<t>What do you mean "better"? On average, how is the salary of a quant compared with a trader and a market risk analyst?QuoteOriginally posted by: DCFCAgreed, one problem is extracting from employers the exact situation.In many roles a good objective test is management reporting lines and what bonus...

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<t>Thanks a lot for your advice. There are a number of reasons for me to do a PhD. First, I believe I have the ability and interest in doing mathematical research. Second, I wanna do a research-type job either in academia or in industry. A PhD seems a prerequisite for an academic job and a necessity...

<t>Actually I get my master degree in Canada, and have a PhD offer in a Canadian school, ranked about 5 in Canada.I expect to finish the phd degree in 3 to 4 years. (Less course requirements than US programs) One advantage of this offer is that my potential supervisor has collaborations with Bank of...

I have just finished a quant master degree. I wonder if I should continue to do a phd degree...I have heard that master holders will end up under phd holders in the career path. Is that true?Thanks for any comment in advance.

<t>I do have an interest in energy finance since it's a relatively new field. It seems there's a lot of potential for research, but most jobs are located in Calgary or Texas, right?If I really wanna do energy finance, who do you think is a 1st-tier research in this area? (including the US profs)Quot...

<t>You have to ask yourself why you want a PhD if you already got a quant job. What do you want to do after getting a PhD degree?If you plan to work in academia, PhD is a must. If you want to stay in the industry, PhD may help propel you to a senior position more easily considering thereare so many ...

<t>Thanks for your reply. I'd prefer to work in the industry, but my long term plan is to be a prof. Correct me if I'm wrong. I always have the impression that MFE can only do programming jobs and have less career prospect than a phd in the quant field. That's why I consider a phd to broaden my care...

nobody? I only know calgary and western ontario are good at energy finance.toronto and mcmaster seem good at credit risk....

Toronto, waterloo, western ontario, calgary, mcmaster or ubc?Anyone could provide some information or analysis on these schools?

<t>I wonder even a MFE program does not teach you enough knowledge to qualify for a market risk analyst if the interviewer really asks the quantitative questions in depth.At least I don't see a course in any MFE program would teach GARCH model so deep....QuoteOriginally posted by: smarttraderMany ma...

<t>Is a PhD degree required to be an energy quant in utility/commodities group in i-bank? If so, which prof would be a good supervisor in energy finance? Matt Davison from UWO seems an expert in this area, but the location of UWO is not that nice... Any prof. in Toronto who does research in energy f...

Any younger good professors in financial math Toronto/UBC/Western Ontario/Waterloo/McMaster? I'm considering to apply to a school where I can find a promising supervisor.I wonder if Elliot is still supervising PhD students.

Which school is Milovsky in? How about Matt Davison from UWO? Is he also a big name?

Of course Phelim Boyle is one. Who else?