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by surya2cents
December 28th, 2009, 2:06 am
Forum: Careers Forum
Topic: Commodities team merger
Replies: 41
Views: 40436

Commodities team merger

QuoteOriginally posted by: KackToodlesthey will be integrated into sempra, which means those who are judged to be rendundant or unqualified will be let go. Worried? No... Just curious. Why not the other way around... Wouldn't it be logical for Sempra to be integrated into the buying party?
by surya2cents
December 28th, 2009, 12:28 am
Forum: Careers Forum
Topic: Salary/bonus information - Vault.com?
Replies: 31
Views: 38219

Salary/bonus information - Vault.com?

<t>QuoteOriginally posted by: Piquant1I want more data points on base salaries, but more importantly bonus payments. I'm particularly interested in trading, and to a lesser degree quant roles. Does anyone know a good source? The only one I have heard of is Vault.com, but their website isn't working....
by surya2cents
December 28th, 2009, 12:05 am
Forum: Careers Forum
Topic: Commodities team merger
Replies: 41
Views: 40436

Commodities team merger

Guys,I wanna see your takes on what would happen to the commodities team in each of these organizations if they buy RBS Sempra energy ...1) Deutsche bank2) Macquarie bank3) JPM
by surya2cents
December 27th, 2009, 11:52 pm
Forum: Careers Forum
Topic: Bad economy or is it me?
Replies: 94
Views: 44659

Bad economy or is it me?

<t>QuoteOriginally posted by: KackToodlesQuoteOriginally posted by: surya2cents Im still trying to find out what it is that quants really do. here's what they really really do, OK? Listen carefully. Quants are the decorative furniture at the bank. The managers point to the number of quants the bank ...
by surya2cents
December 27th, 2009, 5:49 am
Forum: Careers Forum
Topic: Bad economy or is it me?
Replies: 94
Views: 44659

Bad economy or is it me?

<r>QuoteOriginally posted by: KackToodlesQuoteOriginally posted by: surya2centsAlrite guys, I am one of those limpin Math Phds.... Recently got hired by an IB as quant. Want to know what exactly you guys do. I have learnt most of the models..but by now haven't u guys already coded up everything? Sca...
by surya2cents
December 24th, 2009, 1:18 am
Forum: Careers Forum
Topic: quant career progression
Replies: 8
Views: 34261

quant career progression

<t>QuoteOriginally posted by: jambodevbuy this and read through it:The Complete Guide to Capital Markets for Quantitative Professionals (McGraw-Hill Library of Investment & Finance) by Alex Kuznetsov (Author) I found it quite useful although i have not yet finished it. I am sure i have read on t...
by surya2cents
December 23rd, 2009, 11:03 pm
Forum: Careers Forum
Topic: quant career progression
Replies: 8
Views: 34261

quant career progression

QuoteOriginally posted by: TeodorWhat school did you graduate from?PhD in computational math from a top tier program, hands on C++ experience.
by surya2cents
December 23rd, 2009, 11:02 pm
Forum: Careers Forum
Topic: quant career progression
Replies: 8
Views: 34261

quant career progression

<t>QuoteOriginally posted by: NikkeiIf you already have an offer, they apparently talked to you about what you are going to do.What did they say?Wow...that is pure genius. Lol. Job desc - the usual - responsible for analyzing and building derivative pricing models (some of the most advanced globally...
by surya2cents
December 23rd, 2009, 4:47 pm
Forum: Careers Forum
Topic: quant career progression
Replies: 8
Views: 34261

quant career progression

Btw..this is in the NY area...
by surya2cents
December 23rd, 2009, 4:45 pm
Forum: Careers Forum
Topic: quant career progression
Replies: 8
Views: 34261

quant career progression

<t>I have been offered a front office quant role in an energy trading group. I know these are very volatile times. I want some guidance on how to be valued in this role..How best to gain the trust and confidence of the traders and senior quants. Also how does the career progress work? What does a qu...
by surya2cents
December 23rd, 2009, 12:08 am
Forum: Careers Forum
Topic: commodities scene
Replies: 10
Views: 34269

commodities scene

Cool...thanks guys.
by surya2cents
December 21st, 2009, 4:30 pm
Forum: Careers Forum
Topic: commodities scene
Replies: 10
Views: 34269

commodities scene

<t>Thanks. How about Edison mission, morgan stanley, sempra, deutsche bank - im looking at it mainly from the quant perspective.QuoteOriginally posted by: autaresThat depends on the field. I can only speak for Europe but over here, coal seems to be the hottest product these days. Vitol, Trafigura, G...
by surya2cents
December 21st, 2009, 4:27 pm
Forum: Careers Forum
Topic: Bad economy or is it me?
Replies: 94
Views: 44659

Bad economy or is it me?

Lol. No, of course. But I want to have a successful and productive career. And my post was basically to get some honest answer on what really provides higher value. It could be the models, the excel, debugging or data entry
by surya2cents
December 21st, 2009, 4:35 am
Forum: Careers Forum
Topic: Bad economy or is it me?
Replies: 94
Views: 44659

Bad economy or is it me?

<r>Alrite guys, I am one of those limpin Math Phds.... Recently got hired by an IB as quant. Want to know what exactly you guys do. I have learnt most of the models..but by now haven't u guys already coded up everything? Scary that they can pay a 6 fig sal (which is apparently peanuts from all the c...
by surya2cents
December 21st, 2009, 4:01 am
Forum: Careers Forum
Topic: commodities scene
Replies: 10
Views: 34269

commodities scene

I would like to know how the commodities scene is these days? Is it still booming?