JJ, thanks!jax, i want to know more about KBC too

how's the compensation like as front desk developer in DE Shaw, KBC financial product, and Morgan Stanley? entry level, EE Phd, position are all in NYC, thanks!

Does anybody knows what is the salary range working for a small hedge fund as developer? around 100 people doing fixed income (mbs, abs...). I am fresh CS PHD, how much to ask? thx edit: the position is in NYC

<t>thanks for the repliesi am a fresh cs phd, just got an offer from bloomberg as a developer. i am not sure this is the best way to go, it seems i have no chance to touch quant or finance stuff. some recruiters are looking around for me, but it seems bank or fund doesn't like un-experienced cs guys...

any opinion? thxthey don't trade, right?

anybody knows which firms welcome "Entry Level" quant developer? I think many new graduates have the same questions. I heard bloomberg welcome new phd graduates. I sent my resume through their website, but got no reply. Any other firms? thx

hi figaro, i am in NY now. Thanks!

thanks all for your input, now i can give my resume to recuiters with less worry btw, anybody knows any group want some entry level quant developer positions? i am a fresh out CS Phd?

<t>a recruiter told me on the phone that if two recruiters send my resume to the same group, the answer from the hiring manager is automatic rejection because they don't want to deal with the agent issue. is this true? and how about different groups in the same firm? eg, quant positions in different...

A car runs 56m/h for uphill, 78m/h for straight surface, 87m/h for downhill. It takes 4 hours for the car to travel from A to B and 4 hours 40 minutes from B to A. Now, what's the distance from A to B? didn't find this teaser on the board, have fun guys.

i had the same feeling, didn't concentrate very well at the end after a whole day math and brain teasers

production - bring models into trading environment, get trades to market, get prices into modelswhat kind of skills are needed for this role? C++? math? lot of finance?Thanks!

thanks, I already started my reading. but it seems that it will take a while to really get into them.

<t>I am a new graduate CS Phd. It's kind hard to get into quant group in big IB for me. Is it reasonable to get an intern to get some experience? Any chance to become full-time employee after intern if they like me? I am not from top school and don't have any financial experience. But I think they c...

<t>i'm curious about the the hiring decision making for hiring a quant. suppose you met with 10 people, then what? they vote? or the hiring manager make the decision based on the feedback? the decision is mainly based on technical? or involve some other, eg, easy going? team work? communication skil...