QuoteOriginally posted by: ChieftainHi thereI am not a Quant but a contact I have been working with was seeking someone with Junior Programming/Analyst interest for desk support in NYC. Happy to have the discussion.ThanksCHi Chieftain .. I've pm-ed you about this. Thanks.

<t>In the past few weeks Gold price has rallied despite the simultaneous gains in the equity markets of developed nations. Purely from short term investment POV the equity markets in developed nations are opined to be a better bet, but that doesn't explain the gold rally. Many analysts suggest that ...

<t>QuoteOriginally posted by: farmerQuoteOriginally posted by: ArthurDentHe just found a job paying 2X of current salary. Validates his belief he is underpaid.I could probably get $40,000 as a hit man. Doesn't mean my weekly foodstamps are too low for doing nothing. This may sound random, but there ...

All the waiting caused some restlessness and I had to blurt out my doubts here. Thanks Arthur, I will have to play accordingly. Also thanks Neuroguy and ThinkDifferent, may be I shouldn't get very hung upon the opportunities I applied for.

<t>I applied for a couple of positions through the efinancial careers, and received calls from HHs on day 1 of my application to confirm on my details and promising on getting back in a few days. I did not hear back from them for almost about 3 weeks now. These are relatively entry level positions w...

Ah edouard's number includes the pair of 6, which is skipped in outrun's illustration since that's how this puzzle was being attempted to be solved

But as traderJoe puts it there are opportunities in HFT/Algo trading teams that appeal to good programmers in terms of challenges and other incentives

<t>If you take a step back and look at dev at banking and for systems in Boeing/NASA then you can say that their goals are subtly different. Banking IT is more about short lifespan software and quick turn around solutions (stability/efficiency are of course assumed). While at Boeing/NASA (or other p...

<t>Thanks for the pointers acastaldo, that ppt was useful. Quantitative brokers also has some brief info about their algos on its website. From these 2 min videos it felt like the execution algos are similar to those used for Equities, which could be good when client order flow is passed through the...

If not from people who directly worked in systematic trading for Rates/Credit, can others who are knowledgeable about this area share information about any research/white papers that could be useful for those who wanted to pursue career in it? Thanks.

<t>I currently work to build systems that generate fixed income analytics and I have no previous experience that relates to algo trading. I see that a lot of algo trading teams are coming up in fixed income space, esp for flow instruments (swaps, bonds, loans, cds contracts). I only know that algo t...

<t>Thanks bearish. You'd very well put in words my uneasiness towards this approach. I was not feeling right and comfortable with the approach of cold calling or introducing myself out of blue. I am also a bit terrible in developing my network esp those that matter when you contemplate a switch. I r...

I thought someone might have faced this quandary earlier and went out of their comfort zone to tackle it and then share their idea/approach here.

<t>I had earlier applied for a position in an AM firm in NY but didn't contact the hiring manager as I applied through the firm's website. A few friends discouraged this approach and suggested me to get in touch with the hiring manager esp if it's a lateral hire position. And now I am planning to ap...

<t>Inability to move out of Finance industry for experienced IT people is also due to commitments (schooling for children/spouse's career field/home) that develop over a period of time. As hubs for tech and Finance industries do not intersect it's not easy to switch unless one is open to moving. But...