Note: I don't work in quant finance so if this is an industry thing that everyone knows about, please forgive me.Basic question: When people keep talking about "hey, PM me" in these forums what does PM stand for? i.e. what is this popular messaging tool that I am missing?Vivek

See your PM !

Just below where it says Wilmott on this page1039 new message(s).Click on it and a whole new bright and happy world of private messaging awaits you.

Sorry to be off topic, but you seem to be very informed in the quant business. Given that econophysics evolves, I understand coding will always be required. But given that so many types of financial instruments have been around, and that their numerical methods have been worked out in commercial products such as Mathematica, etc., why is there so much coding in econophysics? Better yet, can anyone guestimate what the percentage of coding is done to1) input data from some database to some platform for analysis2) re-code old solutions to old instruments (eg. European options, American options, VAR, etc.)3) write GUIs for users4) actually code for new instruments.Lastly, as for coding new instruments, what is the normal process? Do traders cook up a new instrument, and the quants figure out a representative PDE and then code it?Alex Alaniz, PhDPS--Before going back to Los Alamos, I worked at Dynegy (Houston) pricing weather, electricity, etc., and a part of me still doesn't understand what quants do in the world's real financial centers/firms.

PM means in the afternoon

"PM me" is a sophisticated instrucment in the quant worldlol

PM is an abbreviation for "post meridiem". This phrase has a Latin etymology, and it's meaning is something along the lines of "after noon". Hope this helps.

QuoteOriginally posted by: vsatsangBasic question: When people keep talking about "hey, PM me" in these forums what does PM stand for? i.e. what is this popular messaging tool that I am missing?PM stands for please mock

Its for disorganised quants who want someone to Project Manage them.

PM stands for postmortem

PM stands for pleased to Meet you, so when you see :"x I PM you" is the polite financial way to say hello