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by terryzz24
June 3rd, 2013, 3:33 pm
Forum: Careers Forum
Topic: interview rejection
Replies: 33
Views: 13466

interview rejection

haha, I just want to be a soldier.
by terryzz24
May 30th, 2013, 12:41 pm
Forum: Trading Forum
Topic: Is there any quants setting up their own trading business?
Replies: 3
Views: 8867

Is there any quants setting up their own trading business?

<t>QuoteOriginally posted by: farmerYou don't need good strategies. You need marketing and a brokerage account, and put your clients in t-bills. Once you decide your target market, the strategy decides itself. You can always hire someone else to design the appropriate strategy, since nerds with algo...
by terryzz24
May 29th, 2013, 1:40 pm
Forum: Trading Forum
Topic: Is there any quants setting up their own trading business?
Replies: 3
Views: 8867

Is there any quants setting up their own trading business?

<t>I have been working on quantitative trading research for years and built some workable strategies for different markets. But it seems difficult to find a relevant job to me. So I decided to sell trading signals via a trading signal vending platform cause it's better than benefiting nothing from m...
by terryzz24
May 16th, 2013, 11:50 am
Forum: Careers Forum
Topic: interview rejection
Replies: 33
Views: 13466

interview rejection

<t>QuoteOriginally posted by: bluetrinTerryZZ, what people are trying to tell you is that even if you do not say anything about not liking this job, you can usually tell from facial expression and wording how people truly feel about a position. In a half a day interview, if you can look very interes...
by terryzz24
May 16th, 2013, 7:31 am
Forum: Trading Forum
Topic: Is there anyway to download free live cme future data?
Replies: 9
Views: 11180

Is there anyway to download free live cme future data?

<r>QuoteOriginally posted by: acastaldo"final settlement price" is used to settle, i.e. to arrange multi-million dollar cash flows between longs and shorts. If you use it as a guideline to trading you can use "preliminary settlement price" which is available within minutes of the 3:15 close and is i...
by terryzz24
May 15th, 2013, 3:30 pm
Forum: Careers Forum
Topic: interview rejection
Replies: 33
Views: 13466

interview rejection

<t>QuoteOriginally posted by: capafan2QuoteThe guy who interviewed me is an IT guy, not a Quant. Your comments reek of - "Why should an IT guy interview me. I am a Quant. Why should I do IT work. I am Quant". I know you never said that and you are going to claim or atleast think I am letting my low ...
by terryzz24
May 15th, 2013, 2:51 pm
Forum: Careers Forum
Topic: interview rejection
Replies: 33
Views: 13466

interview rejection

<t>QuoteOriginally posted by: capafan2QuoteThe guy who interviewed me is an IT guy, not a Quant. Your comments reek of - "Why should an IT guy interview me. I am a Quant. Why should I do IT work. I am Quant". I know you never said that and you are going to claim or atleast think I am letting my low ...
by terryzz24
May 15th, 2013, 2:17 pm
Forum: Trading Forum
Topic: Is there anyway to download free live cme future data?
Replies: 9
Views: 11180

Is there anyway to download free live cme future data?

<t>QuoteOriginally posted by: edouardhere they talk about "Final settlement price" that are published quite late on their website.Quote(Files are published periodically, initially as preliminary settlement prices, which are subject to change until final settlement prices are posted at approximately ...
by terryzz24
May 15th, 2013, 1:36 pm
Forum: Trading Forum
Topic: Is there anyway to download free live cme future data?
Replies: 9
Views: 11180

Is there anyway to download free live cme future data?

Does anyone know what time CME publishes settlement price? Because I need to get the settlement price before 5:00PM next day market open.
by terryzz24
May 15th, 2013, 8:51 am
Forum: Careers Forum
Topic: interview rejection
Replies: 33
Views: 13466

interview rejection

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by terryzz24
May 14th, 2013, 8:21 pm
Forum: Careers Forum
Topic: interview rejection
Replies: 33
Views: 13466

interview rejection

<t>QuoteOriginally posted by: bluetrinMaybe the interviewers misunderstood what he said. I find that sometimes it is very important to choose the words you use especially the first time you meet someone as people may misinterpret your words. Maybe next time do not say that they are having difficulti...
by terryzz24
May 14th, 2013, 3:32 pm
Forum: Careers Forum
Topic: interview rejection
Replies: 33
Views: 13466

interview rejection

<t>QuoteOriginally posted by: DevonFangsQuoteOriginally posted by: terryzz24QuoteOriginally posted by: AnalyStratYou know, sometimes they reject everybody because there's no real position, they're just interviewing...However I'm surprised that an IB gave you this feedback. I mean they are usually "n...
by terryzz24
May 14th, 2013, 3:26 pm
Forum: Careers Forum
Topic: interview rejection
Replies: 33
Views: 13466

interview rejection

<t>QuoteOriginally posted by: AnalyStratYou know, sometimes they reject everybody because there's no real position, they're just interviewing...However I'm surprised that an IB gave you this feedback. I mean they are usually "nice" so throwing at you "you just need money" is not fair and not somethi...
by terryzz24
May 14th, 2013, 2:29 pm
Forum: Careers Forum
Topic: quant jobs with the least hours
Replies: 35
Views: 15043

quant jobs with the least hours

QuoteOriginally posted by: ShaikIs model validation analogous to 'testing' in software companies? People in 'testing' in IT get the least respect in the company and continuously have to prove the reason for their existence.at least, you have a job.
by terryzz24
May 14th, 2013, 2:24 pm
Forum: Careers Forum
Topic: quant jobs with the least hours
Replies: 35
Views: 15043

quant jobs with the least hours

QuoteOriginally posted by: DevonFangsQuoteOriginally posted by: terryzz24...I'm an unemployed quant.... then you win, zero hours I work on my ownquantitative trading research projects. no one pays me..... sadly, I can't find anywhere to use my strategies either. just for my interests
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