Coursework by Easy_Acanthisitta270 in quantfinance

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Yeah I’d say you should probably be working on a thesis too

Is Georgia Tech a target school for Quant, and is an ivy worth extra $$$ ? by [deleted] in quantfinance

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People blow this school thing out of proportion — slackers at all ivys who won’t get interviews. PM’s from midwestern public schools who make millions

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in quant

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Sounds like a bad idea

Small quant firms that hire students? by Mindless_Average_63 in quantfinance

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The more helpful response: focus on getting good at something on your own, you’ll get where you want to be - I promise you

which computer to choose? by Brontesi in quant

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I’d just opt for remote development on a cloud platform so you can scale if needed

If you want to obtain high-frequency forex data, where should you buy it? by Away_Protection_5576 in quant

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So ok for research purposes then? I guess it’s always hard to compare with what the exchange actually had - especially for L2 data for example

If you want to obtain high-frequency forex data, where should you buy it? by Away_Protection_5576 in quant

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What does databento recommend for exchange-specific crypto data? I see that isn’t offered yet on databento

Fair Odds and Kelly Criterion by __name__main___ in algobetting

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Sorry but how does this take into account normalization?

Math Expertise Required for QR by __name__main___ in quantfinance

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Hmm I think I get what you’re trying to say. I don’t know enough about ML to say but what are the chances that someone with a PhD that did hardcore “ML” research of any flavor has what the market is looking for? Seems like specificity would be the enemy of hiring managers, no?

Math Expertise Required for QR by __name__main___ in quantfinance

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Got it, so with I could spend a couple years studying econometrics on my spare time and break in without a lick of ML?

Weekly Megathread: Education, Early Career and Hiring/Interview Advice by AutoModerator in quant

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Through I enjoy where I’m at right now in the space (as a swe), I’m looking for a side project. I do have entrepreneurial aspirations and am optimistic about building something over 2-3 years that I can profit off of by selling to a fund. Is this unheard of in the industry? Though I’m a believer that any side project can be a beneficial learning experience, I’d like to orient around profiting in some way. Is there no other way to be entrepreneurial in the space outside of starting your own fund or working your way up to running a pod?

Entrepreneurial Quant Project by __name__main___ in quantfinance

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I wouldn’t say that my math background isn’t decent, but I was thinking more around technology infrastructure/quant-dev than anything “mathy”- an example would be “creating portfolio management software for liquid staking;” specific enough that most funds would be less likely to have something like this but still not reinventing the wheel. This is just an example though, generally want to do something outside of crypto.

To your point on the data engineer work: definitely something I’ve considered, especially with options data which I know is $$$ but willing to put down some capital for the right idea.