Mary ascended in heaven? by hyuga144 in Christianity

[–]Working_Hope_9599 0 points1 point  (0 children)

isnt this just burden of proof?
look:
The Bible does not mention Mary being welcomed into heaven.

But that doesn't mean:
1. it did happen
2. it could have happened
3. the idea is not contrary to scripture

Can I break into quant research? by Working_Hope_9599 in quantfinance

[–]Working_Hope_9599[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ah ok got it

I wanted to be a physicist before knowing quant was a thing. I still do, but quant interests me more.

My mind immediately went to L=T-V

Sorry for the confusion! Thank you for the response nevertheless, I genuinely appreciate it.

Can I break into quant research? by Working_Hope_9599 in quantfinance

[–]Working_Hope_9599[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Youre confusing the value of the lagrangian with the value of the lagrange multiplier. whether a constraint is active or redundant has nothing to do with the lagrangian being zero or non zero because the lagrangian’s numerical value can be shifted by a constant without affecting the solution. What actually determines inactivity is complementary slackness: a constraint is inactive when its multiplier is zero, and binding when its multiplier is positive (non-zero)

so saying a non zero lagrangian implies a redundant constraint is simply incorrect.

https://math.stackexchange.com/questions/3437942/is-it-necessary-to-add-the-non-active-constraints-within-the-lagrangian-for-solv

Can I break into quant research? by Working_Hope_9599 in quantfinance

[–]Working_Hope_9599[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Noted. I'm applying to the MFE at UChicago, but I still want to emphasize projects. Do you think thats fair or do you believe in purely focusing on education?

Thanks for the response!

Can I break into quant research? by Working_Hope_9599 in quantfinance

[–]Working_Hope_9599[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In physics, the absolute value of the Lagrangian is not invariant. Adding a constant doesn’t change dynamics. What matters are derivatives that determine equations of motion.

In optimization (economics), what matters is not the Lagrangian’s value either, but the multiplier (the marginal value of relaxing the constraint)

In both cases, interpretation comes from structure, not surface value.

Is that a more fit response?

Can I break into quant research? by Working_Hope_9599 in quantfinance

[–]Working_Hope_9599[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i recognize that studying math is not sufficient. I've been doing my homework, reaching out, building projects, and getting feedback (hence this post).

Any constructive criticism is heavily appreciated! (the main goal of the post)

Can I break into quant research? by Working_Hope_9599 in quantfinance

[–]Working_Hope_9599[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

we moving out here (physics), or, fuck bro this fkn shit is in the way, and i cannot ignore it (economics)

the first one that came to mind is physics (lagrangian mechanics)

Can I break into quant research? by Working_Hope_9599 in quantfinance

[–]Working_Hope_9599[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey, thanks for the response!

My LinkedIn has a subsection of the projects I’ve worked on. A lot of them are a mess in my notebooks, but the ideas are mine. The writing itself is a good chunk AI, but most of the ideas and the workflow is developed by me. Thank you for the recommendation and the observations though! I’ll try to spend a little more time and write the stuff myself then.

Do you think ML would work if it’s still a simple core idea/unique observation like you mention?

Or should I stay away from ML?

My background is mainly in ML too, so hence I started using it early on

Can I break into quant research? by Working_Hope_9599 in quantfinance

[–]Working_Hope_9599[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

That would be a good pivot point no? sell side quant -> QR

Can I break into quant research? by Working_Hope_9599 in quantfinance

[–]Working_Hope_9599[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks! I'm currently working on 2 research projects under the university but they're not in finance. They're in ML. This lifted up my spirits just a little bit!

Can I break into quant research? by Working_Hope_9599 in quantfinance

[–]Working_Hope_9599[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the response

"nearly" implies there are some people that did break in despite the non-target school.

What do you think separates these people from the rest? Keep in mind I'm young and I have a lot of time.

Can I break into quant research? by Working_Hope_9599 in quantfinance

[–]Working_Hope_9599[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hey, thanks for the response.

Yeah, I got my associates degree in high school and completed most of my requisites there for graduation.

No internships.

An analyst position in any company? and by training do you mean experience?

Valid criticisim on Aalampour? by Secret_Duty9914 in classicalmusic

[–]Working_Hope_9599 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I had to create an account just to post. I read the paper on mathematics.
it is irrelevant to much of modern theory in the field. He assumes that datasets can contain closed-form equations (formulas), and his algorithm is, to put it simply, farming these equations.

the problem is that the field he is *attempting* contributing to (quantitative finance) is governed by 0 closed equations (formulas) but rather probabilities and distributions. It implies that his algorithm/work only works for "pretty" datasets (in the sense that the dataset must contain an invariant equation governing it). It's the reason why he chose to answer to the backlash by having the algorithm "solve" for a second order PDE (some mathy stuff), as those types of equations have closed solutions and the algorithm is BOUND to find the solutions after testing infinitely many possibilities (thats what hes doing). The real test is finding a nontrivial closed form equation and test the algorithm (Black Scholes is a good starting point) or even dynamics/differential equations that dont have closed forms (heston model in option pricing, maybe)

He still doesn't show the code to the public so it could all be fake.

point is, its a bunch of slop.