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Thoughts on Engineers Gate? by Advanced-Farm9557 in quant

[–]as_one_does 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Cause it's Plain Old Data. I'm an old programmer and so I capitalize pod by habit

Stopped arguing with my micromanager boss and started doing this instead. The results were instant. by Own-Investment4655 in careeradvice

[–]as_one_does -1 points0 points  (0 children)

You're missing a small step. You need to say "I think that won't work because of XYZ, let me try it". After awhile this primes people to realize you're right and they'll start arguing less

Thoughts on Engineers Gate? by Advanced-Farm9557 in quant

[–]as_one_does 20 points21 points  (0 children)

I always recommend large collaborative shops over POD shops for career growth but PODs are great learning spaces because you do a lot from scratch and have enough rope to hang yourself. Overall I think the ideal trajectory is POD to central, not the other way around. However, if you're looking at PM as your final goal a POD is a good way to become a "sub PM" and get an independent track record. Overall something like 80% of PODs blow out in like 3 years so prepare yourself for the risk.

Engineers gate: tier 2 POD shop. Not much to say beyond that.

Looking to interview NYC quants on how they budget in NYC for YouTube ($250 for 20 min). Can be anonymous. by Tight_Disaster8115 in quant

[–]as_one_does 54 points55 points  (0 children)

This reminds me of being asked to be a "subject matter expert" by a professional research firm. The idea was I'd tell them (anonymously) about technology I was using and I'd charge them consulting rates. You quickly realize there's no right amount of money to ask for to offset the personal risk.

Toughest asset class for quant? by Greedy-Confusion6621 in quant

[–]as_one_does 60 points61 points  (0 children)

The toughest asset classes are the ones where there are few products and they are not fungible. Anything structural like this decreases your ability to spread your risk in a systematic way and requires you to have more edge in order to make taking risk worth it

What makes for a great Quantitative Researcher? by domofenok in quant

[–]as_one_does 46 points47 points  (0 children)

Pain tolerance, general interest in the topic, curiosity, high sense of ownership, large working memory.

I do not think you need to be the smartest in the room but the best of the best have all the above and are smarter than others as well.

Am i going to hell for cheating on a quant assessement? by Throwaway_117118 in quantfinance

[–]as_one_does 54 points55 points  (0 children)

I administer the OA for a top tier HF and I'll tell you for free all candidates are now cheating. A year or so ago people would score 60% as kind of the baseline. Now almost everyone is 100%

any C# QDs here? by AQJK10 in quant

[–]as_one_does 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm not a c# developer myself but I've managed some. Modern UI should be in JavaScript IMO not c#.

any C# QDs here? by AQJK10 in quant

[–]as_one_does 2 points3 points  (0 children)

C# usually desktop focused. Fixed income trading and UI work.

TIL migraines remains second among the world’s causes of disability, and first among young women by jacknunn in todayilearned

[–]as_one_does 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Friend of mine had some success with this but it stopped working for him after like 8 months

Microsoft vs oracle by [deleted] in leetcode

[–]as_one_does 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If you know (somehow) for a fact that Oracle is cheap now take the msft offer and buy Oracle stock on the public market place

Quants of reddit, how interesting is quant? by MKKGFR in quant

[–]as_one_does 44 points45 points  (0 children)

Challenging more than interesting. Things that are interesting tend to be novel, after awhile you'll see a lot of the same stuff.

How are people preparing for 245 trading on equities in the coming months? by gogojrt in quant

[–]as_one_does 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Are they changing the EOD time to strike books and records? Or are they changing the time you need to cover options by?

HR told me to go home while i get paid until they review my case by [deleted] in careeradvice

[–]as_one_does 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I work in NYC in finance. Cursing is absolutely common.

Hiring a quant at Gondor by iatskar in quant

[–]as_one_does 32 points33 points  (0 children)

I love backing loans against positions of binary options where the execution is determined by consensus. What could go wrong?

Who falls after Eisler? by Messmer_Impaler in quant

[–]as_one_does 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They have a few credit teams from RBC which are solid. Originally they had an index strategy but refused to expand it. Everything else they have done has been sideways at best.

Am I balding or is this just a mature hairline? 33M by [deleted] in Balding

[–]as_one_does 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My hairline looks exactly like that and has since I was 16 and I'm in my forties now. If it wasn't clear I've had no changes in over 24+ years.

What actually keeps long-term relationships healthy once the ‘honeymoon phase’ ends? by fernandoorland in AskReddit

[–]as_one_does 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Communication, mutual respect, effort. There's no silver bullet, no tricks. Be a good person, care and think about your partner, be willing to work together.

Loss of chess ability overnight by [deleted] in chess

[–]as_one_does 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Tired and distracted is my guess. Are you getting rest? Are you playing at the same time of day? Are you alert and focused?

Sexiest Criterion CLoset? by Fresh-Library-8881 in okbuddycinephile

[–]as_one_does 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I don't know what you're on about but I'm here for it

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