distribution fn 2(1-z). Cut point logic is too good.
by pterodactyl
August 16th, 2010, 7:31 pm
Forum: Brainteaser Forum
Topic: Avg distance
Replies: 9
Views: 34117

Avg distance

There are 2 Random samples from [0, 1] uniform distribution. What is the average distance between them.
by pterodactyl
April 12th, 2010, 12:28 am
Forum: Careers Forum
Topic: Time series interview Questions
Replies: 1
Views: 32769

Time series interview Questions

How are the typical interview questions on Time Series analysis. I am reading this Ruey Tsay's book, it broadens your base, but I cannot get a hint of how the interview questions could be like. Any insights would be appreciated.
by pterodactyl
December 25th, 2008, 3:43 pm
Forum: Careers Forum
Topic: Some career advice
Replies: 1
Views: 45048

Some career advice

<t>I have been working for the past one year with a trading platforms vendor, I am with FX Spots. I am in a dilemma currently. I do not hate my job, but at the same time I do not like it that much. I did bachelors in Mechanical Engineering and then I did a M.S Quant Finance in a lowly ranked school....
by pterodactyl
June 9th, 2008, 7:24 am
Forum: Careers Forum
Topic: FX Algo trading book
Replies: 2
Views: 53258

FX Algo trading book

Any recommendation for a FX trading or Algorithmic trading book, an advanced text would be better.
by pterodactyl
December 15th, 2007, 10:11 pm
Forum: Careers Forum
Topic: Can a firm withdraw an offer
Replies: 11
Views: 62502

Can a firm withdraw an offer

<t>I am from India. I think, getting an MS-OPT EAD should not be that big an issue. The visa bulletin was definitely new to me and did scare me a lil, need to figure this out. Anyway guys, thanks for the advice.Wouldn't mind moving back to India. Though ideally, I would like to work here for a while...
by pterodactyl
December 15th, 2007, 2:05 am
Forum: Careers Forum
Topic: Can a firm withdraw an offer
Replies: 11
Views: 62502

Can a firm withdraw an offer

<t>Hi,I have a Accepted a job offer with a US firm. But there has been some delay in the work authorization permit (OPT) processing from US Immigration, I think it is going to take atleast 15-30 more days. So I am unable to join the firm on time, its already late by 12 days. I got this job through a...
by pterodactyl
June 16th, 2007, 3:27 pm
Forum: Careers Forum
Topic: Stats book recommendation
Replies: 2
Views: 70702

Stats book recommendation

Hi,First of all sorry for a post inconsistent with this forum. My knowledge of Statistics is patchy. Could some one recommend me a good Stats book.
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