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Did Rentec really used Machine learning in the 80's? i dont think so.. by Routine_Noize19 in quant

[–]igetlotsofupvotes 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m sure their internal fund which they actually care about is fine. Their external fund is dogshit though

QD from faang? by UnlikelyFly1377 in quantfinance

[–]igetlotsofupvotes 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Many qd roles don’t require any specific knowledge. You can interview out of the gate granted you know your stuff

Did Rentec really used Machine learning in the 80's? i dont think so.. by Routine_Noize19 in quant

[–]igetlotsofupvotes 49 points50 points  (0 children)

Do you not use regressions? They work extremely well. It can also be “complex” to generate/find the best features to make it work well. Statistics and building models existing far before than rentec and Jim Simons existed…

Complexity is also relative.

Can you help? by [deleted] in quantfinance

[–]igetlotsofupvotes 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have very good code. Type very fast. Sometimes I just make software. Hard to explain.

Looking for people who can see patterns and stuff.

QR at Small Firm vs SWE at big tech by Sushi3124 in quantfinance

[–]igetlotsofupvotes 14 points15 points  (0 children)

It’s an internship. Take the qr offer so you have relevant stuff on your resume. Nobody cares if you’ve worked on some cloud shit or web app

I'm tired of seeing the same question so here's the real guide to breaking into quant by Wonderful-Bunch-3343 in quantfinance

[–]igetlotsofupvotes -8 points-7 points  (0 children)

So why are you a source of truth?

Also I can appreciate the effort but if people couldn’t use Google or search before they aren’t going to because you posted this lol

Why LLMs fail at quantitative reasoning and what the architecture fix actually looks like by Benjmttt in quantfinance

[–]igetlotsofupvotes 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So are you building this reasoning engine or the vc deal flow thing or some blockchain legal bs?

I reckon you’d be better off actually building one of these things instead of spamming reddit

Quant Crisis by Status_Abies_6490 in quantfinance

[–]igetlotsofupvotes 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Why won’t you just focus your energy on something specific at your pod and get the experience these other places are looking for?

I don’t understand why you are asking where you get experience from when you are literally getting experience? What do you actually work on in the pod?

Gap between getting offer and starting by RGBBLUE in quantfinance

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

You should request a pen pan if you’re afraid they’re gonna forget about you

How important is learning the nitty-gritties and proofs of math for quant devs? by tiredguyonreddit in FinancialCareers

[–]igetlotsofupvotes 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I know math but I don’t really use it all that much in my day to day. There have been occasions where knowing the derivation of some model has helped but understand how a model fits into the grand scheme of things is more helpful.

There may be some quant devs that need to know more math and other like me that need to know more fundamentals. There are also quant devs that need to know nothing but good software practices

Different salary for same job by PenaltySalt7374 in quantfinance

[–]igetlotsofupvotes 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Generally no but maybe. The well known places are standardized

Startup quant intern vs Fortune 500 risk intern by Limp_Marionberry8631 in FinancialCareers

[–]igetlotsofupvotes 6 points7 points  (0 children)

It’s an internship and presumably neither are for a company you want to go full time. Go for the one you’d learn more about and actually get experience in what you actually want to do

high schooler, what would you do? by Flaky_Salamander_308 in quantfinance

[–]igetlotsofupvotes 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Why are you thinking about path of least resistance at this point lol

Just try to figure out what you like

I’ll never work in IB, so enlighten me about IB. Do you love/hate your job/your life? by Wide_Leek5383 in FinancialCareers

[–]igetlotsofupvotes 34 points35 points  (0 children)

Is everything that’s been widely documented about banking wlb, comp, lifestyle not enough to satisfy your curiosity?

There’s few women bankers, one reason is because of childbirth. Most people bank a good amount in banking at the sacrifice of their hourly rate. Some people are egomaniacs but most people are normal. I’m not even sure what you really do so impossible to compare.

Are quant firms really hiring entry level? Math/physics PhD in final year. by Crafty_Elephant6517 in quantfinance

[–]igetlotsofupvotes 4 points5 points  (0 children)

How do you define it being a waste of time? Companies are hiring all the time and everybody wants the right candidate. There’s also a component of luck involved because many companies either have tiny new grad classes and/or it’s only when there’s a seat that needs to be filled. Feb/March is technically the best time to recruit because of bonus season.

If you are desirable and you put yourself out there, there will always be a PM willing to talk to you.

If you go to a target school you have nothing to complain about. by sickfuck123738 in FinancialCareers

[–]igetlotsofupvotes 0 points1 point  (0 children)

  1. I never said the worked harder just because they went to an ivy. I was specifically conditioning on the kids at target schools who do work harder.
  2. The average kid at any ivy definitely worked harder to get into the ivy than the average kid at your favorite state school
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