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by theitalianjob
November 20th, 2008, 2:58 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: WallE
Replies: 3
Views: 46446

WallE

The first "Walle" movie was Short Circuit and the name of the bot was Johnny 5. Actually the beetle dies :-)
by theitalianjob
November 19th, 2008, 5:35 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: WallE
Replies: 3
Views: 46446

WallE

Is it an Ibook G4?Does MacosX Tiger run on it?What processor does Eva have? P.S.Who remembers the first Wallie movie (80s) in which the beetle dies?
by theitalianjob
November 18th, 2008, 8:40 pm
Forum: Programming and Software Forum
Topic: Good C++ text
Replies: 24
Views: 51833

Good C++ text

I think Modern C++ design by Andrej Alexandrescu is good book for non trivial template programming. Probably a little bit tough to start... with templates but good after for example Bruce Eckel second volume.
by theitalianjob
November 18th, 2008, 8:14 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: Italy, land of trash.
Replies: 620
Views: 123140

Italy, land of trash.

<t>QuoteOriginally posted by: CuchulainnQuoteVinciamo anche il prossimo mondiale. sicuro??, guarda quiI don't know which planet he comes from becausehe can't speak englishhe can't speak german and I assure you:HE CAN'T SPEAK ITALIAN EITHER.... it is years that tv shows records of very long interview...
by theitalianjob
November 18th, 2008, 7:57 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: Italy, land of trash.
Replies: 620
Views: 123140

Italy, land of trash.

<r>QuoteVa bene, il subuantivo en passato rimotto soni molto difficele per questo ragazzo. Ma, io sono polglot, perche? Parlo Italianio e Calabrese me agreez to u ;-)Sei olandese? Io ho imparato l'inglese nelle Fiandre, ad Antwerp.QuoteForza azzurri !Vinciamo anche il prossimo mondiale.Lo sai che un...
by theitalianjob
November 18th, 2008, 7:34 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: Italy, land of trash.
Replies: 620
Views: 123140

Italy, land of trash.

<r>QuoteOriginally posted by: ppauperciò che ti fa pensare l'altro 90% è diverso?Do you use google to translate? I can barely understand...No the other 90% you miss is much worse <E>:-(</E> P.S. Yes... backversion in google you just wrote"what makes you think the other 90% is different?" now I under...
by theitalianjob
November 18th, 2008, 3:56 pm
Forum: Careers Forum
Topic: Quantitative Trading
Replies: 7
Views: 48781

Quantitative Trading

<t>QuoteOriginally posted by: jomniIs trading by technical analysis quant trading? ;PYeseven if the signals used can be naive (vol breakout patterns or moving averages) quantitative risk allocation makes the difference between a winning and a losing fund.Moreover technical analysis systems are usual...
by theitalianjob
November 18th, 2008, 3:41 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: Italy, land of trash.
Replies: 620
Views: 123140

Italy, land of trash.

<t>Cuchulainlet's make a deal: I will teach you italian in change of C++ lessons :-)You need to improve. And beware of not mixing latin and italian.Anyhow: questo thread è molto scortese, comunque vi posso assicurare che le notizie che riportate sono giusto il 10 per cento di quello che succede :-)B...
by theitalianjob
November 18th, 2008, 11:36 am
Forum: Careers Forum
Topic: Advice needed: Top UK PhD Econ Program
Replies: 24
Views: 49628

Advice needed: Top UK PhD Econ Program

Anyway ... you 've studied a lot.What makes you to prefer academy to industry (beside of bad job market)?
by theitalianjob
November 18th, 2008, 11:33 am
Forum: Careers Forum
Topic: Advice needed: Top UK PhD Econ Program
Replies: 24
Views: 49628

Advice needed: Top UK PhD Econ Program

Age?Brian May took his Phd in physics some months ago... and he is not young :-)
by theitalianjob
November 18th, 2008, 11:22 am
Forum: Careers Forum
Topic: "Fooled" by the job's description : wrong first job
Replies: 15
Views: 50319

"Fooled" by the job's description : wrong first job

<t>I feel that the best way to change job is to change company...Start studying, networking, interviewing. Use your current job only to survive and learn some stuff.It is odd, anyway. Usually managers don't like to hire overqualified people to avoid turnover. During the interviews didn't they warn y...
by theitalianjob
November 6th, 2008, 8:08 pm
Forum: Careers Forum
Topic: Real money
Replies: 1
Views: 46958

Real money

<t>I dunno how much is in topic because probably it is not the typical quant job.I have opportunities in a large asset management (in HF jargon, "real money"). I was told that econometrics will be an important part of the job.I am a PhD in physics and I like programming so when I started approaching...
by theitalianjob
October 24th, 2008, 2:43 pm
Forum: Careers Forum
Topic: fund of HFs
Replies: 18
Views: 55132

fund of HFs

<t>QuoteOriginally posted by: acastaldoAs an investor I do not like FOF because they take an extra level of fees on my money for ill-defined services.However for a Quant Analyst, I think FOF can be an attractive opportunity. You can learn a lot about performance evaluation (and risk management) of H...
by theitalianjob
July 22nd, 2008, 3:36 pm
Forum: Careers Forum
Topic: fund of HFs
Replies: 18
Views: 55132

fund of HFs

Hihow would you consider working as quant analyst in a fund of hedge funds?What can I expect from this as working experience and career path?
by theitalianjob
February 11th, 2008, 8:18 pm
Forum: Careers Forum
Topic: Post doc in quantitative finance
Replies: 3
Views: 59242

Post doc in quantitative finance

<t>Hi Dominicmy situation is this:1) Master degree from TOP TOP TOP school in physics - 23 years old2) PHD from Top school in high performance computing/theoretical chemistry 27 years old3) 1 year practicing in a little software house not based in London/NY and with very LOW wagesMy job has been use...
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