Hi, I will finish my Phd when I will be 30 from Melbourne uni.Is 30 too late to start a career in London City.I am 25 now and with a BSc only .I will start Phd next year.I am very sad about all this as people say that by 30 I will be too old to start a career as a quant in London.What doo you think?I will appreciate your help.

No 30 is not too old. There is no need to create a new thread about it, asking the same thing every other week.

Yes because I hear different opinions from people and get upset.Also tell me about internships,do you need internships for good jobs or just a solid Phd in Financial Math is enough.

Whats the difference man. If its what you want to do, do it. Its not a race...

If you have a job then try to communicate with someone and write a paper or two in a popular finance area. Don't hurry up. During this period, it is a chance that you lost your dream and otherwise someone can like your paper(s). Ask your supervisor or your friends to recommend you to somebody who might help you to get a job in finance in London.

PHD in math finance positions or applied mathematics ? Admission possibility? Any information?Hi, All,I would like to apply for phd in mathematical finance.Background :bachelor in mathemtics, GPA:82.2/100 (one common 211 uni in Beijing, the score is not appealing, did well in mathematical anylysis and advanced algebra and some similar courses, but also score in probability is not quite good, generally , scores of maths courses outperform those non-math courses, the score just narrowly ok, far less than excellent )master : financial risk management : GPA 7.5/10 (one school in EU)(i have too many 6 for those non-quant courses, like financial accounting, financial regulation but i have the highest score for stochastic calculus and fixed income)As to my GPA, it does not stand out. Programming : C, MATLAB(professional profficient), VBA , learning C++ currentlyGRE( Verbal 156, Quant 168, Analytic Writing 3.5) (obtained in 2011)Internship: 'Credit Valuation Adjustment(CVA)' Project(currently still doing this internship), this topic is so hot both in academic and financial industry, learned a lot and actually worked a lot about phd related area. The most reference book is 1. Brigo and Mercurio: Interest Rate models- Theory and Practice, 2. Andersen and Piterbarg : Interest Rate modeling. 3. Brigo: Counterparty Credit Risk, Collateral and funding. I do enjoy reading books like this, especially the first one.It is during the internship that i determine to pursue phd in mathematical finance. And i know i am really interested in reasearching on areas like stochastic differetial equation, numerical methods, fixed income, credit risk, asset pricing. But Considering the low GPA, is it possible that i could get admitted to some phd in mathematical finance directly. Actually, i would prefer to study applied mathematics(more inclined to numerical computing, stochastics and so on ) for a master degree and then continue my research in quantitative finance. The reason is obviously, i believe only by studying some in-depth mathematics course could i be well prepared for the advanced research in those quantativtive finance topics. But it seems that i could hardly get any full funding for a master. Do you know any of the funding opportunity for a master in applied mathematics (oriented towards above topics)? Or is it possible that i could get admitted to a phd directly? As i must obtain full financil support if i get admitted so that i would not consider those phd or masters which offer scholarship or similar financial aid not enough for me to make a living. Also, i would like to be empasize again that i would like a master(with funding) or phd in mathematic finance. Mathematics comes first and then finance, which means i will only consider those which provide in-depth and systematic training on the applied mathematics(which will be valuable and necessary or the sebsequent research) . If i could not get admitted(which i do not hope), i would rather to work for two years and earn enough to cover the tuitions and then continue study. I will not consider those those quantitative finance phd, which claims to be quantitative and actually not. Whatever, if you are in the same situation with me, welcome to talk to me so that we could share any infromation we already got. i do appreciate that a lot If you could share any useful information. Any comments are welcome.

There are very few openings for quants in London right now. Of course things may be different in 5 years but any strategy which relies on walking into a London job on the basis of having a PhD needs to be questioned.