The comparsion between a life of a quant and a life of a quantitative finance tenure-track professor

CB · June 5th, 2005, 3:10 am

I have not seen any threads discussing this kind of issue.If a life of a quant is good, but why are there so many people wanting to go back to work at the universities?any pros and cons??

unchristened · June 5th, 2005, 4:33 am

> there so many people wanting to go back to work at the universitiesHow can that be genralized ? - what baisis !

CB · June 5th, 2005, 5:10 am

you are right. Hard to be generalized. I just want to ask the comparsion between these two types of jobs.

SierpinskyJanitor · June 5th, 2005, 11:10 am

do you really think anyone can be a quant at 65? However, you find dozens of Emeritus who were already lecturing during the Napolean invasions!

sbssergio · June 5th, 2005, 12:36 pm

Yep! but what do quant after a certain age?

CB · June 5th, 2005, 6:35 pm

QuoteOriginally posted by: sbssergioYep! but what do quant after a certain age?You could argue that by age 50 a quant could make enough money for their retirment life. But I doubt if it is true.

exotiq · June 6th, 2005, 12:59 am

QuoteOriginally posted by: CBQuoteOriginally posted by: sbssergioYep! but what do quant after a certain age?You could argue that by age 50 a quant could make enough money for their retirment life. But I doubt if it is true.I'm sure there are quants who have made enough to retire by 30, and in general, one can easily say reaching the goal by 50 is far easier in this industry than many others.

CB · June 6th, 2005, 5:42 am

QuoteOriginally posted by: exotiqQuoteOriginally posted by: CBQuoteOriginally posted by: sbssergioYep! but what do quant after a certain age?You could argue that by age 50 a quant could make enough money for their retirment life. But I doubt if it is true.I'm sure there are quants who have made enough to retire by 30, and in general, one can easily say reaching the goal by 50 is far easier in this industry than many others.Hey,Can you give an estimated number for retirement that comes from salary and bonus but not from the personal investment?

ppauper · June 6th, 2005, 12:06 pm

Sofiane · June 6th, 2005, 12:25 pm

Just find the job that maximize your utility, this is the only rational decision you can take !