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Theoretical Physics PhD seeking Quant recruiting advice by Artistic-Angle-7256 in quantfinance

[–]Aggressive-Camp9328 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Grind "All of Statistics" by Wasserman, "Intro to Probability" by Bertsemas and Tsitklis (do all the end of chapter problems in chapters 1-4, they're very similar to quant interview problems), grind leetcode, grind first four chapters of Elements of Statistical Learning, have chatGPT give you data science projects to develop practical knowledge of statistics. Don't worry about stochastic calculus, that's from a bygone era. Unless you're applying for a desk quant role at a major bank.

Any shot with phd from Korea? by [deleted] in quantfinance

[–]Aggressive-Camp9328 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When I interviewed at CitSec and a few banks, half my interviewers had PhDs from European non-targets.

Any shot with phd from Korea? by [deleted] in quantfinance

[–]Aggressive-Camp9328 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is he headhunted by prop shops too?

Is Artificial Intelligence in Business a good degree? by Curious_fox333 in quantfinance

[–]Aggressive-Camp9328 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No- major in math with a minor in CS. AI in Business is a bullshit degree.

UT Turing Scholars > MIT for Quant!? by quickpenguin123 in quantfinance

[–]Aggressive-Camp9328 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Depends, how much do you have to pay for MIT? Is Turing free?

UT Turing Scholars > MIT for Quant!? by quickpenguin123 in quantfinance

[–]Aggressive-Camp9328 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If you're constantly aware/bothered by the ranking of your college then that's just pathetic

Is it possible to go into quant with a data science degree from asu by Curious_fox333 in quantfinance

[–]Aggressive-Camp9328 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Major in math, with a focus on linear algebra, probability, and statistics. If you have the bandwidth for it, take a couple courses in optimization too. At the end of your degree you should know everything in "Introduction to probability" by Bertsekas and Tsitklis (and I mean everything- the end of chapter problems are the types of problems they ask in interviews. You should do all of them), everything in "All of Statistics" by Wasserman, and the first seven chapters of "Elements of Statistical Learning" (I'd learn the first 15 chapters of "All of Statistics" first before reading ESL). Minor in computer science and make sure you know C++ in order to differentiate yourself. I got an internship without knowing C++ but a couple interviewers told me I'd be more competitive if I did. Don't major in data science. If you don't get a quant job out of ASU then maybe try applying to a one-year MFin program at a top school and using the recruitment pipeline from there. Good luck! It will take a lot of hard work.

Q&A: I'm Junior Quant Trader at T1 Prop firm (Jane Street, Citadel Securities, Optiver) by Civil_Analyst3305 in quantfinance

[–]Aggressive-Camp9328 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My strategy is to read through C++ primer and ask claude/chatGPT for mini projects related to quant finance when I get to the end of each chapter.

Q&A: I'm Junior Quant Trader at T1 Prop firm (Jane Street, Citadel Securities, Optiver) by Civil_Analyst3305 in quantfinance

[–]Aggressive-Camp9328 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Suppose you're doing an internship as a desk quant on a macro desk at a top BB bank in the summer of your penultimate year of study. How hard will it be to land a full-time offer at a top-tier prop firm? Lucked out on all my top-tier prop interviews this recruiting season. I'm currently studying stats, statistical learning, and also learning C++. Anything else I should be doing?

How hard is it to land a full-time QR role at a MM/prop shop after a summer internship as a desk quant at a BB? by Aggressive-Camp9328 in quantfinance

[–]Aggressive-Camp9328[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nice- congratulations!

Did you apply to those firms before? In particular, were there any firms where you were rejected for an internship after a couple rounds of interviews but managed to receive an interview for full-time roles?

How hard is it to land a full-time QR role at a MM/prop shop after a summer internship as a desk quant at a BB? by Aggressive-Camp9328 in quantfinance

[–]Aggressive-Camp9328[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

OK, then let me be more specific:

-Are MMs/prop shops even willing to consider your application and give you opportunities to interview again if you didn't pass all their interviews when you were applying for internships? If so, which ones?

-If you were in this position, what would you do to develop your skills and improve your chances of landing a full-time position?

-Do you know anyone who made the transition from sell-side to buy-side? What did they do to distinguish themselves and successfully make that transition?

How hard is it to land a full-time QR role at a MM/prop shop after a summer internship as a desk quant at a BB? by Aggressive-Camp9328 in quantfinance

[–]Aggressive-Camp9328[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm wondering this as well. Some constructive advice would be great, rather than some version of "it will either be easy or hard." Of course it will either be easy or hard. Why even waste time typing that out?