thanks all for advice, will update with what happens

<t>QuoteOriginally posted by: DominicConnorThe first question I'd ask is have you got it clear in your own mind exactly why you lost the money ?Yes, quite clear.It seems like there's no ideal way to go about this. However, resume writing guidelines I've gathered tell me I should quantify everything ...

<t>QuoteOriginally posted by: katastrofaQuoteOriginally posted by: closduboisSuppose a candidate didn't do so hot at a prop desk and had to find another job. What should he put on his resume?1. Be honest and say you lost money. Sounds like an awful idea.2. Cherry-pick your experience and say "made 2...

<t>Suppose a candidate didn't do so hot at a prop desk and had to find another job. What should he put on his resume?1. Be honest and say you lost money. Sounds like an awful idea.2. Cherry-pick your experience and say "made 200k on 600k haircut over a 6month period" (and leave out the bit about los...

What's the over/under on when Microsoft will ditch VBA/replace it with something else?

http://redmonk.com/sogrady/2014/01/22/l ... ings-1-14/

<t>I want to be able to manually load some (already cleaned up) data and input some parameters into Excel, press a button, and have fancy statistical analysis done in R, then spit the results (along with pictures) back into Excel.I'm aware of a few existing solutions integrating R and Excel, and som...

when I left the industry back in 09, most traders I knew were on some sort of local vol model (fitting quadratics to the market), although I had some success with SABR. I'm wondering if there has been a shift to stochastic vol models lately or maybe some other fancy stuff?

how can you be 'strongly interested in mathematical/quantitative finance' if you have 'almost no experience'

that's pretty interesting. i think on options exchanges (in the US at least) we only have the 'traditional' type orders and you send IOC most of the time (at least one exchange only allows IOC orders)

QuoteOriginally posted by: MCarreiraWhen you talk about "high speed systems", please note that you need not only to be faster but also to study in detail the different types of orders allowed.Please read Scott Patterson's "Dark Pools" for a good idea of the challenges.types of orders?

if your system is fast enough, just price your options and buy/sell everything that's out of line. if there are good trades offered, you'll get there before everyone else. i don't think there are any specific strategies for 'high speed systems'.

<t>" I have thought simply of taking advantage of skew by buying a lower strike for cheaper volatility than a higher strike, delta neutral."not gonna happen unless your system is faster than everyone else's and you're picking them off when stock moves.or, as you mentioned, the skew is messed up due ...

<t>QuoteOriginally posted by: archlight -- "Ensure accurate and reliable Risk and P/L delivery to the business on a daily basis". I am not sure how to achieve that and what kind of questions I would anticipate from traders? where do I gain that insight?I really hope anyone taking out a few minutes f...

i'd say yes to portfolio management in addition to stoch processes and FI. it's good to learn some buy-side lingo...