<t>On (4) To be more precise, Alex Kuznetsov's 'Complete Guide ..' seems to suggest that Quant positions, though different from a purely IT position of hardware/network maintenance, Windows work, is getting hived out of the Trading Desk and into another facet of a general 'IT setup'. Thats at least ...

<t>From reading a few books on the topic, taking my first Math-Fin course and slogging through it, browsing through these forums, I've gathered that a quant:1. Needs to be up to scratch in Calculus, especially Stochastic Calculus, Black Scholes, and needs to have a solid understanding of Hedging, De...

<t>In comparison to markets in the Third World, US/Europe/Japanese markets are well regulated and much more transparent.I dunno, I prefer transparency and regulation over anything else. Better transparency than not knowing if the company who's shares you're buying happens to be owned by an Ivar Krue...

<r>Lol! Lots of reads but no answers. After some digging on google I came up with this small list:Q1. Good Online/Other brokerages:a. <URL url="http://www.consumersearch.com/www/internet/online-brokers/"><LINK_TEXT text="http://www.consumersearch.com/www/inter ... e-brokers/">http://www.consumersear...

<t>A lot of the posts on the Quant Forums are by people who are actual quants, working for Financial Institutions or who want to become quants. How about going your own way? As in, be a broker, and a quant?I would imagine that if one want to be a true broker, with his fingers in every well regulated...

<t>Hey this getting to be like the Newsgroups. There was this guy who used a Perl script each in place of two posters, who ostensibly came from opposite sides of a millennial ethnic divide. Was insanely brilliant. For a day or two. Man can we cut out the personal insults. I support freedom of speech...

<t>Maybe if you started your own little futures and commodities online trading market for sugar, molasses and tobacco Then come back on a 100 ft yacht, put the boat people to shame, write a book about it, start a revolt in Cuba by Cubans who get jealous about capitalism .. Hmm. Or you could go work ...

Hey thanks for the suggestion. I didnt have this book on my list. Seems like a good intro book. This is the one right? John C. Hull. Options, Futures, and Other Derivatives (4th Edition) (Hardcover)Thanks!

<r>I'm in a similar boat. I want to get started in this direction.What gives me hope is that companies who will want to hire quants will want to hire highly intelligent people who have some low and medium level knowledge of quantitative finance. Intelligence or knowledge of a field is garnered throu...

<t>Logically I should be willing to spend 30k so I might have a good chance at earning perhaps as much as 30k, over and above what I might earn as a network engineer, again, per year, after five years. But there is that risk aversion factor. Then again, I like risk.Lets wait and see, sir.Thanks for ...

<r>Came across this great post by jfuqua:<URL url="http://www.wilmott.com/messageview.cfm?catid=16&threadid=43304He"><LINK_TEXT text="http://www.wilmott.com/messageview.cfm? ... id=43304He">http://www.wilmott.com/messageview.cfm?catid=16&threadid=43304He</LINK_TEXT></URL> kindly details 17 p...

Thanks much for the advice Veeru. Would a CFQ help me to get into a top notch MFE program? Along with my GRE, workex, reco's, of course .. ?Thanks,Prasenjit

<t>Hmm, my momma always used to say, "Life is like a box of chocolates Prasenjit, you'll never know who wants one. So sell options on em if you can, spot trade if you must, and negotiate if he's bigger."I'm for real, a thousand apologies if I gave the wrong impression.Dom's been really helpful as we...

<t>From a point where I know next to nothing about being a Quant, it must be definitely necessary to have some sort of coursework/certification in hand. I had planned to do:1.Some non-degree coursework on Finance Math/Statistics & doing lots of reading.2. Doing a CQF from 7 City/similar certific...

<t>Sir,Thank you kindly for your reply. It does make a good deal of sense to mitigate risk by keeping my options open if and when I try to become a quant guru(I had to look up what NPV meant on wiki). So I think I'll also keep the networking/IT track going, as well. And I did send along my CV.I have...